Senior Architect

Bennett And Game Recruitment; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established architectural practice in Gloucester is seeking a Senior Architect to lead high-quality education projects. The role involves managing design processes, overseeing project teams, and ensuring adherence to RIBA stages. This opportunity offers career progression, a competitive salary, and various benefits including a company pension and annual leave.

Benefits

Progression opportunities

Company pension

Discretionary Christmas Bonus

Life Insurance Policy

23 days paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' post-Part III experience.
• Extensive experience in education sector projects.
• Strong experience across RIBA Stages.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural projects through all RIBA Stages.
• Manage and mentor project teams.
• Engage with clients throughout design and construction.

Skills

Communication skills

Team management

Design guidance

Education

UK-qualified Architect

Tools

Revit

Job description

Our client, a well-established and design-led architectural practice based in Gloucester are seeking a Senior Architect to join their expanding team. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a variety of high-quality projects, particularly within the education sector, and to take a lead role across the full architectural process from Inception to Completion.

The successful Senior Architect will have a proven track record working on various Education projects. Our clients projects typically are in the range of £1m to £20m. This opportunity provide an opportunity to play a key role in project bidding, leading project teams and liaising directly with clients and consultants. A deep understanding of RIBA Work Stages 0-7 is essential, as is the ability to run front-end design and manage teams through technical delivery and construction.

Senior Architect Salary & Benefits

• Progression opportunities
• Company pension
• Discretionary Christmas Bonus
• Discretionary Loyalty Bonus
• Life Insurance Policy
• 23 days paid annual leave (this also increases with length of service)
• Long Service Awards
• Further company benefits to be discussed at interview stage

Senior Architect Job Overview

• Lead architectural projects through all RIBA Stages
• Oversee a variety of Education projects ranging in scale and value
• Prepare and contribute to bid submissions and fee proposals
• Manage and mentor project teams, providing technical and design guidance
• Develop design proposals primarily in Revit
• Co-ordinate with consultants and specialists, ensuring high-quality documentation
• Engage with clients, stakeholders, and authorities throughout the design and construction process
• Contribute to practice-wide design reviews and continuous improvement
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and monitor progress against key deliverables and deadlines

Senior Architect Job Requirements

• UK-qualified Architect with a minimum of 3 years' post-Part III experience
• Extensive experience delivering education sector projects, ideally new build and refurbishment schemes
• Strong experience working across all RIBA Stages
• Revit experience preferred, training can be offered though
• Demonstrable experience managing project teams and leading client meetings
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to commute to the Gloucester office and attend site meetings as required

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