Part 2 Architectural Assistant

Overview

Are you a Part 2 Architectural Assistant, looking for your next challenge with a progressive and supportive employer with a triple bottom line? (People, Planet, and Purpose)

We are offering an opportunity for someone eager to join our Plymouth team.

About us

Stride Treglown is an employee-owned architectural practice and certified B Corp.

Since 1953, we’ve been clear that great design requires a human approach, deep local knowledge, and specialist expertise—all backed by verified results.

We’re now one of the UK’s largest architectural practices, with 300+ specialists in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, masterplanning, town planning, building surveying, and graphic design.

Across 9 UK studios, we’re embedded in the communities we live and work, bringing imagination and flair to every project—with the technical proficiency to deliver what we design.

About you

We are looking for a proactive and talented Part Two qualified Architectural Assistant to join our Plymouth team.

We want to provide you with opportunities to use and develop your design and communications skills whilst working within a stimulating multidisciplinary environment. We work on a diverse range of projects and pride ourselves on our innovative yet responsive approach to our clients’ brief, providing quality in outcome and approach every step of the way.

We will ensure that you receive training and support from your local office including a technical buddy and a mentor.

For those people with outstanding portfolios who can demonstrate their skills and strengths we will create the right opportunity to support you in your blossoming career – consolidating what you have learnt and providing exposure and opportunities to work on new things. This is a great opportunity to deepen your use of Revit and BIM within our thriving practice. We will provide and pay for Revit training to the successful candidate.

• At least 12 months experience in an architectural practice
• Excellent communication skills to facilitate working in a hybrid environment (office and home-based working)
• Good interpersonal skills
• An understanding of the sensitivities when communicating with and presenting to clients
• An understanding of the design process and development of a construction project
• Working knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign
• Working knowledge of Revit or willingness to gain the required level of knowledge through training
• Ability to balance workload as the role may require you to balance more than one project at any one time
• Any work carried out on science, technology, education, healthcare or senior living is desirable but not a pre-requisite

What we can offer

• Full-time hours
• Flexible work environment
• A contemporary working environment
• A friendly, open and caring culture

Application instructions

If you would like to be considered, please include a:

• Cover Letter explaining why you are right person for this role
• CV covering your professional achievements and experiences
• Portfolio that includes examples of your best projects to show us that you right person for this role.

Please apply via our website – you do not need to join or subscribe to any third-party websites.

Stride Treglown is registered as a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We are committed to changing behaviours and cultures with inclusive recruitment practices. We believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, background, disability, or marital status can bring their full purpose to life. We will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

This role would not meet the criteria under the Home Office Skilled Worker role. We are therefore unable to provide sponsorship and candidates applying would need to provide their own right to work in the UK.