ADP is seeking a chartered architectural technologist or qualified architect to join its Manchester, UK team.
At ADP, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills in a chosen sector or as an all-rounder, working with our cross-practice specialists in sectors including residential, commercial, healthcare and education design. You’ll also be able to work on projects that truly benefit their communities, from large laboratory buildings to mixed-use developments, sensitive refurbishments to envelope-pushing new builds, £100m high-profile schemes to local grassroots projects. Recent highlights include the transformation of an Art Deco Debenhams store into the University of Gloucestershire’s city campus and delivering our award-winning GP Surgery in Hackney, The Portico.
With seven studios across the UK, Cyprus and India and 60 years history, we work collaboratively to deliver buildings that make a real difference. We design around the principles of sustainability, belonging and engagement, rethinking the built environment to create a better future. Our recent awards include Architect of the Year at the OxProp Awards, Best Student/Pupil Experience Project at the Learning Places Scotland Awards and the AJ Architecture Award for Best Health and Wellbeing Project.
ADP is an employee-owned practice meaning that all staff have a say in how the business is run, and everyone benefits from its success. We know that a healthy work-life balance is key and in addition to other benefits all staff work a nine-day working fortnight.
We’re an equal opportunities employer and a gold-standard investor in people, reflecting our belief that it takes a people-centred practice to create people-centred architecture.
Diversity is at the heart of our success, and we welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
The role:
- assisting with the technical design elements of projects
- producing strong effective designs with appropriate competent technical solutions that align with our vision
- taking responsibility for the production, coordination and integrity of project specific information
- taking responsibility for all project specific quality management tasks
- ensuring that all work is prepared in accordance with the practice’s BIM standards and protocols and maintaining a detailed knowledge of BIM processes and software associated with design
- ensuring that the service is delivered in accordance with the quality management system
- megularly reviewing the design against the project brief and participate in design reviews
- maintaining detailed knowledge of current legislation, regulations and standards
- maintaining detailed knowledge of modern methods of construction
- maintaining suitable knowledge of sector specific regulations and legislation
- maintaining a clear understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work
- contribute to the continual improvement of practices procedures/methods
- consider CDM and health and safety in all our design work, and work to design out and minimise risk
About you:
- three plus years’ experience post qualification
- have good technical understanding, with experience producing RIBA stage 3 and four packages
- competent in Revit and Enscape
- experience or interest in Healthcare and/or Science architecture would be an advantage
Start date: ASAP
How to apply
If you’re interested in joining our team, please submit your CV, portfolio and a cover letter via the apply for job button below with ‘technical role Manchester’ in the subject line. Attachments should be in PDF format and no larger than 5MB in size.
