London, UK
Part 2 architectural assistants
at Piercy&Company
Piercy&Company is hiring Part 2 architectural assistants to join its team in London.
Piercy&Company is looking for a number of Part 2 architectural assistants to join its London studio to support a number of exciting new projects.
About us
Piercy&Company is an award-winning London-based studio founded in 2002 by architect Stuart Piercy. Our interdisciplinary practice comprises 70 architects, designers and researchers with a shared passion for materials, form, technology and craft.
We work on projects at every scale, from masterplans and large-scale buildings to interiors and objects. No matter the scale or typology, all are fuelled by the ambition to improve the human experience of how projects are made and how they feel.
Working on extraordinary projects, we create new forms with traditional techniques while investigating familiar forms with experimental materials. Collaborations with specialist craftspeople and partnerships with academics, universities, engineers and ambitious clients provide our team with an endless source of energy, inspiration and optimism for the future.
About you:
- RIBA part 2 or equivalent architectural assistant with up to three year’s experience
- exceptionally strong design skills
- excellent visualisation skills, preferably using Rhino and Enscape or 3ds Max and V-Ray
- experience in detailed design drawings desirable but not essential
- reasonable knowledge of UK building regulations
- good written communication skills and the ability to visualise, illustrate and present ideas clearly
- experience across RIBA work stages 1 to 4 desirable but not essential
- BIM (Revit) experience a significant advantage
- eligibility to work in the UK
What we offer
Piercy&Company have an inclusive and collaborative culture and offer several benefits:
- annual profit share scheme
- Part 3 company contribution
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
- TOIL policy
- membership of the RIBA pension scheme
- enhanced paternity and maternity leave
- training and development opportunities
- studio outings and social events
- access to CPDs and internal talks
- after two years annual leave increased to 25 days
- health and wellbeing initiatives – cycle to work scheme, weekly organic fruit delivery, weekly F45 workout sessions, monthly masseuse, various in-house workshops and activities
- office closed during Christmas period
- and more
We annually benchmark salaries across the studio based upon the D3 Group’s Architecture Industry Survey, which provides insights from approximately 100 design and architecture practices.
Please submit your cover letter, digital CV in PDF format (online links to portfolios will not be accepted) and work examples using the apply for job button below with ‘Part 2 application’ as the subject heading.
Remuneration is dependent upon experience.
We actively encourage applications from women, the LGBTQIA+ community and people from ethnic minorities as these groups are currently under-represented within the industry. Piercy&Company is an equal opportunities employer dedicated to closing this gap and wishes to continue building a studio of skilled professionals from a range of diverse backgrounds.
Please note: Due to the high volume of applicants, we will only be in contact should you be invited to interview.
Application deadline: we are looking to fill the role as soon as possible, although we understand that an immediate start may not be possible in all cases
This position is only available to applicants based in the United Kingdom