Team leader:

• Lead an Architectural team, supporting the business, team and colleagues to achieve maximum potential
• Manage the team effectively with adherence to commercial performance and resource management via productivity and time methods
• Support the Associates and Directors, linking effectively and proactively with other teams within the company 
• Work proactively and flexibly to support delivery across the service with commercial and solution focus
• Take ownership for own personal development
• Support the professional development of team members

Business delivery:

• Be the authority for Architectural Designer matters (Conceptual/Technical/Compliance)
• Assist in the development and delivery of new processes for the department
• Ensure projects are completed on budget and to schedule
• Prepare scheme designs with costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works
• Prepare and present feasibility reports and high quality design proposals to the client
• Work around constraining factors such as planning legislation, building regulations, environmental impact and project budget
• Prepare applications for planning and building control
• Prepare working drawings, details and specifications for pricing and construction issue
• Choose materials to be used and the requirements for the project, based on site and environmental criteria
• React and resolve issues which arise during the predesign/design/construction/post-construction stages of a project
• Contract Administration
• Lead and co-ordinate the project design team at all stages of projects

Business strategy:

• Assist with leading the Architectural team strategy for the business
• Support with the development of a team business plan linked to the practices strategic business plan
• Cultivate new business clients and retain existing clients

It’s essential you have:

• Degree in Architecture or equivalent
• Have five+ years professional experience as an Architect
• Strong design and drawing skills
• A keen interest in buildings and the built environment
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, with the ability to liaise effectively with a range of other professionals
• An understanding of the relationship between people, buildings and the wider environment
• Chartership (you are an associate member of CIAT or RIBA) or have chartered membership with CIAT or RIBA
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• CAD proficiency

Communication:

• Discuss the objectives, requirements and budgets of projects
• Liaise with construction professionals on the feasibility of potential projects
• Create a positive and professional first impression of Concertus
• Communicate with all staff efficiently
• Work closely with teams of other professionals such as Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers, Engineers and Architectural Assistants both internally and externally
• Travel regularly to construction sites, proposed locations and client meetings
• Lead on introducing more efficient and joined up projects and processes

BIM roles and responsibilities:

• Ensuring asset Information requirements and/or MIDP requirements set out in the Employers Information Requirements are delivered on a BIM project
• Enable reliable information exchange through a common data environment
• Overall lead for configuration management and project outputs
• Populate the information exchange format for the information model
• Production of design outputs related to a discipline specific, package-based or time-based task
• Undertake clash detection process and liaise with design team
• Produce BIM compliant working drawings and specifications
• Direct the production of task information in compliance with standards and methods
• Assure delivery of information exchanges
• Coordinated delivery of all design information
• Enable integration and co-ordination of information within information model
• Manage information development and information approvals
• Confirm Design Deliverables
• Direct the production of task information in compliance with standards and methods
• Direct the production of task information using agreed systems
• Propose resolutions to co-ordination clashes
• Accept / reject information exchanges within the common data environment

Salary on offer will range up to £45,000 PA, and they are currently operating a 3 day office / 2 day home split across the company.

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Please get in touch with Jack if this position may sound of interest to you. Jack is a consultant at mustard with a specialist regional approach to architectural recruitment. He works with private practices, multidisciplinary consultancies, developers and contractors across the Midlands including numerous AJ100 firms.

mustard are a specialist creative recruitment consultancy with offices in Bristol, London and Hong Kong. Established for over 11 years, they have a market-leading reputation for quality service and delivery across architecture, interior design and the creative industries.

Jack Perks | jack.perks@mustardjobs.co.uk | +44 (0)203 854 1100 | www.mustardjobs.co.uk