Architectural Assistant in Belfast

If you enjoy working in a collaborative and multicultural environment and are looking to advance your career, we’re looking for experienced and enthusiastic project architects to join our growing international practice, a World Architecture 100 firm, in Belfast. We offer a hybrid approach to working, with three days a week in the office and two days a week working from home. Core Hours are 9.30am – 3pm. A large proportion of our work is based in the UK, so candidates need to be willing and able to travel to these locations for site visits as required.

Benefits

• Paid employee referral scheme
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Biannual appraisals
• Learning and development opportunities
• Opportunities to take sabbaticals
• Increased annual leave with length of service
• Paid eye tests
• Workplace pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Paid professional subscriptions related to the role

Role Responsibilities

• Support the team in the technical delivery of commercial, retail, residential, industrial projects.
• Conduct activities and produce outputs in line with relevant legislation and industry standards including drawings, schedules, specifications and reports under direct supervision of the Project Runner.
• Produce presentation material, reports and models as required.
• Support in ensuring all project agreements are in place and the terms of appointment and programme are clear.
• Assist in the production of Planning, Landlord, Building Control, and other statutory applications.
• Assist in the management of pre‑construction Health and Safety in line with CDM 2015 where Hyphen is acting as Principal Designer.
• Attend and engage in client and design team meetings – minute meetings as required.
• Undertake surveys or site visits to monitor works and produce documentation to communicate findings.
• Support the production and management of the construction tendering process.
• Liaise with and provide information to other consultants and incorporate their input as necessary.
• Review drawings from other internal and external team members and produce mark‑ups where necessary.
• Maintain appropriate project reporting through the Rapport system.
• Adhere to Hyphen Quality Management System (QMS) and Technical Standards at all times.
• Other tasks as reasonably required from time to time.

Non‑Project Responsibilities

• Ad hoc administration duties.
• Attend and contribute to office team meetings.
• Keep up to date with the work of the office and company as a whole.
• Develop appropriate understanding of UK legislation, planning, construction and health and safety.
• Attend and contribute to office‑arranged CPD sessions.
• Manage personal CPD.

Skills & Experience

• Part II accredited degree or equivalent.
• Attendance at client and design team meetings.
• Research project‑specific technical and design elements such as building regulations, planning constraints and report back to the project runner.
• Prepare and maintain meeting records.
• Maintain day‑to‑day client project runner contact.
• Support the technical service delivery for the project duration.
• Communicate resource needs to the project runner where appropriate.
• Maintain and contribute to the Project Quality Control System.
• Raise any issues that may affect the agreed fee.
• Participate in the contract administration process supporting the project runner.
• Prepare design stage packages from concept, development, technical and construction stages.
• Prepare technical details, sketches and drawings demonstrating the proposals.
• Prepare reports at the end of each stage for review.
• Research and prepare specific technical specifications for materials and standards of workmanship.
• Carry site visits to ascertain project specifics or carry out measured surveys.
• Manage small teams in the delivery of individual package designs (planning, specific work element).
• Review and ensure all own work produced is to Hyphen standards prior to review by project runners or senior employees.
• Right to work in the UK is required.

Location & Salary

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland. Salary: £27,750.