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  • Location London
  • Type Permanent
  • Salary £38,000 - £48,000
  • Ref 13834
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Architect Job in Waterloo, London

Architect job now available in Waterloo, London. An opportunity to join an award-winning employee-owned architecture and interiors practice. You will work across high-end residential and commercial schemes throughout London from £1m – £50m!

Now an employee-owned practice, my client offers a long list of benefits upon joining, both financial and lifestyle-driven, and have won awards for the ‘Good Employer Guide’. Staff turnover is low and happiness levels are high as they are strong believers in a good work-life balance and they allow their team to manage their own time and workloads around things such as childcare or personal commitments.

With over 15 years’ of experience on a wide range of projects across the UK and overseas, my client has built a reputation for producing exciting, contemporary architecture and interiors. Their portfolio includes bespoke housing, high-spec penthouses, high-end hotels, and small residential schemes. A range of mixed-use and non-residential projects also showcase their versatility. With collaborations with some of the most reputable practices in the UK, my client delivers outstanding services and produces work of a high standard of quality.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Work on a variety of high-end residential mews properties and one-off apartments/penthouses, plus large apartment buildings and mixed-use schemes ranging from £1m to £40m in construction value
  • Run a project through all RIBA stages from concept to completion
  • Prepare and develop drawings, models and images, and other documents related to design
  • Produce detailed technical construction information on the project
  • Work within a small project team
  • Use Revit / AutoCAD on a daily basis
  • Supervise more junior team members
  • Report to Seniors and Directors.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Qualified as a Part III Architect, with a minimum of 3 year’s professional working experience in a UK practice
  • Experience working on bespoke high-end properties, mews houses, apartments/hospitality/heritage projects is essential
  • Excellent graphic skills and 3D design ability – using InDesign, Photoshop and Sketch Up, and other rendering software
  • Able to demonstrate a project that you have worked on through all RIBA stages, with strengths in stages 3 and 4
  • Confident in working through detailed design, technical design, and delivery stages of projects
  • Able to demonstrate work that is all yours in a well-presented portfolio
  • Technically minded and a good eye for detail
  • Ideally, you will have worked in a small to medium-sized practice specialising in bespoke projects
  • Care and attention to detail involved in delivering the scheme or work packages
  • Experience working through all RIBA stages of a small, beautifully crafted project
  • A proficient user of Revit or AutoCAD, worked on live projects within the UK
  • Be presentable and confident with both client and contractor facing responsibilities
  • Excellent English, both written and verbal + eligible to work in the UK.

What you get back

  • £38,000 – £48,000
  • Pension scheme – 4% contribution from company
  • Life assurance of 4 times salary
  • Permanent health insurance for long term sickness
  • Discretionary profit share bonus payment
  • 20 days’ annual leave rising to 25 days with service in addition to UK public and bank holidays
  • Discretionary 3 days’ paid holiday in addition to the basic entitlement to cover Christmas closure
  • Core office hours policy (10:00 – 4:30) providing flexibility at either end of the day
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Green bike scheme, free eye tests, and annual flu vaccinations
  • Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • RIBA membership fees paid for all qualified staff
  • Comprehensive programme of in-house CPD seminars and 1 day’s personal CPD provision per year
  • Financial support for course fees and additional study leave for professional exams
  • Regular creative review sessions and classes such as Drawing Gym
  • Company membership of the NLA with free access to events
  • Annual office trips to international and UK locations
  • Social and sports e.g. netball, softball, running, social evenings, drinks out, etc
  • Kitchen, showers, and secure, covered cycle storage facilities.

Apply

If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies.

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Referral

Did you know we run a referral scheme? We’ll give you £300 worth of vouchers if you introduce us to anyone who we then successfully place in a new job role. Just send us their information and we’ll do the rest.

Terms: A candidate is deemed to have been successfully placed once they have started a new job as a result of an introduction made by Hunter Dunning and when they’ve successfully completed the probation period.

Architect Job in Waterloo, London – Your Architecture Recruitment Specialists (Recruiter: Charlotte Lambert Job Ref: 13834) #LI-CL1

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