London, UK
Senior architect
at Useful Simple Trust
Useful Simple Trust is hiring a senior architect to join its staff in London.
Location: London (hybrid working: three days in the office)
Salary: £55,000-£65,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: full time 37.5 per week
Employment type: permanent
Role overview
We are looking for a senior architect to join our team, to work on a range of workplace, residential, educational, public realm, and infrastructure projects. We are keen to meet candidates who are purpose-driven with an interest in low carbon, reuse, and the circular economy.
You will assist in managing the studio on a day-to-day basis, including resourcing, project and team management, training, and mentoring.
You can expect to be actively involved in negotiating fees, contractual responsibilities, and change management.
Collaboration with the UST marketing team to lead communications and enhance the company’s profile, as well as seeking opportunities for business development, are also key aspects of the role.
Essential skills and experience:
- a registered architect, ARB (ten years post Part 3)
- excellent project management skills, delivering on time and profitability
- experience and accountability working in the UK as a project architect from Work Stages 0-7
- high level of competency and experience (five years minimum) running multiple projects and owning client relationships
- ability to maintain and develop professional obligations and competencies
- strong presentation skills (verbal and graphical)
- excellent technical knowledge and ability to lead and produce planning, tender and construction drawing packages
Desirable skills:
- experience in education, commercial and public realm design
- excellent understanding of sustainable and circular design
- highly experienced with Revit
- high level of proficiency in using Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign
- understanding of market trends, future planning, and building business resilience
Who we are
The Useful Simple Trust (UST) is an award-winning group of professional design and consultancy practices driving change in the built environment through our four brands: Expedition Engineering, Useful Projects, Useful Studio, and Thomas.Matthews.
Certified as a B Corp, Social Enterprise and Employee Benefit Organisation, we are addressing the significant issues of our time, including Net Zero carbon, circular economy, biodiversity gain, and social impact.
We are dedicated to investing and growing our people as much as we do our business. We are a certified Carbon Literate Organisation and are committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
Diversity statement
UST strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can all be ourselves. We are working to change the lack of representation of minority groups and are particularly keen to hear from anyone with relevant skills and experience who feels they are underrepresented in the industry.
We encourage people from culturally diverse backgrounds, women, people with different abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, all age groups, and those with intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics to apply.
We know that diversity makes us stronger, and we are committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions.
What we offer:
- an entrepreneurial environment; we’re open to new ideas
- supported route to Chartership (including professional membership fees), including enhanced learning and development opportunities
- flexible and hybrid working, including the possibility of working a compressed nine-day fortnight
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- service recognition awards
- working nursery scheme
- private medical insurance for you and your family
- annual eyecare plan
- life assurance
- company pension scheme (grade dependent, minimum of 6%)
- cycle to work scheme
- free access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- thriving trust-wide social scene, including charitable activities
When applying please provide:
- CV
- concise digital portfolio (up to 12 A3 pages under 5MB)
Please submit these via the ‘apply for job’ button below.