London, UK
Architect
at Pencil and Brick
Pencil and Brick is hiring an architect to join its team in London.
We are currently interviewing applicants. We’ll not be responding to new applicants unless we don’t find a suitable candidate in this round. We’ll update this message if the situation changes. Thank you for your time.
A less-than-five-years ARB-registered architect position is open at Pencil and Brick Architects.
Deadline: first come first served; we’ll remove this ad from all locations when the position is filled.
Who we are
An architecture practice and a construction company operating from near Brick Lane, East London. Read about who we are and what we stand for here.
Who we are looking for
A full time talented qualified architect with rounded experience in design and construction. We’re predominantly keen to speak to architects with a range of zero to five years experience.
What are your architect responsibilities?
You will be required to carry out all reasonable architectural duties within the practice. There is space to grow and have a long and fun career with us, accrue benefits and ultimately steer the business.
Initial responsibilities would include :
- domestic renovation/extension/retrofit projects, either from Stage 2 or later as project lead
- commercial residential extension/development projects, either from Stage 2 or later as project lead
Minimum requirements
- ARB registered
- at least in one university degree a good or above grade: eg. distinction, merit, 1st, 2:1; arguments in the absence of hitting this mark will be heard
- private residential and/or smaller than 10 units residential development experience in RIBA Stages 2 to 5
- particularly good communication and presentation skills – in such a way that you inspire others.
- be someone proactive, who generates and shares knowledge, not someone reactive who sits waiting expectantly
- ability to lead single individuals and have them feel empowered and grow
- be a good fit with our current teams: polite, passionate, intelligent, proactive
- be coachable and be a great coach
- be hardworking, honourable and loyal to your team and company
The preferable situation
- experience working with Vectorworks or a willingness to train with our resources in your own time
- sustainable practice or study experience, eg. Retrofit.
- MacOS fluent
- Google Drive fluent, especially Google Sheets or Excel
- have been project lead architect on a private residential project
- have experience coordinating and leading a design team (even if just a team of two)
- have a love of maths and spreadsheets
- have no more than one month notice period with any current employer or obligation.
- able to work from our current studio, 6 Links Yard, London, E1 5LX, 9 am to 6 pm, five days a week, although we have a flexible working policy and a whole studio WFH policy currently working from home on Fridays
- preferable if you have less than 45 minutes commute by your preferred means
- mature beyond your years and you excel in knowing yourself, you have a command over your unwanted habits and automatic behaviours
Pay offer range
Using the most recent RIBA Business Benchmarking Report, we offer salaries above the average for our practice size bracket (3<5 and 5<10), in our practice location bracket (London). Baseline salary for these brackets for an architect between zero and five years experience is currently £33k up to £40k depending on your relevant experience, your training and support needs. More relevant experience will be valued higher, and vice-versa.
Staff benefits
See here our growing list of benefits worth at and above £1,400.
How to apply
Send an email to Sean via the apply for job button below.
Write in the subject line: “J23.20 /// [first + last name]_[full years experience as architect]”, eg. “J23.20 /// Sally Smith_2 Years”.
Attach a single PDF with CV at the start, clearly showing professional experience, university courses/classification achievements and secondary school achievements.
Answer these questions, keeping the question numbers we’ve used:
- 1. how many full years of months since you’ve registered as an architect?
- 2. your ARB number
- 3. do you meet the first nine minimum requirements points? – yes/no
- 4. are you fluent at Vectorworks on a Mac?
- 5. what notice period, if any, do you need to give your current employer/obligations?
- 6. in one sentence say what has you seek a career with us, and mention if you’re leaving an existing position and why.
We’ll aim to personally acknowledge your application submission within a few days of receipt.
The role is available to start straight away if conditions allow it.