London, UK
Experienced/senior architect
at West Port
West Port has an opportunity for an experienced architect to join its team in London.
West Port is looking for an experienced architect with project leading and people management skills. The chosen candidate will be expected to help run and coordinate several projects within the practice across all RIBA stages. They will be a key member of a tight-knit team and will work with both public and private clients. They will gain comprehensive experience in small to major developments across London and the UK.
About us
We are a small architecture studio in West London. We’ve had recent recognition in the Architecture Foundation’s New Architects 4 and the Architects’ Journal 40 under 40.
Our team has a diverse range of cultural and professional experiences. We treasure our varied international and interdisciplinary backgrounds, believing this combination to be the source of our ability to successfully engage with clients and projects across multiple scales and sectors. Alongside our passion for creating thoughtfully crafted, people-centric, buildings and spaces is our desire to open up both the service and profession of architecture to many more people.
We believe that for architecture to truly help improve the quality of our shared built, social and natural environments it must broaden its audience and work harder to involve all members of society in its activities. It is therefore our endeavour to be a practice that is approachable and accessible to many. We hold that doing this can only lead to the creation of more sustainable buildings and places.
About you
Ideally the successful candidate will:
- be a registered architect in the UK
- have a minimum of 24 months post Part III experience on UK projects.
- be proficient in Revit and AutoCAD
- have good experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Microsoft Office including Excel
- have the right to work in the UK
- have the ability to work independently and take initiative
- be able to work to tight schedules and multi task in a fast-moving environment
- live in London or willing to travel into our studio
- be a self-motivated member of a team with ambition and a drive
- be a good communicator and able to share and learn with others
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their proficiency in Revit and experience across all RIBA stages.
Your primary place of work will be in the studio. We are open to flexible working and have a structured work from home Fridays strategy in place. We offer a competitive salary and benefits.
To apply
Please compile your cover letter, CV and short portfolio into one pdf. Only digital applications under 10MB will be considered. Agency applications will be dismissed.
We expect the chosen applicant to start mid-late January 2022. Shortlisted candidates can expect to be called for an interview December through to January.
Please submit your application via the ‘apply for job’ button below, including the information above.