Senior Architect - Life Science

JR United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and engineering company is seeking a Senior Architect - Life Sciences in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role involves delivering complex projects for laboratories and facilities within the life sciences sector, providing an opportunity to innovate in a dynamic environment while contributing to the development of early career professionals. The successful candidate will exhibit creativity and a solid understanding of technical specifications, ensuring compliance and quality in project delivery.

Benefits

Company car or cash allowance

Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan

25 days annual leave plus options to buy additional leave

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

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering projects from concept to detailed design in the life science sector.
• Good knowledge in producing technical details and specifications.
• Ability to manage multidisciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify all architectural aspects per guidelines and project deliverables.
• Contribute to mentoring early careers within the department.
• Champion quality and compliance controls across projects.

Skills

Creativity

Imagination

Technical Detail Production

Job description

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Senior Architect - Life Science, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Client: BakerHicks

Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

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 good knowledge in producing technical details and specifications.

Key Purpose

At BakerHicks, we provide the industry’s most creative minds the space to consider, collaborate, innovate, and develop advanced technologies and processes. From large-scale discovery and R&D facilities supporting the science community, health service, pharmaceutical, bioscience, and other industries, to laboratory refurbishments across the UK and Europe, we’re contributing to making 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 multidisciplinary projects, including time, cost, quality, client relationship management, and delivery.
• Champion quality and compliance controls within local teams and projects.

Each project is different. Our multidisciplinary project delivery approach ensures schemes are compliant, safe, and flexible for reconfiguration and expansion as markets evolve.

Many positions require 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, operating from 14 locations across Europe. For more about our company, see: About | BakerHicks.

BakerHicks is a Morgan Sindall Group company.

Our network of offices offers appealing, friendly, and accessible spaces. Our salary and benefits packages are among the best in the industry, including:

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