Senior Technical Architect, Principal Designer - Science and Healthcare Practices

NBBJ Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ London is seeking a Senior Technical Architect with substantial UK delivery experience to lead technical delivery of projects across healthcare and science sectors. The role requires strong knowledge of building regulations, CDM, and coordination with diverse consultants, while guiding design concepts through to construction documentation and delivery.

You will mentor staff, participate in CPD events, and help set delivery strategies firmwide, reflecting NBBJ's commitment to design

Qualifications

• Significant and demonstrable technical architectural delivery experience in the UK
• Qualified Principal Designer
• Experience in negotiating contract scope and deliverables
• Experience in writing and coordinating construction specifications
• Experience working on healthcare and science projects in all design phases
• Proficiency in Revit and NBS Create
• Some international experience a plus
• Design and Build experience, building long term relationships with Contractor and Clients

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of projects
• Act as Principal Designer – Building Regulations and CDM - on projects
• Participate in Firmwide Delivery strategy and initiatives
• Review UK regulatory and CDM compliance
• Work closely with the Project teams to realise design excellence in: Technical strategy and detailing; Document Quality Control / QA protocols; Specification Process; CDM protocols
• Support and participate in office CPD events

Skills

Technical delivery leadership

UK healthcare projects

Building regulations knowledge

CDM experience

Team leadership

Contract negotiation

Communication skills

Open collaborative environment

Tools

Revit

NBS Create

Job description

NBBJ is an award-winning global design and architecture firm, a creative company fueled by ideas, and a place where everyone is empowered to contribute to create a better practice.Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative architecture firms by Fast Company, we have partnered with some of the world’s leading companies and institutions – the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford and leading UK and international healthcare providers – to set new standards for performance, organizational culture, health and wellness, and technology/data-driven design.

NBBJLondonisseekinga Senior TechnicalArchitectwithtechnical architecturaldeliveryexperienceintheUKto lead delivery of projects at NBBJ London and supportthehealthcare andscience teams across all projects in an Architectural Delivery and Principal Designer role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadtechnical delivery of projects
• Act as Principal Designer – Building Regulations and CDM - on projects
• Participate in Firmwide Delivery strategy and initiatives
• Review UK regulatory and CDMcompliance
• WorkcloselywiththeProjectteam s torealisedesignexcellencein:
  • Technical strategy anddetailing
  • Document Quality Control / Quality AssuranceProtocols
  • SpecificationProcess
  • CDMProtocols
• Support and participate in office CPD events SkillsandQualifications(requireunlessotherwisenoted):
• Significant and demonstrabletechnicalarchitecturaldeliveryexperienceintheUK
• Qualified Principal Designer
• Experience in negotiating contract Scope and Deliverables
• Experience in writing and coordinating constructionspecifications
• ExperienceworkingoncomplexprojectssuchasHealthcareandScience&Researchinallphasesof design
• Strongexperienceexecutingtechnicaldetailingpackagesandleadingteamsinthisprocessfromdesign conceptonwards
• StrongknowledgeofbuildingregulationsandUK/Europeanstandards
• Experience working collaboratively with a diverse consultantteam
• Excellentcommunication,interpersonalandleadershipskills,effectiveclientandconsultantrelationship skillsandabilitytocollaborativelyworkwithdiverseteamsofdesigners
• Provenabilitytoleadinmulti-packagedeliveryenvironmentwithtighttimeframes
• Affinity with working in open, collaborativeenvironments
• Interest in mentoring staff of alllevels
• Proficiency in Revit and NBS Create
• Some international experience aplus
• Design and Build experience, building long term relationships with Contractor and Clients