Technical Designer

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) London Studio is seeking a Senior Technical Design Leader to shape landmark projects from concept through to completion. You will guide interdisciplinary teams, ensuring constructability, performance and exceptional quality in a design-led, collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes mentoring, active design leadership and articulate communication to promote thought leadership across the London studio and firmwide community.

Qualifications

• Licensed architect with 5+ years leading packages for large-scale, complex projects across all design stages.
• Proficient in Revit and strong cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Effective design leadership and communication skills for interfacing with clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape projects from concept to completion, integrating strategic vision with design excellence.
• Lead cross-disciplinary reviews and coordination to resolve complex challenges with clarity.
• Mentor the next generation of talent and contribute to a design-led culture.
• Advance design resolution through detailing to deliver high-performing buildings.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Licensed Architect

Tools

Revit

Job description

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a collective of over 1,200 architects, designers, engineers, and planners working across studios in London, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Melbourne, Riyadh and Dubai.

We are seeking to hire our next generation of Technical Design Leaders in the SOM London Studio to Shape the Future of Global Design — innovative leaders who can drive design ideas and deliver our most ambitious global projects.

At the forefront of transformative architecture, we are a design-driven studio guided by a shared commitment to design excellence, sustainability and innovation. Our open, collaborative culture empowers ideas to thrive across architecture, engineering, and urban design.

Your Impact

As a senior technical design voice in the studio, you’ll shape projects from concept to completion—integrating strategic vision with design excellence to lead interdisciplinary teams toward bold, future-focused outcomes.

You Will

• Champion the design process from early concept through delivery, ensuring constructability, performance, compliance and exceptional quality.
• Lead cross-disciplinary reviews and coordination to resolve complex challenges with creativity and clarity.
• Mentor the next generation of talent and contribute to a dynamic, design-led culture.
• Advance design resolution through crafting and detailing to deliver timeless, high-performing buildings.

Who You Are

• A licensed architect and Revit user with 5+ years experience leading packages for large-scale, complex projects across all design stages.
• A passionate advocate for impactful and sustainable design.
• A natural leader who energises and inspires interdisciplinary teams to achieve design excellence.
• An articulate communicator —able to express design intent through documentation, dialogue, and publication. Able to develop an active design voice who can promote thought leadership, mentorship, and advocacy across the London studio and the wider Firmwide design community.

Why Join Us?

As part of our international studio network, you’ll collaborate across offices, disciplines, and cultures, engaging with diverse perspectives to deliver design excellence on a global scale.

We don’t just offer a role, we will help you define your own career framework. We will support your growth as a design leader through mentorship, global exposure, and access to the firm's most forward-thinking leadership. At SOM your ambition is matched by opportunity, and your ideas have a platform to influence the built environment at every scale.

At SOM, we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace. We believe an inclusive environment benefits our employees, our firm, and our community, while also enriching and challenging our own thinking about design. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Visit this page to learn more about SOM's employment policy and how to apply offline: www.som.com/employment_opportunities_and_policy

For more about SOM: www.som.com

Portfolios must be submitted for all design and project management positions (Architecture, Interiors, City Design, Graphics, etc).

Applications without work samples will not be reviewed. Portfolios should be one PDF attachment, 10-20 pages, maximum 5 MB. Submit portfolios as part of your application in the section where the application asks you for your Resume or CV.