Senior Project Architect

Freehaus is looking for an exceptional Project Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong project leading experience, with an ambition to lead multi-disciplinary teams on public facing projects and grow into a more senior role within the practice. They will have strong Microstation experience as well as a good working knowledge of Autocad and Revit, to help the practice as it moves towards BIM Level 2 capacity.

Currently, our studio is delivering: a series of educational spaces for the Clement James Centre, a new headquarters for The Africa Centre in Southwark, the refurbishment of 639 Tottenham High Road for social enterprise The Trampery, an innovation hub in Havering as well as number of other GLA Good Growth Fund projects, residential and workplace schemes across the country. The successful candidate will be involved on a number of exciting community-focused projects that will deliver youth programmes designed to keep young people in education, training and employment whilst raising aspirations and developing confidence.

The position requires the following essential experience:

• ARB registration 5 years + post Part III experience,
• Job running experience across all RIBA Stage 0-7 stages,
• Contract administration experience and good working knowledge of construction contracts,
• Have experience of fee writing and job winning,
• Be confident in client facing and community stakeholder engagement roles,
• Experience of working with multiple stakeholder clients,
• Strong understanding in construction details and building regulation compliance,
• Microstation ready and a working knowledge of Autocad and Revit,
• The ability to lead a design team and mentor others,
• The ability to author reports and other written documents,
• The ability to contribute to broader practice ambitions such as policy writing and bids.

Additional preferred experience:

• Driving License / ability to travel outside of London

Freehaus and our team members are committed to diversity amongst our workforce. Our studio is built on mutual respect, united in a shared passion for design that makes a difference to everyday lives. We aspire to a workplace that is inclusive, and an environment in which each employee feels able to give their best. We seek a new team member who can complement our talented team of architects and designers, who can work collaboratively, deliver rigorously and who is an exceptional communicator. Because we are a small practice we will often work on several projects concurrently, at different scales and RIBA stages. Adaptability, flexibility and self-motivation are therefore essential qualities to have.

Freehaus is an equal opportunity employer and so we actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Salary commensurate with experience.
 

Please send your CV with two named referees, a short statement of interest, along with examples of your work to studio@freehausdesign.com. Please only include your work samples as a pdf (less than 10MB) with no links to external websites.

Early applications will be welcome. We would be looking for the successful candidate to start at the earliest opportunity.