Associate Architect

Bluesky Architects; Stockport; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company laptop

Company mobile phone

Life insurance

Eye care vouchers

Contributory pension

Payment of professional subscriptions

28 days holiday incl. bank holidays

On-site parking

Subsidised on-site catering

Job summary

Blue Sky Design Services Limited is seeking a senior architectural leader to drive high-quality design and successful project delivery across all RIBA stages in Stockport, UK. You will oversee new business, fee targets and workforce planning while mentoring the design team.

Join a growth-focused practice delivering diverse projects, maintaining client satisfaction and excellence in BIM outputs and technical quality. A strong leadership and commercial mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering design projects across all RIBA stages.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic and creative excellence.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the practice's design philosophy and standards.
• Support stability, new business pipeline and team development.
• Lead on projects with programme and budget management responsibility.
• Monitor project performance, timelines and quality across all stages.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to junior team members.
• Collaborate on bid, tender and framework applications and presentations.
• Maintain excellent client and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Project management

Client relationship management

Strategic design vision

Team mentoring

Education

ARB and RIBA registered architect

Experience delivering design across RIBA stages

Job description

A senior leadership role reporting to the Group Development Director. As Associate you will be part of leading both the high standards of design, project delivery and client satisfaction across a variety of sectors, working across all RIBA job stages, as well as operational responsibility for new business, fee targets and workforce planning.

You will be a pivotal part of the company growth across key sectors, ensuring a high level of commercial performance, technical quality and development of your design team.

Creating new business opportunities via direct appointment and frameworks as well as fostering excellent client relationships and opportunities for repeat work will be core to your success in this role.

Main Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate by example the practice's design philosophy and standards.
• Be a part of supporting practice stability, new business pipeline and team development.
• Demonstrate project planning and organisation skills throughout all RIBA work stages.
• All aspects of design management.
• Demonstrate, commercial fee and cost management, project planning and organisation skills and quality management throughout all RIBA work stages.
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality design projects from concept through to completion, including all BIM outputs and information,
• Manage successful client and stakeholder relationships.
• Lead on projects with responsibility for programme and budget management, effective time and resources management and promoting best practice and knowledge.
• Monitor project performance, timelines, and quality standards. Ensure efficient utilisation of team resources and design tools.
• Support business development activities through compelling design solutions.
• Collaborate on bid, tender and framework applications and presentations.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to junior team members
• Demonstrate excellent communications and collaboration skills with clients, key stakeholders and wider project teams to ensure a project’s success.
• Other ad hoc duties as the role requires

Key Skill / Experience Requirements

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• ARB and RIBA registered Architect
• Proven track record of delivering successful design projects across all RIBA stages
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic and creative excellence.
• Experience managing multiple projects, budgets, and stakeholders.
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Previous experience of fee setting and leading on tender and framework applications
• Project experience in some/all of the blue light sector
• Exceptional creative vision and design expertise.
• Strategic thinking and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong project management and organisational abilities.Ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Personal Attributes

• Innovative and forward-thinking.
• Results-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
• Adaptable and resilient in a fast-paced environment.
• Passionate about design excellence and continuous improvement.

What we’ll give back to you:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for training and development
• Company laptop and mobile phone.
• Company life insurance policy
• Eye care vouchers
• Contributory pension
• Payment of relevant professional subscriptions
• 20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Negotiable), increasing with length of service

We offer excellent career prospects for the right individual with a competitive salary and benefits including, workplace pension, life insurance, on-site parking, subsidised on-site catering, company sick pay and increasing holiday allowances with length of service. With a Monday - Friday schedule.

Disclaimer

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, educational factors and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exclusive of the tasks that any employee may be required to perform. Blue Sky Design Services Ltd reserves the right to revise this job description at any time.

Blue Sky Design Services Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer