Senior Architect in Manchester

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald’s regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key sectors: Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

We are looking for a Senior Architect to join our growing architecture team. The architecture team is part of the buildings and cities unit within Mott MacDonald and provides services at all RIBA stages on a wide variety of projects. We have a diverse portfolio of interesting projects in most building typologies where we work with clients across Ireland, UK, Europe, and globally and cover all aspects of the project life-cycle. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Architect to join our team, to work on a long-term project opportunity, while developing your own career. You’ll be a part of a growing UK-wide architectural team, coordinating proactively with other engineering disciplines as well as running projects autonomously. The workload will include working on projects in a variety of sectors.

The ideal candidate will be degree qualified or equivalent in architecture with work experience within an Architectural Practice or similar environment in the UK and have suitable experience of running projects. The candidate will be creative, confident, with a keen eye for detail, possess excellent technical knowledge and have strong project running and people management skills. The role will also involve working with the senior management team and to get involved in the future growth of the business.

• Post part 3 / Qualified Architect with ARB registration
• Defence or Transport buildings experience would be beneficial
• Demonstrable post qualification experience
• Ability to deliver projects from a design and technical background
• Experience of project delivery
• Experience of working with Revit and BIM
• Should have a genuine interest in Architecture and the Built Environment and be aware of relevant current technical building legislation and guidance such as Building Regulations and British Standards
• Should be prepared to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Be a team leader with ability to build a team of architects and support staff

Application to include covering letter, CV and sample portfolio of work. We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including:

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

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Location(s): Birmingham, GB; Sheffield, GB; London, GB; Manchester, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Buildings

Discipline: Architecture

Job Ref: 11370

Recruiter Contact: Andrea Gaffney