London, UK
Architect
at Native North Architects
Native North Architects is recruiting for an architect to join its team in London.
Role: architect
Location: London and remotely
Start date: immediate
Duration: full-time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week (three month review)
Salary: £37,000 to £42,000 commensurate with experience
Benefits:
- flexible/hybrid working
- pension, 3 percent contribution
- holidays, 26 days and bank holidays
- training and development
- payment of professional membership and subscription fees
- two days per year paid time off to volunteer
Application deadline: rolling
Native North is a London-based architecture practice with people and place at the heart of what we do. We’re looking to recruit a motivated and ambitious architect to work on a range of exciting new residential projects including private residential houses and small scale new-build affordable housing. The position offers the opportunity to play a vital role in developing and shaping native north.
Roles and responsibilities:
- maintain and continually strive to improve our close-knit practice ethos, instilling this through each project at all stages
- creation, presentation and communication of architectural design ideas exceeding client expectation inclusive of: sketching, diagrams, 3D modelling and visuals
- day to day responsibility for preparation and delivery of project outputs in line with agreed brief and deliverables – ensuring actions are followed through
- collaboration with internal and external parties inclusive of clients, contractors and consultants (engineers, surveyors etc.)
- ability to prepare detailed and fully coordinated working drawing packages within agreed timescales with understanding of budget
- management of tender processes: documentation, issuing and analysing
- site inspections: liaison with contractors on site, responding to RFI’s, managing site inspections and producing documentation
- ensure risk, quality, legal issues and best practice guidelines are identified and met
Required skills and experience:
- two plus years’ experience post-qualification (ARB registered architect)
- excellent design and technical skills – ideally gained on residential projects
- proficiency in Revit, Enscape, Adobe Creative Cloud, specification writing and Microsoft Office skills are essential
- a good understanding of the current RIBA work stages, planning processes and building regulations
- procurement, party wall and contract administration experience is an advantage, but not essential
- the capacity to be able to work on their own initiative and have excellent communication, time/project management and organisational skills with professional attitude
- fluent written and spoken English
- awareness of current Construction Design Management 2015 (CDM) regulations is advantageous
To apply
Please submit a cover letter (max. 250 words) explaining why you would be a good fit, your CV and a selection of work examples via the apply for job button below.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview. Due to the small size of our team, we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates.
The successful candidate must by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK.
Native North is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups.