Senior Architect Belfast, Dublin

HLM Architects; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Owned Trust

HLM Academy

Flexible blended work model

Job summary

HLM Architects is seeking a Senior Healthcare Architect to lead projects from Belfast or Dublin studios. The role involves delivering healthcare schemes across the UK and Ireland, with a drive for design excellence and client satisfaction.

Applicants should have at least five years post-qualification experience, demonstrate BIM proficiency (ArchiCAD/Revit), and strong communication skills. A collaborative, flexible work approach is offered.

Qualifications

• We require a fully qualified architect with post-qualification experience.
• Experience delivering healthcare projects preferred.
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead healthcare projects for UK & Ireland studios.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure design quality, client satisfaction and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Healthcare projects

UK practice experience

ArchiCAD

Revit

BIM processes

Building regulations

Communication skills

Tools

Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Job description

Dublin

Suite 401, The Greenway, Block C, Ardilaun Court, 112‑114, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, D02 TD28

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Would you like to be part of an employee-owned, multi award-winning architecture practice whose desire is to make spaces and places that improve lives?

We are looking for a Senior Healthcare Architect to complement our friendly and dynamic healthcare team. Based in our Belfast or Dublin studio, you will have the opportunity to lead projects across the UK and Ireland.

We are a UK & Ireland practice with strong connections across all of our studios in London, Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgow, Plymouth, Birmingham, Belfast and Dublin. We work collaboratively as one team structured by sector, sharing resources, knowledge and skills. Ranked as one of the top 25 largest practices in the UK this year, other recent accolades include:

• AJ100 List of UK’s Top Architectural Practices 2025
• Best Companies Top 10 Best Mid-Sized Companies to work for 2025
• Shortlisted, AJ100 Awards – Employer of the Year 2025
• Shortlisted, Architect of Year Awards – Social Value Architect of the Year 2025
• Shortlisted, Architect of Year Awards – Employer of the Year 2025
• Highly Commended, MMC Awards – Architectural Practice of the Year 2025
• Winner Building Awards: Every Person Counts, the people strategy award 2022
• Winner Irish Design & Excellence Awards 2022– Healthcare Project of the Year – NCH Satellite Centre at Tallaght University Hospital

We are seeking a fully qualified architect with a minimum of five years’ post qualification experience. You will exhibit the following skills / experience:

The equivalent of at least 5 years’ post qualification experience working in a UK architecture practice

Demonstrate recent experience of working on healthcare projects

Good communication skills; verbal, written and presentation

Proficiency in ArchiCAD or Revit, Adobe Suite (including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop); understanding of BIM processes would be an advantage

A good understanding of HBN/HTM guidance

Technical capability with a good understanding of building regulations and construction technologies

Ability to work individually and as part of a team

Is self‑motivated with a passion for design and client satisfaction

We offer a friendly studio environment, an award‑winning lifestyle package, and a commitment to your personal development through the HLM Academy. We are also an Employee Owned Trust, which means our employees have a sense of ownership, a say in our direction and are rewarded for the part they play in our future success.

Diversity, inclusion and belonging (DIB) is at the core of our business. We advocate equal opportunities, creating an inclusive working environment for all. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different mode please contact our HR team for assistance.

HLM Architects is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We offer a blended work model with a flexible approach to studio and remote working, recognising lifestyles are complex and we all have competing responsibilities. Our SMARTBlend approach supports job sharing, part‑time, term time and staggered hours, home working, back to work schemes for parents, keeping in touch days, career breaks, sabbaticals and condensed hours. We recognise no one size fits all. Providing a great studio environment is only part of the equation and flexible ways of working gives us more richness, diversity and choice for how we can work most effectively.