Senior Architectural Technologist

Purpose of the role: Providing skilled technical support to the project team.

Reporting to: Project Architect and Partners.

Overview of the role: Typically working as part of a project team under the direction of the Project Architect, taking a leading role in the production of BIM models and generating technical details. Responsibility for the production of office standard details.

Operational duties and responsibilities (across all RIBA Workstages):

• Drawing and sketching architectural and interior design solutions by hand.
• Responsibility for BIM Manager's role on projects and production of BIM Execution Plans.
• Independently producing complex and detailed architectural drawings from the ARCHICAD model.
• Producing schedules from the ARCHICAD model.
• Document control of incoming third party material.
• Document control of design information for external issue.
• Independently developing complex 2D technical construction details and defining office standards.
• Independently researching appropriate products, materials etc.
• Reviewing design information prepared by junior team members, providing feedback and support.
• Drafting NBS specifications, researching products and construction methods as necessary.
• Participating in, and contributing to, team meetings and design workshops.
• Participating in, and contributing to, internal CPD presentations.
• Operating standard internal project management and administrative systems.
• Providing general assistance in the office.
• Complying with Health & Safety, Employment and Environmental Policies.

Professional:

• Degree in Architectural Technology.
• Committed to a career in architecture, with clear professional goals.
• Enthusiastic, conscientious and committed.
• Aware of practice administrative procedures and contractual responsibilities.
• Aware of responsibilities under RIBA, CIAT and ARB Codes of Conduct.
• Aware of duties under CDM Regulations.

Technical:

• Competent and skilled at using: Mac OS, ARCHICAD, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, NBS Chorus, Notion, iTaskX.
• Represents the practice professionally and competently.
• Communicates well with clients and other collaborators, quickly establishing a strong rapport.
• Recognises potential issues before they become a problem; communicates promptly with senior colleagues.
• Helpful, reliable and friendly; approachable with a positive attitude; sensitive to others.
• Co-operative and receptive to feedback.
• Provides constructive feedback to colleagues.

Management:

• Takes personal responsibility and is accountable for own actions.
• Responsible for office BIM standards and standard technical details and specifications.
• Ensures no task is undertaken without first agreeing a 'SMART' brief.
• Aware of the Pareto Principle and able to implement its lessons.
• Organised and tidy; meets agreed deadlines.
• Aware of the quality - cost - time triangle and able to adapt approach to suit.
• Provides technical support to colleagues.
• Understands and is engaged with the practice's vision and contributes towards achieving its goals.
• Practises business development skills, recognising the importance of developing these for future success.
• Proactively seeks new opportunities to expand personal and professional development and willingly shares new-found knowledge and skills with colleagues.

TO APPLY: If this position is of interest to you, please email your CV and portfolio to us (maximum attachment size 5Mb). We receive a large number of applications; as a consequence we will only consider applications that answer the following questions:

• Why do you want to come to work for LA London?
• Describe any professional experience you have that is relevant to what we do.
• What skills and personal attributes do you have that we can benefit from?
• What are your career goals and how do you plan to accomplish them?
• What professional experience of using ARCHICAD do you have?
• Tell us something interesting about yourself.

Only after we have received your replies to these questions will we open your CV and take your application to the next stage, which will normally be a short telephone interview. Please send your application to careers@la.london, with the subject as “RECRUITMENT – SIX QUESTIONS”.