At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead architectural projects and manage resources while ensuring design quality and sustainability.
- Company: Established multi-disciplinary practice with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, profit-related bonus, private healthcare, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Enjoy hybrid working options and a supportive environment for professional development.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team with potential for equity partnership and career advancement.
- Qualifications: RIBA Chartered Architect with significant project management experience and strong client relationship skills.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
An Associate Director Architect is required to join a long established multi-disciplinary practice consisting of Architects, consulting engineers and other supporting consultants. Conrad Consulting have been retained to source a dynamic and enthusiastic Associate Director or Director level Architect who is looking to progress their career and to take a leading role in spearheading the architectural side of the business. The role carries the potential for advancement to Equity Partner level in the business after a qualifying period.
The position offers the very best of modern hybrid flexible working and on the days where your preference is to be office based, the role can be based in either Leeds or our clients HQ in Newark, Nottinghamshire.
- Scope, plan and negotiate the pricing of architectural projects in line with our clients current processes.
- Allocate and manage project resources ensuring the right staff are allocated to all projects in terms of skill and experience levels.
- Report against performance objectives in terms of invoicing versus targets and associated profitability.
- Reporting will include analysis of historical projects and forward forecasting.
- Develop and build personal client networks and reputation through attendance at industry networking events and submission of awards.
- Comply with all financial management processes in terms of timely project invoicing in order to maintain healthy cashflow.
- Ensure clear performance targets are set during the project planning phase in order to ensure all projects are delivered within time and cost budgets.
- Continue the development of architectural knowledge, design quality and sustainability within the practice.
- Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures in order to ensure the effective recruitment, management, retention and continuous professional development of all architectural staff.
- Ensure a full programme of Continual Professional Development (CPD) is in place to maintain a professional service and competence in areas relevant to our areas of work.
- Significant project running experience of a range of project types and sizes, as well as utilising different procurement methods.
- Customer focused approach to build client networks and manage client relationships.
- Ability to manage sector-based budgets and resource to deliver profitable projects in line with the Practice objectives.
- IT literate in terms of all current computer packages and presentation software.
- Excellent illustration and presentation skills.
- RIBA Chartered Architect and registered with the ARB.
- Evidence of personal and professional development throughout their career to date.
- Technically competent designer who has successfully designed and managed a number of projects across various sectors and the full project lifecycle.
- Leading multiple design teams across a range of projects.
Competitive salary depending on experience including car allowance £80,000 - £100,000. Profit related bonus subject to company performance. Potential to acquire equity share subject to performance. 5% pension contribution. Private healthcare package including family members (partner & dependents). 27 days holidays per year plus bank holidays plus close down between Christmas and the New Year. Hybrid working, subject to agreement and minimum periods in the office.
