Down to Earth Construction
Senior Architect (maternity cover)/Uwch Bensaer (cyfnod mamolaeth)
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Join the team! We're a small team of people with big ambitions to create a better world together. We are looking for passionate and ambitious individuals who are keen to join a team committed to making a difference.
If you thrive while doing work that changes lives and creating a positive impact on our planet, we want to hear from you!
Application Deadline: Sunday 19 July First Round Interviews: Monday 27 July Planned Start date: September 2026
Ymunwch â'r tîm! Rydym ni’n dîm bach o bobl sydd ag uchelgeisiau mawr i greu byd gwell gyda'n gilydd. Rydym ni’n chwilio am unigolion brwdfrydig ac uchelgeisiol sy'n awyddus i ymuno â thîm sydd wedi ymrwymo i wneud gwahaniaeth.
Os ydych chi'n ffynnu wrth wneud gwaith sy'n newid bywydau ac yn cael effaith gadarnhaol ar ein planed, rydym ni eisiau clywed gennych chi!
Dyddiad Cau ar gyfer Ceisiadau: Dydd Sul 19 Gorffennaf Cyfweliadau Rownd Gyntaf: Dydd Llun 27 Gorffennaf Dyddiad Cychwyn Arfaethedig: Medi 2026
What are we looking for?
We are seeking a Senior Architect to join our team on a 12 month maternity cover contract. We are looking for an individual with excellent organisation, communication and project management skills to ensure the smooth running of both projects and our architectural practice. You will need to have good attention to detail, as well having a problem solving mindset and have good interpersonal and relational skills, both for team management and client engagement. Experience and an interest in sustainable architecture and the use of natural materials is essential. You will have been ARB registered for 5+ years, have experience in using software such as Revit, InDesign & Photoshop, as well as hand drawing skills and presentation skills.
Am beth rydym ni’n chwilio?
Rydym ni’n chwilio am Uwch Bensaer i ymuno â'n tîm ar gontract cyfnod mamolaeth 12 mis. Rydym ni’n chwilio am unigolyn sydd â sgiliau trefnu, cyfathrebu a rheoli amser rhagorol i sicrhau bod ein prosiectau a’n hymarfer pensaernïol yn rhedeg yn esmwyth. Bydd angen i chi gael sylw da i fanylion, yn ogystal â meddylfryd datrys problemau a bod â sgiliau rhyngbersonol a pherthynol da, ar gyfer rheoli tîm ac ymgysylltu â chleientiaid. Mae profiad a diddordeb mewn pensaernïaeth gynaliadwy a defnyddio deunyddiau naturiol yn hanfodol. Byddwch wedi cofrestru gyda ARB ers 5+ mlynedd, bydd gennych chi brofiad o ddefnyddio meddalwedd fel Revit, InDesign a Photoshop, yn ogystal â sgiliau tynnu lluniau â llaw a sgiliau cyflwyno.
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Responsibilities
Practice Management & Business Development
- Guides the growth of Down to Earth’s architecture team in both sourcing work and managing the execution of work within the architecture team
- Has overall project management responsibility for Architecture projects including budget and resource management and reporting
- Has overall responsibility for architectural office management including PI cover and ARB Code
- Tenders for work
- Sets up professional services contracts and letters of appointment
- Maintains strong client relationships and represents the client throughout a project
Architectural Project Work
- Contributes to multiple Architecture projects that span all of the RIBA stages. Activities include:
- Preparing and contributing to stakeholder engagement activities, including the Lead Consultant role
- Writing briefs, assessing the needs of the building/user and the impact on the local environment
- Working on building models in Revit
- Generating drawings and schedules and visualisations
- Preparation of specifications and reports
- Preparation and submission of planning applications, liaison with planning departments
- Coordinating compliance with building regulations and other elective standards such as structural warranty
- Contributing to design coordination and communication with other professionals and clients
- Managing a budget and programme through design phase
- Ensuring that the environmental impact of the project is managed
- Attending and contributing to design reviews
- Working collaboratively with the in-house construction team to quality assure manufacturing and construction work
Wider Down to Earth Activities
- Contribute to wider Down to Earth activities that support its growth and ways of working as a team
- Attend and contribute to whole Down to Earth meetings and trainings
- Support cross-functional projects as necessary
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- Yn arwain twf tîm pensaernïaeth Down to Earth wrth gaffael gwaith a rheoli gwaith o fewn y tîm pensaernïaeth
- Yn gyfrifol am reoli prosiect cyffredinol ar gyfer prosiectau Pensaernïaeth gan gynnwys rheoli cyllideb ac adnoddau ac adrodd
- Yn gyfrifol yn gyffredinol am reoli swyddfeydd pensaernïol gan gynnwys gorchudd PI a Chod ARB
- Tendrau am waith
- Sefydlu contractau gwasanaethau proffesiynol a llythyrau penodi
- Cynnal perthnasoedd cleientiaid cryf a chynrychioli'r cleient trwy gydol prosiect
Gwaith Prosiect Pensaernïol
- Cyfrannu at nifer o brosiectau Pensaernïaeth sy'n rhychwantu pob un o'r camau RIBA. Mae'r gweithgareddau'n cynnwys:
- Paratoi a chyfrannu at weithgareddau ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid, gan gynnwys rôl yr Ymgynghorydd Arweiniol
- Ysgrifennu briffiau, asesu anghenion yr adeilad/defnyddiwr a'r effaith ar yr amgylchedd lleol
- Gweithio ar fodelau adeiladu yn Revit
- Cynhyrchu lluniau ac amserlenni a delweddau
- Paratoi manylebau ac adroddiadau
- Paratoi a chyflwyno ceisiadau cynllunio, cysylltu ag adrannau cynllunio
- Cydlynu cydymffurfiaeth â rheoliadau adeiladu a safonau dewisol eraill fel gwarant strwythurol
- Cyfrannu at gydlynu dylunio a chyfathrebu â gweithwyr proffesiynol a chleientiaid eraill
- Rheoli cyllideb a rhaglen drwy'r cam dylunio
- Sicrhau bod effaith amgylcheddol y prosiect yn cael ei reoli
- Mynychu a chyfrannu at adolygiadau dylunio
- Gweithio ar y cyd â'r tîm adeiladu mewnol i sicrhau gwaith gweithgynhyrchu ac adeiladu o ansawdd
Gweithgareddau Down to Earth Ehangach:
- Cyfrannu at weithgareddau ehangach Down to Earth sy'n cefnogi ei dwf a'i ffyrdd o weithio fel tîm
- Mynychu a chyfrannu at hyfforddiant a chyfarfodydd cyfan Down to Earth
- Cefnogi prosiectau traws-swyddogaethol yn ôl yr angen
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Hours
- We are open to applicants who are interested in working between 4- 5 days a week - with 50% of the hours being based on our beautiful, handcrafted sites on Gower and 50% working from home.
- Wednesdays and Thursdays are the minimum days of the week we'd need covered - with the remaining days being open to discussion and mutual needs.
- Our normal working hours are 8:30
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