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Loader Monteith Architects is hiring a design architect to join its team in Glasgow, Scotland.

We are looking for an architect with two to three years’ post-Part 3 qualification experience. It would be beneficial if you have experienced work in both domestic and non-domestic sectors, and at a larger scale.

You should either have qualification in, or aspirations to become qualified in Passivhaus and/or Enerphit (the office would support this).

You should be comfortable expressing thoughts about architecture and in vocalising ideas different to those held by your colleagues. We have a horizontal office structure and like to explore a wide variety of strategies during the design development stages of a project. You should therefore enjoy working in a collective group based around discourse, so that we arrive at a common understanding of the task, the project, and the outcomes we want to achieve.

You should be able to communicate the key theme of a project in an engaging and convincing manner to peers, design team members and clients, using sketches, drawings, reports, models and words.

You should ideally have seen a project from inception to completion and have experience of working with contractors on site including the contract administration role, and reporting to clients.

Your core skills include CAD drawing at a technical design phase (we run AutoCAD), conceptual model making and text writing, convincing presentation skills (we run Adobe CS including Photoshop, Illustrator and inDesign).

Key tasks:

• developing the essential project idea and strong architectural concepts in response to the site, brief and wider context.
• convincing presentation and communication of designs and concepts.
• preparation of submission and presentation documents: drawings, reports, screen presentations, working models
• strong technical understanding and facility in taking RIBA Stage 3 information and developing it through the technical and construction phases
• coordination of design team member’s information
• reporting to clients on progress
• presentation of designs both internally and externally

Required skills, knowledge and expertise:

• holistic understanding of architecture beyond the concept phase
• two to three years’ of experience
• clear commitment to producing beautiful architecture
• clear competence and fluency in technical design stage (RIBA stage 4)
• some experience of construction stage (RIBA S5)
• ability and willingness to perform all design tasks (modelmaking, CAD drawing 3D and 2D, visualisations and graphic layout)
• software skills in AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Office
• competent written and spoken languages skills in English
• a high degree of motivation, energy and resilience
• a team spirit, an ability to take on other people’s ideas or opinions in a constructive manner
• structured, analytical thinking, ability to prioritise, goal orientation, self-initiative, flexibility

We encourage diversity and welcome applicants from all genders, backgrounds and beliefs.

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Salary band – £32-34k

www.loadermonteith.co.uk

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