Architectural Technician

Calibre Search; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Calibre Search is seeking an Architectural Technician in Leeds to join a focused in‑house technical team. You will produce working drawings, develop schemes from concept through construction‑ready detail, and respond to planning conditions.

You will own specific elements with independence and work with internal teams and external consultants.

Qualifications

• Strong AutoCAD skills and experience with residential schemes.
• Residential development experience is strongly preferred.
• About 5 years' relevant experience is typical for the role.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed working drawings and technical packages for residential schemes.
• Develop and progress scheme designs from concept to construction-ready detail.
• Prepare responses to planning conditions and supporting technical statements.
• Own specific projects/elements with a good degree of independence.
• Liaise with development, commercial and construction teams and external consultants.
• Occasional site visits to support live developments; some desk-based work.

Skills

AutoCAD

Residential experience

5 years' experience

Job description

Job Title: Architectural Technician

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 (plus a range of excellent benefits)

Location: Leeds

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established, family-owned residential developer building high-quality new homes across Yorkshire. With decades of experience behind them, they've built a reputation for going where the volume builders won't, taking on sites with real character or a bit of complexity, and turning them into developments that stand out on quality and finish.

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for an Architectural Technician to join their in-house technical team, working alongside and supporting an experienced Head of Architecture with a deep background in residential development. This is a chance to get stuck into live projects from day one, taking real ownership of scheme elements rather than being one of many hands on a drawing. You'll be producing working drawings, developing schemes, and handling planning condition responses and supporting statements: the kind of role where your output visibly shapes what gets built. As the team's pipeline grows, there's scope to take on more responsibility and shape the role around your strengths.

What You'll Be Doing

• Producing detailed working drawings and technical packages for residential schemes
• Developing and progressing scheme designs from concept through to construction-ready detail
• Preparing responses to planning conditions and supporting technical statements
• Owning specific projects/scheme elements with a good degree of independence
• Liaising with the wider development, commercial and construction teams, plus external consultants
• Occasional site visits to support live developments; this isn't a purely desk-bound role

What They're Looking For

• Strong, confident AutoCAD skills; non-negotiable
• Residential experience is strongly preferred, ideally with exposure to house building specifically
• Around 5 years' relevant experience, though this is a guide rather than a hard cut-off
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership, while collaborating closely with a small, experienced team
• Qualified architects with a technical, production-focused skillset are also encouraged to apply; package would be discussed based on experience

What's On Offer

• Competitive salary to match experience
• Car allowance/mileage arrangement
• Pension and private medical insurance
• A stable, well-regarded, family-run business with a confirmed multi-year pipeline of work
• Real autonomy and the opportunity to grow with the business as it expands

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business