Senior Architect - Life Science

JR United Kingdom; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading architecture firm specializing in life sciences seeks a Senior Architect to join their dynamic team in Chesterfield. The role involves delivering high-quality architectural projects for laboratories and GMP manufacturing facilities, with a focus on creativity, compliance, and team collaboration. Successful candidates will exhibit strong technical knowledge and project management capabilities, contributing to innovative and flexible architectural solutions.

Benefits

Company car or cash allowance

Up to 6% matched pension plan

25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave

Discount scheme (gym membership, mobile phones, etc.)

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering projects for laboratories and GMP manufacturing facilities.
• High levels of creativity, vision, and enthusiasm for producing architectural solutions.
• Good knowledge of technical details and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify all aspects of architecture according to guidelines.
• Contribute to development and mentoring of early careers population.
• Manage multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring quality and compliance.

Skills

Creativity

Technical Knowledge

Project Management

Compliance Control

Education

Degree in Architecture

Job description

Client:

BakerHicks

Location:

Chesterfield, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

3

Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Why this role?

Our architects specialise in highly regulated and complex project delivery. They take the time to understand a client’s process flows and unique hurdles of each environment. This creates highly efficient workflows with user safety and wellbeing at their core.

Thanks to years of technical expertise in delivering science and technology facilities, we understand the changing nature of scientific discovery and design for future flexibility from day one, so the assets meet the changing needs of users.

Our Manchester office is looking to grow their team with a Senior Architect – Life Sciences.

About You

As Senior Architect – Life Sciences, you will have experience in delivering projects from concept to detailed design in the life science sector for laboratories and GMP manufacturing facilities. You will be part of an enthusiastic and committed team of Architects and Technicians who will deliver high-quality output on projects.

To be successful, you will exhibit high levels of creativity, imagination, vision, and enthusiasm to produce distinctive architectural solutions and have a good knowledge of technical details and specifications.

Key Purpose

At BakerHicks, we’re providing the industry’s most creative minds the space to consider, collaborate, innovate, and develop the most advanced technologies and processes. From large-scale discovery and R&D facilities supporting the science community, health services, pharmaceutical, bioscience, fine chemicals, and other industries, to laboratory refurbishments across the UK and Europe, we’re doing our part to make the world a better place, one project at a time.

• Design and specify all aspects of Architecture in accordance with current guidelines, standards, regulations, and project deliverables
• Contribute to the development and mentoring of our Early Careers population and the continuous improvement of departmental capabilities
• Manage Architectural involvement in multi-disciplinary projects, including time, cost, quality, and client relationship management and delivery
• Champion quality and compliance controls within local teams and projects

Each project is different. Our multi-disciplinary project delivery approach ensures that our schemes are not only compliant and safe but also fluid and dynamic to allow for reconfiguration and expansion as the market evolves.

Many positions within our company are subject to security clearance. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance as required by our clients and sectors.

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

About BakerHicks

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering, and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks.

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.

Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices is appealing, friendly, and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.

What you get will be based on what you do, with personal performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:

• Company car or cash allowance
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones, etc.)