Senior Architect – Residential | ARB Registered / RIBA | London

Hendon, North London | Full-time | Office-based

Take ownership. Lead the design. Deliver the project.

EMI Consulting is a growing multidisciplinary consultancy based in Hendon, North London, providing architectural design, structural engineering, Building Regulations, Principal Designer and Party Wall services.

We work across a broad range of residential, commercial and mixed-use projects, including:

• Residential extensions and refurbishments
• Loft conversions
• Internal alterations and reconfigurations
• HMO and property conversions
• Complex structural alterations
• Commercial refurbishments
• New-build and mixed-use projects
• Planning and Building Regulations applications
• Technical and construction drawing packages

Due to continued growth, we are looking for an experienced ARB-registered Senior Architect to join and help lead our expanding architectural team.

We are looking for more than a strong design portfolio. We need an Architect who can take ownership of projects, make confident technical decisions and drive work from initial brief and feasibility through planning, Building Regulations, technical design and construction.

This is a hands-on senior role with genuine responsibility, direct client contact and close collaboration with our in-house Structural Engineers.

The Role

As a Senior Architect, you will manage your own portfolio of projects while helping maintain and develop the technical standards of EMI’s architectural team.

✅ Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead projects from feasibility through planning, Building Regulations, technical design and construction
• Manage several live projects simultaneously
• Take ownership of programme, quality and project delivery
• Lead client discussions, design reviews and technical meetings
• Coordinate directly with consultants, contractors and our in-house Structural Engineers
• Identify design, regulatory and construction risks early and resolve them proactively

✅ Architectural Design & AutoCAD

• Produce and review high-quality architectural drawings using AutoCAD
• Prepare detailed plans, sections, elevations and construction details
• Develop practical, buildable architectural solutions
• Review and coordinate drawing packages before issue
• Maintain strong drawing and technical standards across projects

✅ Planning & Building Regulations

• Prepare and manage planning applications
• Lead Building Regulations / Building Control submissions
• Deal directly and confidently with Building Control
• Respond to technical comments and coordinate design amendments
• Apply strong working knowledge of UK Building Regulations and construction methods
• Coordinate architectural information with structural engineering designs and calculations

✅ Surveys, Sites & Technical Coordination

• Attend measured building surveys where required
• Attend site inspections across London and surrounding areas
• Resolve construction queries and technical issues during delivery
• Coordinate architectural, structural and consultant information
• Review buildability and construction sequencing where required
• Communicate directly with contractors and site teams

✅ Team Leadership

• Review and check work produced by Part I and Part II Architectural Assistants
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring
• Help improve internal drawing standards, templates and technical processes
• Support the continued development of EMI’s architectural team
• Contribute to a culture of accountability, technical quality and efficient project delivery

About You

Essential

✔ Current Architects Registration Board (ARB) registration and legal entitlement to use the title Architect in the UK

✔ At least 3 years’ experience independently leading and delivering UK architectural projects, with demonstrable responsibility for live project outcomes

✔ Strong hands-on experience delivering residential extensions, loft conversions, refurbishments, structural alterations, HMO/property conversions and similar small-to-medium UK projects

✔ Proven ability to independently take projects through feasibility, planning, Building Regulations, technical design and construction stages

✔ Strong experience preparing and managing planning applications and Building Regulations / Building Control submissions

✔ Direct experience dealing with Building Control, including receiving technical comments, coordinating required amendments and progressing matters through to resolution

✔ Advanced professional AutoCAD capability – essential, with confidence producing and reviewing plans, elevations, sections, technical details and coordinated drawing packages

✔ Strong knowledge of UK Building Regulations, planning requirements, construction methods, materials and buildability

✔ Strong technical detailing capability, including the ability to develop practical and buildable construction solutions rather than relying solely on standard details

✔ Ability to interpret, coordinate and review structural engineering information, including beams, openings, foundations and other structural alterations

✔ Experience coordinating directly with Structural Engineers, consultants, contractors and site teams

✔ Experience attending measured surveys and site inspections, identifying technical issues and resolving construction queries

✔ Proven experience communicating directly with clients, managing design discussions and progressing decisions confidently

✔ Experience reviewing and checking architectural drawings and technical work produced by Part I / Part II Architectural Assistants, providing technical direction, feedback and mentoring where required

✔ Ability to lead and support junior architectural team members while maintaining drawing quality, technical standards and project deadlines

✔ Ability to manage multiple live projects simultaneously, prioritise workloads and maintain accurate project documentation

✔ Strong project-management, communication and organisational skills

✔ Ability to make sound architectural and technical decisions and progress projects without continual supervision

✔ Comfortable working from our Hendon, North London office five days per week, with site attendance across London and surrounding areas as required

Highly Desirable

• RIBA Chartered Membership
• Commercial and mixed-use project experience
• HMO and complex residential conversion experience
• Experience within a multidisciplinary architecture and structural engineering consultancy
• Experience supervising or mentoring architectural staff
• Experience reviewing and checking technical work produced by others
• Strong commercial awareness and client-management capability
• Full UK driving licence

Our Working Environment

AutoCAD is our principal architectural drawing platform.

At EMI, Architecture and Structural Engineering sit within the same consultancy. This means our Architects work directly alongside Structural Engineers rather than passing information between disconnected consultants.

We also use structured digital project-management systems, including monday.com, to manage workloads, deadlines and project visibility. Previous monday.com experience is not required.

Why EMI Consulting?

This is an opportunity to have a visible impact within a growing multidisciplinary practice.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Take genuine ownership of projects
• Work across the full project lifecycle
• Work directly alongside Structural Engineers
• Lead residential, commercial and mixed-use projects
• Develop strong client and contractor relationships
• Influence architectural and technical standards
• Mentor developing architectural staff
• Help shape the growth of EMI’s architectural team
• Progress toward greater technical and leadership responsibility
• Receive competitive remuneration based on experience

We are particularly interested in Architects who enjoy solving real design and construction problems, taking responsibility and seeing projects through to successful delivery.

Location: Hendon, North London

This is a full-time, office-based position, five days per week initially, with site attendance across London and surrounding areas as required.

Candidates should consider their ability to commute to Hendon on this basis before applying.

To Apply

Please submit:

• Your CV
• Your architectural portfolio
• Examples of technical / Building Regulations drawing packages
• Examples of relevant residential, commercial or mixed-use projects
• A brief summary of projects you have personally led and delivered

We are particularly interested in understanding what you personally delivered, the responsibility you held and the technical decisions you were accountable for.

Immediate and near-immediate availability is welcomed.

Competitive salary depending on experience, technical capability and level of responsibility.

EMI Consulting

Structural Engineering | Architectural Design | Building Regulations | Principal Designer | Party Wall