Senior Associate Architect: Design Leadership & Growth

Bluesky Architects; Stockport; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company laptop

Company mobile phone

Life insurance

Eye care vouchers

Contributory pension

Payment of professional subscriptions

28 days holiday incl. bank holidays

On-site parking

Subsidised on-site catering

Job summary

Blue Sky Design Services Limited is seeking a senior architectural leader to drive high-quality design and successful project delivery across all RIBA stages in Stockport, UK. You will oversee new business, fee targets and workforce planning while mentoring the design team.

Join a growth-focused practice delivering diverse projects, maintaining client satisfaction and excellence in BIM outputs and technical quality. A strong leadership and commercial mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering design projects across all RIBA stages.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic and creative excellence.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the practice's design philosophy and standards.
• Support stability, new business pipeline and team development.
• Lead on projects with programme and budget management responsibility.
• Monitor project performance, timelines and quality across all stages.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to junior team members.
• Collaborate on bid, tender and framework applications and presentations.
• Maintain excellent client and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Project management

Client relationship management

Strategic design vision

Team mentoring

Education

ARB and RIBA registered architect

Experience delivering design across RIBA stages

Job description

Blue Sky Design Services Limited is seeking a senior architectural leader to drive high-quality design and successful project delivery across all RIBA stages in Stockport, UK. You will oversee new business, fee targets and workforce planning while mentoring the design team.

Join a growth-focused practice delivering diverse projects, maintaining client satisfaction and excellence in BIM outputs and technical quality. A strong leadership and commercial mindset is essential.