Our Client, a large Design and Engineering company, now has an exciting opportunity for an Architect on a full-time, permanent basis. You will be responsible for providing appropriate levels of Architectural design to a range of different buildings and elements.

Principal responsibilities:

• Supporting professional development accordingly.
• Liaise with other team members in a multi-disciplinary environment to achieve holistic building solutions to client brief in a lead capacity to small and medium sized projects
• You will interact with various internal and external contacts and take responsibility for the delivery of projects within time, quality and budget constraints.

• Plan, schedule, conduct and coordinate the technical and management aspects on assigned projects
• Be fully conversant with the basics of British Standards and Eurocodes with respect to Architectural design, sustainability and specification.
• Review and approve technical design phases of projects. Ensure thorough checking and accuracy of deliverables and record documentation in accordance with company QA procedures
• Create designs and highly detailed drawings and design solutions both by hand and by using specialist CAD applications

• Write and present reports, proposals, applications and contracts

• Take responsibility for the project and multi-disciplined design team management as lead architect.

Key skills/experience:

• Proven track record in the delivery of architectural design, in particular, on-site experience within the transportation/infrastructure sector
• Fully conversant with the procedures adopted within the rail industry including;

- Presentation of designs to asset engineers for appropriate sign-off

- Design guidelines – red materials for specification purposes

- Project processes and gateway review procedures

- CAD standards and document issue process

• Excellent design and technical detailing ability and competent drafting skills in the following; AutoCAD / AutoCAD ADT or Revit, 3D drawing production, Micro-station V8 preferred, Sketch Up, Photoshop, NBS specification writer, MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

• Good knowledge in the production of technical specifications and the ability to use NBS Building and Create.

• A keen eye for the detail of specific tasks, combined with an understanding of how such specifics fit in with the project as a whole

• Ability to work accurately and methodically under pressure and strict deadlines, including the ability to juggle multiple tasks

• Effectively manage own time and others within small teams across multiple projects and prioritise workload

• Supervision, Technical mentoring and staff development skills.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Architecture leading to RIBA chartered membership
• London Underground LUCAS card
• PTS card
• CSCS card