Architectural Assistant

Plg Ltd; Gaddesby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team activities

Annual Prague trip

Training and progression

Supportive culture

Job summary

PLG is hiring for a role based in Leicestershire with travel nationwide. The successful candidate will contribute across full RIBA stages in a rewarding, disability-focused property practice.

The team emphasizes collaboration, growth, and a supportive culture, offering regular training, development opportunities, and an annual team trip. The role combines design excellence with client-focused problem solving.

Qualifications

• Strong design ability with a keen eye for detail.
• Appreciation of complexities in bespoke residential dwellings, meeting accessibility and care requirements.
• Practical, problem-solving approach to design challenges.
• Comfortable working both individually and in a wider team.
• Experience with AutoCAD and basic understanding of specifications is advantageous but not essential.
• Technical design/detailing knowledge would be an advantage.
• General understanding of Building Regulations and Accessible Design would be beneficial.
• Full driving license.

Skills

Design ability

Eye for detail

Problem-solving

Team player

Building Regulations knowledge

Accessible Design understanding

Driving licence

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

PLG specialises in supporting clients with complex property needs, including those arising from disability. We work nationally across property finding, rental adaptation and architectural design, delivering bespoke solutions that help people move forward at some of the most challenging points in their lives.

Behind that work is a close-knit, collaborative team. We care deeply about doing things properly, supporting one another and creating an environment where people feel valued, trusted and encouraged to grow.

This role offers the opportunity to join a business with a strong reputation, a clear purpose and a genuinely supportive culture.

Role Overview:

PLG is offering a unique opportunity for the right candidates to join the growing team in their East Midlands office.

Specialising in the property interests of clients that are disabled either through a personal injury or as a result of clinical negligence, PLG has quickly become one of the market leaders in their field. Operating nationally on residential projects, rental property adaptation, and new builds ranging up to £3 million, every one of PLG’s projects is bespoke. This position offers the successful candidate the rare opportunity to join a company that has developed an excellent reputation in this rewarding industry. The tailored service is brought about by our collective experience, and we ensure that our clients are left feeling uplifted, thanks to our problem-solving approach to their complex needs.

The successful applicant will be an ambitious, dynamic, motivated, and creative individual, who is looking for experience across the full range of RIBA stages in this challenging and rewarding sector.
The job is based in Leicestershire however the role will operate nationally, and there will be regular travel required, however, this will be rewarded with above-average remuneration.

Skills and Experience:

You will ideally have

• Strong design ability coupled with an eye for detail.
• An appreciation of the complexities involved with creating bespoke residential dwellings, which feel like comfortable homes, yet meet all accessibility and care requirements of the client.
• A practical problem-solving approach.
• Someone comfortable working both individually and as part of a wider team.
• Experience in AutoCAD and a basic understanding of specifications is advantageous but not essential.
• Technical design / detailing knowledge would be an advantage.
• A general understanding of Building Regulations and Accessible Design would be beneficial.
• A full driving license.

In return for bringing the above skills to the role, you will get significant experience in all work stages as well as immense job satisfaction in seeing your designs come to fruition, making a real change to someone’s life, whilst working alongside a dedicated team of high-quality professionals.

What We Offer

You’ll be joining a genuinely supportive and friendly team where people look out for one another, within a business that invests in its staff and encourages development, training and progression. There are clear opportunities to grow, backed by a strong track record of promoting from within. Alongside this, we value time together as a team, with regular activities including quarterly dinners, informal socials and an annual trip, this year to Prague.

From small touches like Fast Food Fridays to the wider opportunity to be part of meaningful work that supports people and families, not just projects, it’s a place where day-to-day work feels both enjoyable and purposeful.