Mæ is hiring a senior architect to join its team in London.

Are you an exceptionally talented architect with strong leadership credentials and a keen interest in creating sustainable and diverse places and buildings? If you would like to work with a sociable and creative team on a range of engaging projects within the extended field of housing, we would love to hear from you.

Mæ’s purpose is to design buildings and places that uplift the human spirit. Founded by Alex Ely, we are a Stirling Prize winning practice at the forefront of sustainable, resilient and socially conscious architecture and urbanism; creating work that exists in harmony with the planet and enriches culture and society.

Our work is guided by three principles: Social – we create inclusive, welcoming places together with the people who use our buildings; Sustainable – we respond positively to the climate emergency, designing resilient, low-carbon architecture; and Spatial – we go beyond conventional thinking to make imaginative, affordable spaces that exceed people’s expectations.

Alongside project responsibilities all our team members join one of our three studio teams – Mæ B (social), Mæ Zero (sustainable) and Mæ+ (spatial) – advancing our skills and learning and contributing to a better built environment.

We are looking for a Senior Architect to join our London team to work on housing and mixed-use projects, from planning stages through to construction, leading the project and maintaining design quality and consistency

Skills and experience:

RIBA Part 3 qualification three plus years and ARB registered
strong, coherent and well resolved design and detailing skills, aligned with Mæ’s ethos
UK housing experience
internal team management ability
client liaison and design team management experience
project management; budgets, programmes and resourcing
project quality plan and quality control (ISO)
knowledge of technical standards, planning applications and industry regulations
CAD/BIM skills essential. Revit and/or ArchiCAD preferred
Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 knowledge, and AI aware

Personal skills:

strong communication skills, written, verbal and presentation
planning and prioritising workload, multitasking
always act with integrity and fairness
fluency in English is essential

We can offer:

a collaborative and social studio to work in
competitive salary (benchmarked annually) and pension scheme
20 days annual leave plus three days Christmas closure, plus bank holidays/length of service days
flexible start and finish times
training and career development plan
weekly design review breakfasts and monthly talk and drinks
socials (cultural, sports, lunches) and annual study trip
annual wellbeing week and allowance
paid ARB fees
supportive policies and enhanced maternity/paternity leave/pay
paid volunteer time and social value programmes

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship, so we will require you to have the Right to Work in the UK in place.

We thrive on collaboration and knowledge share and therefore, this role and all our team are based in the studio.

As a B Corp certified and London Mayor’s Good Work Standard & Living Wage Foundation accredited company, we are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive studio.

Please send all applications with a cover letter, CV and a PDF-portfolio attachment. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and invited for an interview. We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know if there is anything you need.

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