Senior Architect – Developer
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £42000 – £47000/annum
Senior Architect required to join a pioneering net zero developer based in their purpose-built office near Leeds Dock just on the outskirts of the city centre.
Our client are a young company whose purpose is to accelerate the transition to zero carbon cities, they are committed to playing a leading role by innovating in how they design and create future cities.
They started this journey over 15 years ago and in this time have picked up over 40 awards for design, sustainability, innovation and enterprise. The current chapter in their business will see them deliver over 1000 new homes, offices, restaurants and amenities in the region's city centres, which will create some of the most exciting and innovative developments in the UK.
They have developed their own housing system, established a factory to construct their buildings in, operate their own construction teams, carry out sales and lettings directly and have technical and design functions as part of our team.
The finished product combines stunning Scandinavian design with the latest sustainable technology to create beautiful homes that will radically reduce your carbon footprint. They are not just your ordinary developer, they also act as contractor and designer, they are a fully integrated business, from buying the land to selling the houses, they do everything in between.
Your mission as Senior Architect will be to lead the delivery of project information and be responsible for the preparation of project information and co-ordination of internal designers, external designers, and the overall design and sustainable outcome of projects
Their most important endeavour is to nurture a team of outstanding, passionate, loyal and talented people. They invest a lot of time and effort into our company culture and robustly support it by ensuring that only the very best join the team.
They recognise and appreciate that people are motivated by working with outstanding colleagues who are given the freedom to do what they know best and who accept the responsibility to make it the best it possibly can be.
Roles & Responsibilities of the Senior Architect.
*Deliver Stages 1 to 4 architectural packages to Design Office Programme.
*Managing & producing hand sketches, Revit modelling and specification for all work stages
*To act as the day-to-day contact/interface for projects
*To assist in carrying out projects reviews at required stages
*To manage the work of others assisting with the projects
*To assist in formal project presentations
*To be flexible and committed to the needs of the company, team and project
In addition..
An advocate of sustainable and technical building design and placemaking
Good knowledge of design output requirements across RIBA stages 0-7
Ability to communicate with manufacturing engineers to achieve vison set down
Ability to clearly communicate to the team to establish and maintain the design vision and strategic briefs.
Ability to put across to the team in a positive manner any blockages that need be overcome to deliver a project.
Strong project leadership skills
Excellent ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external parties and key stakeholders, both verbally and visually
Ability to empower and upskill others within the team
Exemplar ability to commit and work to a plan, prioritising appropriately to deliver on promises
Ability to uphold the use of standards and escalate issues in a timely fashion
Required Experience & Qualifications of the Senior Architect.
Fully qualified ARB / RIBA affiliated Senior Level Architect with circa 5-10 years UK based practice experience.
Proficient in Revit (ideally 3+ years in practice) and ability to learn new software as and when required
Excellent understanding of UK Building Regulations and management of building control approvals and compliance.
Hours and environment
Our client operate a flexible working policy for this role where it is expected that everyone meets or exceeds their objectives, but they aren't prescriptive about times or days worked as long as the results are being achieved.
Suitable candidates will be welcomed into a new purpose built new office near Leeds Dock giving a great place for collaborative working, which was designed and built by our client.
Salary £42,000 – £47,000 + Unlimited capped holidays, quarterly performance bonus, 3% pension.
To apply for this fantastic opportunity please hit apply or call James Jackson for further information and a confidential consultation – (phone number removed)
More Information
- Address Leeds, West Yorkshire
