Location: Central Birmingham (office based)Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part time (3 days a week)
About the Practice
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established AJ100 architectural practice with their studio in Birmingham
The practice is recognised nationally for delivering complex, high-quality projects across higher education, research, healthcare, commercial workplace, and large-scale retrofit and regeneration.
The studio has a strong reputation for technical excellence, sustainability leadership and design quality, with award-winning projects including landmark higher education campuses, medical and life sciences facilities, specialist teaching buildings and city-centre workplace refurbishments across the UK.
The Role
The practice is seeking a qualified Architect to provide a strong emphasis on Quality Assurance, Principal Designer duties, and compliance with the Building Safety Act (BSA), CDM Regulations 2015 and Building Regulations.
This is a key role within the QA team, supporting delivery teams to ensure regulatory compliance, robust audit trails and high technical standards across the practice.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Assurance & Compliance
- Undertake QA reviews across projects practice-wide, supporting Project Architects and delivery teams
- Lead and support Building Regulations technical reviews, monitoring and following up compliance
- Monitor Common Data Environment (CDE) compliance, including naming conventions, workflows and version control
- Support checking and review of sub-consultant and subcontractor design packages
Building Safety Act & Principal Designer Duties
- Act in support of the Principal Designer role under the Building Safety Act
- Collate, maintain and quality check Golden Thread information in line with BSA requirements
- Manage Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) processes and internal notifications
- Maintain Change Control Tracking and evidence logs
- Coordinate and maintain competency records for design team members
- Prepare and manage Design Risk Management schedules and supporting PD documentation
Technical & Design Support
- Integrate technical, statutory and regulatory requirements into design and production information
- Provide fire compliance support, reporting and compliance checking
- Mentor staff on technical detailing, QA and compliance processes
- Assist with and deliver internal CPD sessions related to QA and BSA
Collaboration & Practice Support
- Contribute to design reviews, QA committees and practice meetings
- Attend internal and external meetings, preparing agendas, minutes and action tracking
- Support project bids, including ITT responses and technical input with the Bid Manager
Person Specification
Essential
- RIBA Part 1 & Part 2 Architecture Degree & Diploma
- RIBA Part 3 Examination completed
- Strong understanding of Building Regulations, technical standards and health & safety frameworks
- Knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015
- Excellent organisational skills with outstanding attention to detail
- Experience using AutoCAD or similar
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
- Experience with SharePoint and file-sharing platforms
Why Join
- Work on nationally recognised higher education, healthcare and research projects
- Strong QA culture with opportunities to shape best practice
- Supportive, collaborative studio environment across three UK offices
Do not hesitate and apply today