Senior Architect | Lead Multidisciplinary Design in Bristol

Stantec; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension plan

Private medical insurance

Annual leave buy/sell

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Architect to lead architectural design and delivery across diverse UK projects from its Bristol hub. You will mentor junior staff, manage client relationships and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, while contributing to bids and business development.

The role offers hybrid working from our central Bristol office, within a team renowned for collaboration, sustainability and innovation.

Qualifications

• ARB registered Architect with significant post‑qualification experience.
• Proven experience at Senior Architect level, or ready for the next step.
• Experience delivering commercial, residential and/or mixed‑use projects across multiple RIBA work stages.
• Experience leading architectural workstreams and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong design and technical capabilities, with knowledge of UK Building Regulations and construction methodologies.
• Experience managing project programmes, resources, quality and commercial considerations.
• Strong client‑facing and stakeholder management skills, with confidence to build trusted relationships.
• Experience contributing to bids, presentations or work‑winning activities.
• Proficiency in Revit, BIM and digital design workflows.
• Understanding of sustainable design principles and innovative solutions.
• Ability to mentor and support less experienced colleagues.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem‑solving skills.
• Proactive and commercially aware, contributing to growth of the practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and project delivery across all RIBA work stages.
• Take responsibility for key projects and workstreams, ensuring high standards of design and delivery.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams across commercial, residential and mixed‑use developments.
• Work closely with clients and stakeholders, building trusted relationships and providing informed architectural advice.
• Collaborate with engineers, planners, landscape architects and environmental specialists to develop integrated design solutions.
• Contribute to project planning, programming, resourcing, quality and commercial performance.
• Support bids, presentations, proposals and other work‑winning activities.
• Contribute to business development and client relationship management across the Southwest and nationally.
• Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to team development.
• Champion sustainable, innovative and digitally enabled design approaches.

Skills

Architectural design

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Mentoring junior staff

Regulatory knowledge

Education

ARB registered Architect

Tools

Revit

BIM workflows

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Senior Architect to lead architectural design and delivery across diverse UK projects from its Bristol hub. You will mentor junior staff, manage client relationships and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, while contributing to bids and business development.

The role offers hybrid working from our central Bristol office, within a team renowned for collaboration, sustainability and innovation.