London, UK
Technical design and compliance lead
at Gort Scott
Gort Scott is looking for an architect to take on the role of technical design and compliance lead for its London practice.
Role overview
Technical design and compliance lead is a new and important role in Gort Scott. It is a holistic design and technical role, with responsibility for overseeing the process of building regulations and technical compliance for projects and the submissions needed to gain approvals. This role has been prompted by the Building Safety Act but is nevertheless an integrated design and management role. Appreciating that this is a new role, and the BSA is new legislation, this is a role into which you can grow, while influencing its direction.
You will be involved in many projects in the office, which include diverse typologies, scales and types of clients. You will help to guide decisions where they are informed by aspects of compliance, attending internal design and technical reviews and attending external PTMs and DTMs.
You will be an experienced architect, with at least five years’ professional practice experience since qualification, with experience of running projects through all work stages, including during construction.
You will have a keenness to get into the details of designs, to keep abreast of changes to regulations and how these changes impact our designs. You will develop a comprehensive understanding of Gort Scott’s design ethos and management systems, supporting the senior management team by disseminating these through the practice.
You will be supported in your role by our technical director, senior management and project architects, as achieving technical compliance is a collective effort. Working with High-Risk Buildings (HRBs) we may also be supported by an external consultancy. You will be willing to take the exam for a place on the RIBA principal designer register.
Gort Scott
Gort Scott is an architecture and urban design practice with a focus on how buildings and places create the setting for connections between people. We are attuned to working and thinking at different scales, from one-off houses to planning pieces of the city and in both the public and private sectors. We are inspired by the contexts in which we work and develop propositions that resonate with them.
We are committed to working urgently to make the massive changes needed to end the built environment’s contribution to the climate and ecological emergency. This is integral to our wider purpose to create healthy environments for better connections between people, now and for the future. Additionally, we are acutely aware of the lack of diversity within the industry at all levels and actively encourage diversity across everything that we do.
We recognise the link between equality and quality, both in our practice and in the projects that we design. At our self-built Bermondsey studio, we have grown to an international community of over 35 members within a gender-diverse team. We are members of the London Practice Forum and Londonon, collectives for collaboration, research and knowledge exchange. Social and environmental goals are incorporated in our work at all stages both internally and externally.
The studio has won a number of awards including Wallpaper Best Private House, an AJ Retrofit Award, NLA Mayor’s Prize, a Civic Trust Award, RIBA National Award and shortlisted for the Architect of The Year Award.
We take a holistic approach to health and wellbeing and offer the following support to our employees:
- flexible hybrid working model
- extra holiday after five years’ service
- extra holiday for the Christmas period
- enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
- pension scheme
- death in service insurance policy
- learning and development programme, including annual review, mentoring scheme, regular CPD and specialist training as required to fulfil role requirements
- monthly show and tell, office trips and other social events
- time off in lieu policy
- two paid volunteer days
- up to five and a half paid days to cover emergency care for dependents
- annual pay review, benchmarked within the industry and taking into account inflation and cost of living
- employee assistance programme
Key responsibilities of the role
Projects:
- with the support of project architects, senior management and technical director, your role will be to oversee the process where Gort Scott is providing BRPD services, so that our services meet regulations under the Building Safety Act
- administer and maintain building regulations compliance trackers for each project
- contribute to the practice’s design ethos, whilst monitoring design development for aspects of compliance
- in the context of compliance, present and communicate architectural design ideas to clients, collaborators and staff at meetings and possibly wider industry events
- maintain and improve your knowledge of building regulations, CDM and best practice documents, i.e. London Plan, LETI, etc as appropriate to the projects the practice works on
- day to day responsibility for preparation and delivery of BRPD project outputs in line with deliverables outlined in the project programme and brief/appointment
- review, comment on and coordinate input from project team members and other consultants in relation to compliance
- liaise with the internal project team day-to-day and ensure deadlines are met in relation to BRPD duties and protocols, such as those for Gateways 1, 2 and 3
- ensure digital and hard copy files are maintained in the correct way, following practice/ project procedures in line with the quality management system
- perform your role and responsibilities in relation to the practice’s quality management system, environmental management system and H&S/CDM Policy
Studio:
- take responsibility for your professional development to maintain suitability for the role
- highlight areas of improvement and support the directors and practice manager in the progression of office systems and policies
- support the practice in finding new work and marketing opportunities through working on tenders, marketing material and other collateral
- assist the senior management team with the progression of office systems and policies as required
- take on additional areas of responsibility, management or other specialisms within the practice as required
- provide mentoring to junior members of the practice in accordance with the practice’s learning and development programme
- support the practice manager to maintain a clean and tidy office environment suitable for the work that the practice undertakes
- you may be asked to participate in the recruitment process, reviewing CVs, interviewing potential candidates and selecting new members of the team who fit with the role requirements and culture of the practice
- you may be asked to represent the practice at events such as industry fairs, conferences and seminars
Salary and application
Gort Scott is an equal opportunities employer. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled, and women candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the architecture profession.
Our salary offer is £48,000 to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience.
The role is full-time 9:30am to 6:30pm Monday to Friday. We operate core hours of 10am to 4:30pm and are happy to hear from people who would like to work part-time hours.
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