Architectural Technician - Waverley Court

City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Edinburgh is seeking an Architectural Technician with a focus on sustainable design solutions. The role involves working on a wide variety of public facilities including educational buildings and libraries. Candidates should have HNC/HND in Architectural Design, relevant membership and preferably some experience in architectural design and project management. Familiarity with REVIT and AutoCAD is advantageous. The position offers flexible working arrangements and competitive salary.

Benefits

Excellent Career Average Salary Pension

Flexible/Hybrid working

Flexible Core Hours

Qualifications

• Minimum associate membership or working toward full membership of a related professional body such as CIAT.
• Some post-qualification experience in architectural design and project/contract management.

Responsibilities

• Work on new build and refurbishment projects across a variety of public facilities.
• Deliver sustainable design solutions as part of the architectural team.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Time management

Education

HNC/HND in Architectural Design

Degree in Architectural Design

Tools

REVIT

AutoCAD

NBS Chorus

Job description

Architectural Technician
Waverley Court

Salary: £37,626 - £44,257
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

Additional benefits of working with City of Edinburgh Council include:

• Excellent Career Average Salary Pension
• Flexible/Hybrid Working supporting a good work life balance
• Flexible Core Hours (through agreement)
• Local diverse and interesting projects

The Council is looking to recruit a dynamic, client focused, personable and technically strong Architectural Technician with a drive to deliver sustainable design solutions. You will be part of an established architectural team within the Council's in-house multi discipline design service. You will be working on a wide and complex variety of new build and refurbishment projects of values ranging from £100k - £50m, covering the Council's operational property estate. This will include educational buildings, libraries, depots, offices, care facilities and other public facilities across the City of Edinburgh.

You should be HNC/HND qualified in Architectural Design and hold a minimum associate membership or working toward full membership of a related professional body such as CIAT Having a degree qualification would also be of benefit.

Preferably you should also have some post qualification experience in architectural design and project/contract management, as well as an ability of working as part of a professional design team. Experience and working knowledge in REVIT, AutoCAD and NBS Chorus, would be advantageous. You should have good communication skills, both written and verbal, and be able to present well as a representative of the Council. You should be able to manage your time effectively within the constraints of project budgets. Having a valid CSCS card would be desirable.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.