London, UK
Mandarin speaking architect
at RSHP
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is seeking a Mandarin speaking architect to join its team in London.
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) is an award-winning international architectural practice headquartered in the City of London. We work across multiple sectors on a variety of exciting projects ranging from small, innovative housing developments through to very large-scale international infrastructure projects.
RSHP is looking for an experienced architect to work in the London office within a dynamic team working on a growing portfolio of Asian projects. The ideal candidate must have Mandarin as their mother tongue.
Main responsibilities
To work within this role, you must:
- have experience of working in China and involvement in coordinating and liaising with Local Design Institutes (LDI’s)
- have experience in architecture and a good knowledge of concept, scheme design and detail design stages
- have strong design credentials alongside awareness of and attention to detail and materiality (evident through a portfolio of work)
- have excellent communication skills, both verbal, written and visual. You must be fluent in Mandarin and English
- can work both autonomously and as part of a team
- be able, with guidance, to represent RSHP to clients and consultants and to liaise with RSHP’s Shanghai office and be flexible enough to do this on more than one project simultaneously
- a can-do attitude and willingness to take on to new tasks and responsibilities
Skills and qualities
The ideal candidate will be professional in their approach and conduct. The successful candidate will require:
- at least three to four years’ experience post-Part 2 (or equivalent) within the UK and/or in China
- have experience of using Microstation and Revit and be competent at hand-sketching
- experience of working with LDI’s and within the Chinese regulatory environment
- you must be resilient, a good communicator, highly organised and understand how to prioritise your workload and meet deadlines
Hours: 0930 – 1800 Monday to Friday
Salary: On application
Benefits: RSHP offers a range of benefits including:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas time off a profit share programme (according to contract terms)private healthcare plan paid for by RSHP
If you think this role is for you, please post a cover letter, CV and portfolio to the recruitment team (Mandarin speaking architect):
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
The Leadenhall Building
122 Leadenhall Street
London
EC3V 4AB
Alternatively, please submit your cover letter, CV and portfolio using the ‘apply’ link below.
Application deadline: Friday 27 August 2021