Purcell is looking for an exceptional Senior Architect with excellent technical skills to join our London studio to work on a variety of public and private sector projects.
This role offers the opportunity to be involved in projects at all RIBA stages working collaboratively with a broad consultant team. We offer a rewarding and supportive environment for personal and professional development. This is an excellent opportunity to join our talented team, and we are keen to talk to architects with strong technical skills as well as enthusiasm for high quality work.
You will play a key role in driving and delivering projects, liaising with clients and consultants. This position is ideal for a team player, confident managing multiple workstreams while delivering the highest standards of projects from inception till completion within tight timescales.
Purcell is an award-winning employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy practice with a commitment to quality, innovation, and diversity.
We have staff of approximately 300 talented architects, designers, heritage consultants and surveyors across 14 offices, in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia. Winners of Architect Employer of the Year 2022.
Collaboration is central to our employee-ownership culture, providing opportunities to work on some of the finest buildings; from meticulous heritage and conservation schemes to bold contemporary design. We offer a rewarding and supportive environment for personal and professional development and our employee-owned ethos empowers everyone to use their voice. We believe in creating an equitable and inclusive culture, founded on our values, which celebrates knowledge sharing and our successes, to build an inspiring work environment.
It is our distinctive employee-owned working culture that has contributed to our status as a World Architecture Top 100 Practice, renowned for our excellence in architecture and heritage consultancy.
Benefits

Our benefits package includes

• Agile, flexible and hybrid working, (a minimum of 3 days in office, up to 2 days WFH)
• Annual leave increasing with long service
• Life assurance
• Study sponsorship with paid study leave
• Sabbaticals
• Employee assistance programme
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Virtual GP service
• Subscription fees
• Company day out
• A volunteering scheme
• Enhanced learning & development opportunities.

The role

We are looking for candidates who have the following skills:

• ARB Part 3 qualified or equivalent professional qualification and have at least 7 years working as a Project Architect for a UK based practice
• Proficiency in using Revit, AutoCAD and NBS software
• Have excellent technical and detailing skills
• Project management and contract administration skills and experience is desirable
• Have a strong understanding of the UK Building and Planning regulations
• Leadership experience managing a small team
• Have experience in working on existing buildings
• Conservation experience is desirable
• Be well organised, proactive and enthusiastic approach to work and projects
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Proven experience working on all RIBA Stages, especially Stages 2-6

How to apply
Please email a copy of your CV and portfolio referencing job code P0009 to recruitment@purcelluk.com. Please include details of your Right to Work in the United Kingdom, as well as an available start date.
This job description is a guide to the duties the post holder will be expected to undertake. It is not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive and will be subject to change as working requirements dictate and to meet the organisational requirements of Purcell.

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