Project Architect | AJ100 | 2 days from home

Lofthouse Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership trust

Mentoring programme

Professional memberships paid

Cycle to work

Social events

Path to Associate

Job summary

Lofthouse Group in London is seeking a Project Architect to strengthen its residential masterplanning team, working directly with the Director and Associate who lead the practice's residential and masterplanning work.

You would lead early-stage residential design, from site appraisal through outline and detailed planning, coordinating consultants and engaging with clients and authorities.

Qualifications

• Qualified architect with a minimum of five years' experience in residential design.
• Demonstrable masterplanning and design coding experience.
• UK outline and detailed planning applications for residential-led, low to medium-rise projects.
• Strong communicator capable of fronting meetings and presenting work.
• Confidence in client-facing settings and in public/stakeholder engagement.
• Proficient in Revit, Adobe Suite and SketchUp.
• Interest in sustainability and place-led design.

Responsibilities

• Running residential-led masterplanning commissions from first appraisal through to planning submission.
• Preparing design codes for large-scale residential schemes.
• Preparing outline and detailed planning applications in the UK.
• Working across every scale, from strategic masterplan to plot layouts.
• Presenting work to clients, local authorities and the public; leading stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinating consultant teams and managing information flows.
• Creating 3D models, sketches, reports and presentation materials.

Skills

Residential design

Masterplanning

Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Suite

Communication

Tools

Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Suite

Job description

Project Architect: Residential Masterplanning

An established London architecture practice is looking for a Project Architect to strengthen its masterplanning team, working directly with the Director and Associate who lead the practice's residential and masterplanning work.

This is early stage residential design. The work is low to medium density housing, typically 3 to 5 storeys, on regional sites across the UK rather than high rise regeneration in central London. The portfolio spans town centre regeneration, urban extensions and new settlements, with schemes ranging from a few hundred homes to several thousand. You would pick up commissions at the very beginning: site appraisal, strategic masterplanning, design coding, and outline and detailed planning applications, through to individual plot layouts.

What you would be doing

• Running residential led masterplanning commissions from first appraisal through to planning submission
• Preparing design codes for large scale residential schemes
• Preparing outline and detailed planning applications in the UK
• Working across every scale, from the strategic masterplan down to plot layouts
• Presenting work to clients, local authorities and the public, and leading stakeholder and community engagement
• Coordinating consultant teams and managing the flow of information
• Everything from 3D modelling and sketching to compiling reports and presentation material

What they are looking for

• Qualified architect with a minimum of five years' experience in residential design
• Demonstrable masterplanning and design coding experience
• A track record of UK outline and detailed planning applications for residential led, low to medium rise projects
• A genuinely strong communicator. This is the single most important requirement. You will be trusted to front meetings and present the work, not sit behind someone who does it for you
• Confidence in client facing settings and in public and stakeholder engagement
• Proficiency in Revit, the Adobe Suite and SketchUp
• A real interest in sustainability and place led design

What is on offer

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Employee ownership trust with profit share
• Mentoring programme and structured L&D
• Professional memberships paid
• Cycle to work scheme, regular social events, a friendly studio
• A clear route to Associate for the right person, in a practice actively growing its masterplanning offer