London, UK
Qualified architect
at Crawford Design Studio
Crawford Design Studio is seeking full-time qualified architects to join its team in London.
Crawford Design Studio is looking for an Architect with at least six years’ practical office experience with an aptitude for interior design to join its studio in London.
We work primarily in the high end private residential sector. We design everything from new builds to extensions and renovations in both London and the home counties. Our expertise covers the details from the external fabric of the buildings to the interior design finishes.
We would like someone with a minimum of 6 years’ UK professional experience. Our ideal candidate will have an excellent design portfolio, construction knowledge, contract knowledge, managing and running project, good at developing client relationships and experience of completing complex architectural projects. We are looking for a person with an independent, progressive attitude who can think on their feet and design simultaneously.
The experience we offer:
- successful candidates will be exposed to amazing design-led projects
- we will invest our company knowledge and resource, helping you to learn and grow quickly
- you will be be required with input on all aspects of our projects – from design decisions, client management, project management and beyond
- experience of site and seeing your creations come to life – all projects we work on are live projects
- what we are looking for in all prospective candidates
Responsibilities:
- producing creative conceptual design drawings for both pitch documents and live projects (3D, 2D and hand-drawings)
- producing drawings for planning applications and detailed tender packages for multiple and sometimes complex projects
- liaising directly with external consultants e.g., structural and mechanical engineers to obtain specific technical details to include within drawings
- attending on-site meetings and managing queries as required
Qualities:
- creative – demonstrable examples of creative designs in particular high-end residential projects in 3D modelling, 2D and hand-drawing
- craft – ability to produce high-quality hand drawings as well as 3D modelling and presentation
- technical – demonstrable examples of technical drawings (building scale and detail) which illustrates your understanding of UK building regulations, as well as a good understanding of contract administration
- project management – ability to work on simultaneous projects with a quick turnaround of thorough, detailed, accurate drawings
- relationship management – excellent interpersonal skills
- proactive communication of updates/issues/problem resolution to directors, project architects and external consultants
- self-motivated to learn and develop
Requirements:
- essential – Part 3 architectural degree
- Vectorworks, Photoshop, InDesign, Enscape
- proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Experienced and qualified in:
- RIBA work stages and construction procurement methods
- UK building regulations and planning
Start date: available to start work from March, for exceptional candidates we can flex this
Salary: competitive
Location: our studio is based in Islington, north London
No agencies/recruiters please.
Note: please ensure you have the right to work in the UK. We cannot accept remote working as a lot of our project are on site.
To apply please submit your CV and portfolio with salary expectations to Olivia Crawford using the apply for job button below.