Principal Architect

Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. Working for us, you'll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future. Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight, and collaboration.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Architect to join our Consulting team. With shared office space in Birmingham, Telford, Manchester, Stafford, Sheffield and Bristol, we welcome applications from Principal Architects across these regions.

Our Principal Architects play an important part within the Consulting team and alongside our clients. As a Principal Architect you will act as a technical team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision as appropriate to technical teams, operational managers, clients and suppliers. You will manage or influence the actions of technical teams regardless of office location, project or account, including the multidisciplinary environment and undertake the people manager role when required by the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide multi-discipline leadership and co-ordination on projects through all RIBA Stages.
• Take ownership for and manage individual tasks and support projects, from conception to completion.
• Preparing and leading the preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme.
• Ensure governance processes are followed and have experience in technical assurance.
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables.
• Compile, communicate and present regular project portfolio update reports internally/externally.
• Liaising with all client and internal Amey stakeholders/support functions to achieve project and team objectives.
• Significantly contributing to and leading the preparation of bids and the general work winning function, taking responsibility for the preparation of technical and commercial offers with accountability to the bid director.
• Foster collaborative working with all account stakeholders at every opportunity.
• Assuming the role of people manager when required by the business.

What you will bring to us:

• Registered as an Architect with the Architects Registration Board.
• Chartered Membership of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
• Proficient in various design applications including AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, and BIM.
• Familiar with various Contract Forms and Conditions.
• Knowledgeable in Building Regulations, Planning, Health & Safety, and other legislation.
• Skilled in Contract Administration.
• Adept at managing project-related tasks associated with health, safety, and welfare management, e.g., Amey's Integrated Management System and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
• Capable of acting as the architectural lead for a project as required under the terms of the commission.
• Competent in using NBS and other relevant design/CA software.
• Experienced with Bentley Microstation.
• Background in the Rail or Light Rail sector is desirable.
• Experience in using ProjectWise.

What we can offer you:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That's why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life's ups and downs. It's the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We're huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we're open to discussing working options that suit you.

Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers.

At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas - Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.

You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.

Plus, a range of other great perks and benefits including:

• Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to.
• Bonus - up to 10% of base salary.
• Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
• Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset. You’ll be stretched but always supported. We'll recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You'll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.