Senior Architect

AECOM; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM, a global infrastructure design firm, is seeking a Senior Architect with advanced REVIT expertise to join our Architecture team in Manchester or London. You will produce and coordinate detailed design information, work with multidisciplinary teams, and support delivery across MoJ, Courts, and Home Office projects.

You will lead technical detailing, ensure compliance with standards, and collaborate in a dynamic hybrid environment, with a focus on high-security government developments and

Qualifications

• ARB Registered Architect is required.
• BPSS and SC clearance are required if not held previously.
• Recent experience on high-security government developments is preferred.
• Advanced REVIT capability is essential.
• AutoCAD knowledge is essential.

Responsibilities

• Daily production and coordination of REVIT models and drawings.
• Preparing, reviewing and approving drawings.
• Liaising with design and drafting teams across disciplines.
• Delivering design packages of moderate to high complexity with supervision.
• Producing detailed drawings in line with project standards.
• Preparing specifications, reports and data tables.
• Conducting material take-offs and basic architectural calculations from REVIT.
• Reviewing vendor, subcontractor and 3rd party documentation for compliance.
• Ensuring compliance with codes, permits and discipline standards.
• Using CDEs for document control and coordination.
• Marking up drawings in Adobe PDF and using Microsoft Office tools.

Skills

REVIT proficiency

AutoCAD knowledge

Coordination

Construction documentation

CDE experience

Spatial design

Education

ARB Registered Architect

Tools

Adobe PDF

Microsoft Office

CDE platforms

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Are you a technically strong Senior Architect with advanced REVIT expertise? Join AECOM’s Architecture team in Manchester or London and contribute to the delivery of complex, high-quality design projects across a range of sectors.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Architect with a strong background in technical detailing and digital delivery. REVIT will be your primary daily tool, and a REVIT assessment will form part of the application process.

You will play a key role in producing and coordinating detailed design information, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure accuracy, compliance and excellence in delivery. Initially focused within the Justice Sector covering MoJ, Courts and Home Office projects, working both directly to the client on feasibility and Stage 2 proposals with retention as Technical Assessor monitoring compliance and progress on site as well as also working as part of contractors multidiscipline design teams on other projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily production and coordination of models and drawings in REVIT
• Preparing, reviewing and approving drawings
• Liaising with design and drafting teams across disciplines
• Delivering design packages of moderate to high complexity (with appropriate supervision)
• Producing detailed drawings in line with project specifications and established standards
• Preparing specifications, reports and supporting data tables
• Undertaking material take-offs, measurements and area calculations directly from REVIT model. Performing basic architectural calculations.
• Reviewing and interpreting vendor, subcontractor and 3rd party designers documentation
• Ensuring compliance with relevant codes, permits and discipline-specific standards
• Knowledge or experience in using CDE platforms for document control and coordination
• Marking up drawings using Adobe PDF and working confidently within Microsoft Office applications

About You

• Experience in spacial design and technical detailing within architecture
• Advanced REVIT capability (essential)
• AutoCAD knowledge (essential)
• Strong understanding of construction documentation and design standards
• Confident interpreting technical specifications and instructions
• Experience working within Common Data Environments (CDEs)
• Detail-oriented with strong coordination skills
• British National due to clients security requirements

Manchester based

with as a minimum a mandatory day working in the office on a Wednesday and further days to be agreed with flexible hybrid working opportunities on non-mandatory day. Expected to be accommodating 2-3 non-working at home days each week.

Placements in our Warrington (Manchester location only) may be required, subject to project demands and discussion.

London based

with as a minimum a mandatory day working in the office and further days to be agreed with flexible hybrid working opportunities on non-mandatory day. Expected to be accommodating 2-3 non-working at home days each week.

Qualifications

• ARB Registered Architect.
• You will also be required to obtain BPSS and SC clearance, if not already held previously.
• Proven related Architecture experience
• Recent experience of having worked on High security, Government developments (SC clearance required)

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10153542

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Design

Work Location Model: Hybrid