Architectural Lead: Estate Strategy & Masterplanning

Sodexo; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health and wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

24/7 virtual GP access

Discounts for you and your family

Financial wellbeing tools and a UK退休?—

A Cycle to Work scheme

A paid volunteering day to support a 1

Job summary

At Sodexo, a Senior Architect is sought to shape and refresh a large, varied estate across Northern Ireland. You will lead architectural resources, guide masterplans and feasibility studies, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to influence investment decisions and decarbonisation efforts.

You’ll drive design, budgets and delivery across multiple sites, ensuring compliance with regulations while delivering practical, future-ready plans that align with the estate strategy.

Qualifications

• A degree and relevant postgraduate or professional qualification in Architecture, Planning, Surveying, Estate Management or a related built environment discipline.
• Current Architects Registration Board (ARB) registration.
• A minimum of seven years' post-qualification experience.
• Working knowledge of Northern Ireland planning and building regulations.

Responsibilities

• Unlock the potential of the estate: key role in refreshing the Estate Strategy and manage the delivery of site masterplans, feasibility studies and assessments to achieve the objectives of this strategy.
• Lead and inspire: manage in-house Architects and Architectural Technologists, supporting their contribution and coordinating external Integrated Design Teams.
• Set the routemap: develop a suite of tactical documents including an Estate Management Strategy, Asset Management Strategy and Asset Management Plans to guide estate management decisions.
• Build the foundations for future investment: develop masterplans, project blueprints and dossiers turning emerging priorities into clearly defined opportunities.
• Make your expertise count: provide architectural advice for business cases, commercial bids and estate planning decisions.
• Drive effective delivery: manage budgets, design fees, resources and change control, balancing creativity with commercial awareness.
• Help set the standard: develop design guidance and ensure projects meet current legislation, regulations and the RIBA Plan of Work.
• Support lasting change: contribute to the modernisation and decarbonisation of the estate.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Budget management

Communication skills

Project delivery

Education

Architecture degree

ARB registration

Seven years post-qualification experience

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

BIM Level 2

Job description

At Sodexo, a Senior Architect is sought to shape and refresh a large, varied estate across Northern Ireland. You will lead architectural resources, guide masterplans and feasibility studies, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to influence investment decisions and decarbonisation efforts.

You’ll drive design, budgets and delivery across multiple sites, ensuring compliance with regulations while delivering practical, future-ready plans that align with the estate strategy.