Project Architect – ARB – Traditional Practice – Commercial, Heritage & Retrofit.
£50,000 – £57,000 I Permanent I London, Waterloo I Revit, ArchiCAD I WFH Fridays
This is an opportunity to join a well-established London architecture practice with a strong reputation for delivering thoughtful, design-led projects across workplace, commercial, heritage and mixed-use sectors.
The studio has a niche delivering complex retrofit and refurbishment schemes, breathing new life into existing buildings while balancing commercial objectives, sustainability targets and architectural quality. Projects are varied, often technically challenging, and span multiple sectors, giving their tight-knit team broad exposure and genuine ownership.
They’re looking for a Project Architect who enjoys running projects, leading consultant teams and taking responsibility from early concept stages through to delivery. You’ll be trusted with client relationships, project leadership and day-to-day design management, while working closely with senior leadership on some of Central London’s most interesting retrofit opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects across multiple RIBA stages, taking ownership from concept through to completion.
- Deliver high-quality retrofit, refurbishment and repositioning projects within workplace and wider commercial sectors.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary consultant teams and manage project programmes, budgets and deliverables.
- Act as the main point of contact for clients, contractors and external stakeholders.
- Produce and oversee technical packages using Revit and/or ArchiCAD.
- Manage planning submissions, statutory approvals and contract administration activities.
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to the collaborative studio environment.
- Ensure projects are delivered to programme while maintaining design quality and technical excellence.
Requirements
- Qualified Architect with UK project experience and ARB registration.
- Proven experience delivering retrofit and refurbishment projects within the workplace sector.
- Ability to independently run projects and confidently lead consultant and client meetings.
- Strong technical knowledge across UK Building Regulations and project delivery.
- Proficiency in either Revit or ArchiCAD, with experience using BIM workflows.
- Experience working across multiple sectors including workplace, commercial, mixed-use or heritage projects.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to project leadership.
- Comfortable working across both design and delivery stages of projects.
- Personable, sociable, team player.
If you are interested in learning more, please email claudia@bigblue.uk.com with your CV and Portfolio.
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