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Project Architect
Our Client: A Leading UK Architecture Practice
Our client is a highly regarded UK architecture practice with multiple studios, celebrated for delivering meticulously crafted, people-centred architecture across education, living, leisure, and commercial sectors. With decades of experience, the practice has earned a strong reputation for:
- Design quality and thoughtful innovation
- Long-term client relationships and repeat commissions
- A particularly distinguished track record in education sector projects
The practice prides itself on a collaborative, inclusive culture rooted in people development. This is reflected through:
- Structured mentoring for all career stages
- Frequent CPD opportunities and in-house knowledge-sharing seminar
- Clear progression pathways supporting long-term career growth
- A commitment to encouraging ownership and confident leadership
With a robust pipeline of new commissions—including recent successes in education projects—the practice is entering an exciting phase of expansion.
The Role
In this position, you will lead education projects from RIBA Stage 1 to completion, blending design excellence with operational leadership. You’ll oversee consultant relationships, client communications, and technical delivery to uphold highest design standards across projects.
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Key Responsibilities
- Project leadership: Act as lead architect for multi-stage education projects
- Team coordination: Manage cross-disciplinary consultants (structural engineers, M&E, etc.)
- Client engagement: Present designs, refine scope, and ensure stakeholder alignment
- Programme control: Monitor deadlines, budgets, and design quality meticulously
- Technical assurance: Oversee regulatory compliance (Planning, Building Regulations) and documentation
- Reputation care: Embed the practice's design excellence principle in decision-making
Key Requirements
- 5+ years’ post-qualified experience (PQE)
- Substantial education sector experience (schools, colleges, or associated environments)
- Proficiency in Revit (preferred for inscriptions/health and safety documentation) and AutoCAD
- Self-assured client-facing ability with a track record of translating complexities into persuasive design narratives
- Familiarity with Department for Education (DfE) frameworks a considerable advantage
- Lucidity: Ability to explain complex cutting-edge design solutions concisely
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Cultural and Operational Fit
- Proven leadership in contentious design problems, ensuring balance between ambition and practicality
- Aligned with the studio’s commitment to people development and mutual respect
- Capacity for long-term project immersion—this role demands discretion, strategic thinking, and a collaborative approach from day one
Why Join Us?
- Hybrid flexibility: 1 day per week remote + Friday finishes
- Competitive holiday allowance: 31 days (rising to 33 days) per year
- Professional development: Fully funded CPD activities and world-class in-house seminars curated by senior lead designers
- Leave and support: Enhanced family and parental leave; comprehensive well-being benefits including health assessments, astrology reflections, meditation workshops, and subsidised life insurance
A role tailored for ambitious architects who seek responsibility with visibility of impact within a values-driven environment.
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