Bristol, UK
Project architect
at WeCanMake
WeCanMake is hiring a project architect to join its team in Bristol, UK.
WeCanMake is a neighbourhood test-space in Bristol imagining and making new ways to create homes that build social infrastructure and community wealth. We are a community land trust and have a community micro-factory where we use modern methods of construction to make components for a growing pipe-line of low-carbon, community-owned, genuinely affordable homes. To find out more, visit our website: www.wecanmake.org
We are looking for an ambitious qualified architect (RIBA Part 3 or equivalent) to lead our micro-site work. This person should have a passion for working in community contexts and believe in the power of co-creation to achieve better futures for all. The ideal candidate would be someone who can demonstrate creative and technical skills; have experience of the whole design process from developing concept designs through to planning, pre-construction, and through to completion. They would have a keen interest and understanding of modern methods of construction and design for fabrication and assembly.
The project architect will lead WeCanMake’s micro-site work through the design, planning and pre-construction process to create good homes that are low carbon and help build social infrastructure and community wealth; to help ensure the efficiency and quality of WeCanMake’s micro-site delivery programme and to do so in a way that other communities can learn from and replicate; make an active contribution to developing and applying the learning from our R&D programme to each batch of micro-sites, helping to deepen and improve the overall model; to contribute to the creative and technical development of WeCanMake’s overall development programme.
Job Details
Location: Knowle West, Bristol, UK.
Hours: Part time, four days per week (30 hours per week).
Salary: £26,732 to £28,756 per annum (Full time equivalent would be: £32,696 – £35,466 per annum).
Contract: Fixed term for 18 months: June 2023 – December 2024, with options to extend.
To apply, full details can be found at the link below. Please ensure you read the project architect job description and person specification, then send your CV, cover letter and portfolio.
The full job description can be found here: https://kwmc.org.uk/new-job-opportunity-project-architect/
We particularly welcome and encourage applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce; including any applicant who identifies as working-class, a person of colour, transgender, non-binary or genderqueer, D/deaf, visually impaired, disabled or neurodivergent. If you have access needs that require you to submit your proposal in another format, please get in touch so we can help you find a suitable option.