AOC is hiring an architect with two plus years’ listed building site experience to join its London team.

The candidate will be involved in delivering radical designs for new cultural and public uses.

The role

We are looking for a qualified architect with extensive experience delivering designs for listed buildings on site and at least two years post ARB qualification, to become part of the design team in our Hackney studio. You will be the day-to-day project lead, taking responsibility for the role and communicating effectively with your team members, consultants and client team. You will be passionate about resolving technical challenges and have significant experience as an architect leading project construction. As an active contributor to our collaborative studio, you will be involved in all aspects of the practice, shaping its continued evolution.

The practice

Agents Of Change/AOC are a London-based practice of architects and designers led by Tom Coward, Gill Lambert and Geoff Shearcroft. We create buildings, experiences and places that help people connect. Through our design process we help people imagine and deliver transformational change. Many of our projects invent new types of space that respond to contemporary needs.

We are passionate collaborators, co-creating with clients, users, experts and communities to deliver designs that work as well as they look. Our design approach is rooted in practical research and rigorous in-situ testing and prototypes. This leads to designs that are particular to the forms, materials and myths of their place. We are experts in the adaptation of buildings of all ages, reimagining uses in historically and politically sensitive sites. Over 20 years practice we have consistently innovated with materials and technologies to construct buildings with ever lower embodied carbon and energy use.

We are currently working on a range of cultural buildings, including the Grade II* listed Paignton Picture House, a theatre and venue in St Neots, a new home for the Royal Academy of Music and Stonehenge Learning Centre in a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Essential skills/knowledge:

ARB Part 3 qualified with minimum two years’ experience
experience of transforming listed buildings – an enthusiasm for creative conservation essential, conservation architect accreditation ideal
able to work independently and lead a small team with care and intelligence
being a confident designer with good interpersonal skills
an excellent understanding of construction methods and detailing
good organisational skills with great attention to detail
proven communication skills, able to liaise with client, consultant and contractor teams
able to lead project and practice related research
to be Mac literate and proficient in Adobe CC and MS Office 365
efficient in 2D and 3D drafting – Vectorworks 2D essential, Vectorworks 3D desirable
thorough knowledge of NBS and writing specifications
excellent written and spoken English language skills proven experience working on all RIBA Stages

Benefits

Our benefits package includes:

flexible working policy with up to two days remote working
core office hours policy providing flexibility at either end of the day
annual leave increasing with long service
profit share bonus payment
employers pension contribution
cycle to work scheme
support for professional studies and conservation architect accreditation
comprehensive continuing professional development programme
discounted access to museums and archives
studio trips, events, openings, exhibitions and conferences

AOC are members of the London Practice Forum which cares about London, its people and its built environment. We are an equal opportunities employer and a London Living Wage employer. We actively seek and encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Salary will be commensurate with experience.

How to apply

If you meet the outlined requirements please send a digital copy of your CV below (max 10MB) along with a covering letter outlining how you meet the criteria and why you want to work for AOC to studio@theaoc.co.uk, subject ‘Architect job application’. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK, based in our London office, and be available to start in October 2025.

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