Technical Designer

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM); Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) in London seeks senior Technical Design Leaders to shape projects from concept to completion, integrating strategic vision with design excellence to guide interdisciplinary teams toward bold, future-focused outcomes.

As a licensed architect with 5+ years leading large-scale projects, you will champion the design process, coordinate reviews, and mentor talent while delivering high-performing buildings. This role anchors SOM's global design leadership in London.

Qualifications

• A licensed architect with Revit experience and 5+ years leading packages for large-scale, complex projects across all design stages.
• A passion for impactful and sustainable design and a track record of design leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process from concept through delivery, ensuring constructability, performance, compliance and quality.
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary reviews and problem-solving to resolve complex design challenges.
• Mentor the next generation of talent and contribute to a dynamic, design-led culture.
• Advance design resolution through detailing to deliver high-performing buildings.

Skills

Licensed Architect

Revit

Leadership

Project coordination

Education

Architect License

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.

Working at SOM

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a global practice of architects, engineers, and planners renowned for designing buildings, interiors, and public spaces that push the boundaries of technical and environmental innovation. Our interdisciplinary teams collaborate across an international network of studios to deliver projects of lasting impact. Through our built work, research, and advocacy, we are advancing strategies to decarbonize the built environment. Learn more about our commitment to climate action. Working at SOM Our practice was built to champion inclusivity of expertise, people, and ideas. Together, we cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset that equips our teams to face new challenges. Our studio culture offers opportunities for mentorship, growth, and leadership across project teams, offices, and employee resource groups. SOM is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and we have been recognized with the highest ranking awarded on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index. We publish an annual Impact Report as part of our ongoing commitment to advancing equity in our practice and the profession.

Our Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package is built to support many facets of your well-being - your health, your financial future, and your continued professional growth. We offer medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and accident insurance. We also offer retirement support, free access to employee assistance programs for employees and family members, workplace flexibility, paid holidays, family leave, and paid time off. We reimburse costs for professional licenses, certifications, and exams, and offer specialized, in-house career development and mentorship programs designed to help you advance your knowledge and expertise.

Notice to Applicants

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. Portfolios must be submitted for all design positions (Architecture, Interiors, Planning, etc). Applications without work samples will not be reviewed. Portfolios should be one PDF attachment, 10-20 pages, maximum 5 MB. Learn more about SOM's employment policy and how to apply offline here.