Architect

Major Recruitment Oldbury are delighted to be recruiting for a leading national architectural firm who are seeking an experienced Architect to join their successful Birmingham office.

Under the leadership of a Project Director, you will be responsible for planning and designing buildings and land areas with regard to functional and aesthetic requirements, budgets and timescales. Within this role, it is important to maintain effective working relationships, understand where your skillset fits within the team and collaborate with colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Take receipt of a brief from an AHR Manager and with only limited intervention from them, develop it into a design in line with the RIBA Plan of Work
• Contribute to and help co-ordinate the development of AHR's Pre-Construction Information in line with the RIBA Plan of Work and AHR's Deliverables and DRM
• Achieve efficient and effective designs using robust and sustainable design solutions
• Prepare compliant designs by following UK Construction Law, British Standards and relevant CoPs
• Choose or advise on material selection
• Author specifications using AHR's NBS Masters. Source and evidence supporting and up-to-date technical information from manufacturers
• Participate in Project Reviews and coordination workshops
• Assist in gathering and preparing information required to support statutory submissions, such as Planning, Building Regulations and Building Safety Gateways
• Negotiate with statutory bodies, write reports and complete statutory submissions (Planning Applications / Gateway submissions / Building Regulations etc)
• Attend meetings and workshops with Clients, Designers, Contractors, and other Specialists
• Support the Project Lead with the maintenance of the Design Risk Registers
• Use Document Control on your project(s) in line with AHR Protocols

Candidates welcome to apply for the role will have the following:

• ARB registered Architect
• Proven commercial and contractual awareness
• Advanced knowledge of SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and other digital imaging tools
• Good knowledge of Autodesk Revit
• Routine use of Newforma Project Centre for managing email, creating, issuing and preserving record documents and sharing files

In return you will receive the following:

• Salary: Competitive salary based on experience
• Working Hours: 37 hours per week (Hybrid Working)
• 25 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing with service
• Support with career progression and education
• Paid professional memberships
• BUPA Health Cash Plan
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Life Assurance scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Cycle2Work scheme

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