Senior Architect: Lead Design & Sustainability (Hybrid)

Pick Everard; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Career and Professional Development

Corporate Social Responsibility

26 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays

Private healthcare

Life assurance and healthcare cashplan

Stakeholder pension

Professional subscriptions

Employee Discount Scheme

Eyecare Scheme

Wellbeing support and EAP

Job summary

Pick Everard is seeking an experienced Senior Architect to lead a design team across diverse sectors from London to Bristol. You will drive project delivery from concept through to completion, balancing innovative design with practical delivery.

You will collaborate with senior leadership, manage client relationships, and guide teams through RIBA stages, ensuring sustainable, technically excellent solutions for complex projects.

Qualifications

• RIBA Part 3 qualification and ARB registration.
• Extensive post-qualification experience delivering complex architectural projects.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary project teams from concept to completion.
• Advanced proficiency in Revit with strong technical and coordination capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across clients and project teams.
• Collaborative and proactive approach with a passion for exceptional design.
• Understanding of sustainable design principles in built environments.
• Experience delivering projects for custodial environments is desirable.
• Experience using NBS Chorus is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams and manage project briefs, programmes, budgets and deliverables.
• Oversee design, detailing, specification and coordination across project stages.
• Act as key client interface and maintain effective communication with stakeholders.
• Lead design reviews and coordination workshops to ensure alignment across stakeholders.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and ensure successful integration of disciplines.
• Keep leadership informed of progress, risks and opportunities and escalate when needed.

Skills

Leadership

Client liaison

Project coordination

Sustainable design

Communication

Education

RIBA Part 3 qualification

ARB registration

Tools

Revit

NBS Chorus

BIM coordination

Job description

Pick Everard is seeking an experienced Senior Architect to lead a design team across diverse sectors from London to Bristol. You will drive project delivery from concept through to completion, balancing innovative design with practical delivery.

You will collaborate with senior leadership, manage client relationships, and guide teams through RIBA stages, ensuring sustainable, technically excellent solutions for complex projects.