Qualified Architect - Oxford studio

Our client combines the best in architecture & engineering to provide a full suite of services to clients in the public and private sector. Whether designing iconic buildings or developing clever solutions for clients, they offer intelligent, sustainable solutions and unrivalled expertise.

Their diverse, highly skilled, passionate design teams are unified with a belief - good design can positively transform people's lives. We have a keen and astute eye for design and technical quality, ensuring the delivery of fantastic projects that inspire and delight our customers.

Due to current opportunities and strong pipeline of future work we are looking to recruit a Qualified Architect, with approximately 2-5 years post Part 3 qualification, to further expand the Building Design teams in Oxford. This opportunity would ideally suit someone looking to work in a collaborative environment where they will be given the opportunity to work on a variety of projects and to take responsibility of projects throughout the full design lifecycle.

The teams work on a number of projects across sectors including education, regeneration, commercial, transport, energy, defence, as well as heritage and urban redevelopment. Our breadth of work across these sectors means there are plentiful opportunities to gain vast amounts of experience as well as offering the opportunity to find or develop your niche! We are considerate to people's ambitions and needs, and always seek, where reasonably possible, to ensure everyone has the opportunity to grow and develop.

Responsibilities
-Taking ownership of individual schemes and taking them from inception through to completion.
-Client facing responsibilities.
-Working within, or leading single and full multi-disciplinary design teams.
-Assisting and developing the client brief, producing creative and feasible design options for projects within various sectors.
-Working with or leading other disciplines and producing RIBA work-stage reports.
-Ensuring design responses are deliverable and meet the client brief whilst respecting the opportunities and constraints that each site affords.
-Communicating schemes in a mixed portfolio of media to clients, peers and multiple disciplines as part of our review processes.
-Working as part of or leading a design team in the preparation of production information and working drawing packages in both traditional and Design and build projects across multi sectors.
-Security clearance and/or willingness to undertake security clearance checks to work on projects across all sectors is essential.
-Working on local, regional, national and international projects.

Requirements
-Qualified Architect, ARB registered. RIBA registration desired.
-Architectural experience within sectors such as Education, Commercial, Defence and Urban Redevelopment.
-Demonstrable experience of delivering and managing projects on-site.
-Ability to deliver projects in a traditional and D&B contract environment contract administration experience and/or awareness desirable.
-Passion for design and interest in developments within the Architecture industry.
-Proficiency in Revit is essential.
-Must be Adobe Suite proficient i.e. InDesign, Photoshop and illustrator.
-Must have 3D modelling skills. Sketchup and Revit required. FormIt and 3DS Max desired.
-Experience of producing concept designs.
-Able to draw 'free hand' sketches and illustrate.
-Able to participate in design and technical review amongst your peers and
multi-disciplinary environments.

If this sounds of interest, then feel free to send over your CV for review.
j.stalley@edenbrown.com

Your expert recruitment consultant is James Stalley, call today on 02074 227303 or email j.stalley@edenbrown.com Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.