Senior Architect

Construction; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Calibre Search is seeking a Senior Architect in Leeds to take a lead role from concept to delivery, mentoring junior staff and coordinating with directors and associates. You will work across a diverse portfolio, spanning commercial, education, healthcare, residential, and heritage projects.

The role offers a clear path toward senior leadership within a long-standing practice, with emphasis on sustainability, collaboration, and quality design in a vibrant Leeds studio.

Qualifications

• ARB registered architect with RIBA Part 3.
• Post-qualification experience across multiple sectors.
• Strong technical and design ability; capable of leading projects and mentoring staff.
• Excellent communication with clients and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from concept through delivery, working closely with directors and associates.
• Mentor junior team members and promote best practices across the studio.
• Engage with a diverse project portfolio across commercial, education, healthcare, residential, and heritage sectors.

Skills

Architectural design

Leadership

Client liaison

Mentoring

Education

RIBA Part 3 qualification

ARB registered

Job description

Job Title: Senior Architect

Salary: 40,000 - 47,500

Location: Leeds

An established and highly regarded multi-disciplinary practice is looking to strengthen its Leeds studio with the appointment of a Senior Architect.

This is a practice with real longevity, almost six decades in the business, and a portfolio that spans an broad mix of sectors, including commercial, education, healthcare, residential, retail, and heritage/conservation work. If you're someone who thrives on variety rather than being pigeonholed into one sector, this is a genuinely rare opportunity to work across masterplanning, new build design, sensitive restoration, and interiors, often within the same year.

The Role

You'll take a lead role on projects from concept through to delivery, working closely with directors and associates while mentoring more junior members of the team. Given the range of live work coming through the studio, you can expect real variety project to project, rather than being tied to a single typology.

What's on Offer

• A clear, structured route towards Associate and beyond. This is a practice that genuinely invests in developing people into leadership roles, not just retaining good technical staff.
• Exposure to a wide ranging project portfolio across multiple sectors, including some long standing client relationships dating back decades.
• A collaborative, values led culture with a strong emphasis on sustainability, conservation, and inclusive design.
• Modern studio space in Leeds city centre, with easy access to transport links.

What They're Looking For

• ARB registered, RIBA Part 3 qualified Architect.
• Solid post qualification experience, ideally with exposure to a range of sectors.
• Strong technical and design ability, with the confidence to lead projects and mentor junior staff.
• Someone who enjoys variety and is keen to broaden their sector experience further.
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable liaising directly with clients and consultants.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.