Senior Project Architect / Design Manager - Lead design, detail & delivery across ambitious Projects

Founder & Managing Director @ Mammoth Capital Group of Companies

Mammoth Capital is a Group of Companies set up to source, design, fund, develop and build residential and hotel projects.

The management team most famously worked developing the hotel that is now the Mama Shelter Shoreditch (owned and operated until recently) and other new build, PD and refurbishment residential schemes in East and North London.

We are a true boutique development team with backgrounds in large & SME contractors, property, finance, design, hotel management and other areas.

We want to blend our experiences to deliver.

We seek an exceptional, motivated, proactive and organised ARB qualified professional to work with the Managing Director, Contracts Manager and all other teams from inception to completion/aftercare on the construction of projects owned in our pipeline.

The right person will need valuable experience in successfully delivering high‑end residential projects.

Some experience in delivering hotels could also be advantageous, for future work.

Working in this role will involve leading from the front, ensuring effective communication throughout the organisation, developing processes and systems while maintaining risk with a health and safety culture.

Other key responsibilities include managing key project issues, continually monitoring project in line with the design brief and assisting in managing consultants, contractors and leading the delivery of project design and contract administration.

Additionally, you must be able to influence other views and put across your position articulately, while demonstrating confidence and having the ability to work autonomously.

You must also possess excellent IT skills in particular in Auto CAD and Revit.

For those interested in the role, you will join a fun and dynamic team.

We will actively support the career progression of those in our team, with our continued growth creating opportunities.

You will report and work closely with the Managing Director/Owner and established Contracts Managers and Project Managers with the remaining team.

You will work with the design team and site personnel.

• General
• Lead the full suite of design activities across projects, stepping into unfamiliar design areas with support from specialist consultants when needed.
• Review and interrogate architectural and technical drawings; set and enforce high standards for construction detailing.
• Maintain and grow relationships with existing consultants and proactively source new/freelance specialists via Linked In and planning networks.
• Refine external consultant proposals and scope to ensure clear deliverables, responsibilities and QA.
• Project Inception
• Assess new land opportunities through feasibility studies, massing and early design options.
• Manage the planning process end-to-end, from pre-app to submission and appeals, integrating consultant feedback into proposals.
• Manage offshore Revit team (LOD 300 initial deliverable) to extract compliant drawing packages and develop the model up to LOD 500 throughout construction with as‑built for O&Ms & Aftercare.
• Establish systems from day‑one that align planning policy with future building control compliance (QA’d with highly experienced external architects/consultants).
• Lead pre‑application through to full planning submission: submit documents, manage responses, and incorporate feedback into the model.
• Own planning applications through to decision and any appeal processes – be proactive and persistent.
• Pre‑Construction (RIBA Stages 3 & 4)
• Take ownership of RIBA Stage 3 & 4 outputs with an architectural technician, Revit team and freelance external consultants.
• Act as go‑to person for Building Safety Act compliance and maintain Golden Thread.
• Integrate early input from the site execution team to optimise construction methods and buildability.
• Develop value‑engineering proposals for costing by the internal contractors’ QS and execution team review & input.
• Produce robust, coordinated construction detailing (interfaces/junctions) and testing/QA procedures to reduce queries on site.
• Manage utilities applications and coordinate statutory approvals.
• Build systems to minimise, maintain and organise while closing out Rf Is/Rf Qs design input/review during the design & construction phases.
• Manage BREEAM consultant relationships and coordinate BREEAM inputs into design (aligned with project targets).
• Lead & maintain awareness of CDM obligations with external PDs.
• Manage party wall issues and follow party wall procedures.
• Show interest in and develop working knowledge of the NRM1 coding system to support cost planning and handover.
• Construction & On‑site
• Be willing and able to be site‑based as required to support delivery, resolve technical issues swiftly and ensure quality standards are met.
• Work closely with site teams and management to enhance QA and resolve construction issues – either in‑house or via external consultants.
• Provide timely budget input and collaborate with contractors/QS on cost management and value engineering outcomes.
• H&S awareness or qualification is advantageous but not essential.
• Sales, Marketing & Aftercare
• Support sales & marketing with technical requirements: floorplans, CGIs, hoarding design, branding input and presentation materials.
• Provide post‑handover aftercare input as required to close out defects, record final as‑built information and support client satisfaction.
• ARB registered.
• Extensive experience in architectural/technical design with heavy experience in construction detailing.
• Confident reader of architectural and technical drawings; strong practical, buildable detailing skills.
• Experience managing multi‑disciplinary consultants and freelance resource sourcing.
• Demonstrable experience running planning submissions, pre‑apps and responding to consultees.
• Comfortable managing Revit workflows and overseeing offshore modelling teams (LOD 300 outputs).
• Strong communicator, highly organised, commercially aware and solutions‑focused.
• Willingness to spend time on site where necessary.
• Practicals
• Location: Flexible office base with regular site attendance, as required.
• Reporting to: Director, working closely with the execution team.

Apply with: CV and short portfolio/summary showing Revit/LOD 300 outputs and examples of construction detailing.

Salary will be dependent on experience.

We are an equal opportunities employer!

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