Burgess Architects is hiring an architect to join its practice in London.
Burgess Architects is looking for an inquisitive and enthusiastic architect to join its busy design-led practice in Kennington in London.
There are excellent opportunities for career development as part of this small and motivated, supportive team.
Your responsibilities:
- day-to-day responsibility for two small projects
- pro-actively manage your projects, setting deadlines and coordinating the design
- liaise with consultants and contractors as required, report to the client
- all with ready support from the rest of the team
- collaborate on design discussions on all office projects
- develop a specialism and become office lead in anything; social media, sustainable services, the perfect toastie
- interest and commitment to developing the practice outlook and culture as we grow
Your skills and experience:
- two years’ experience in UK post Part 2 on small scale/domestic projects for RIBA Stage 4-5 minimum
- design-focused with passion for detailing and materiality
- experience of managing jobs on-site, liaising with contractors and the contract administration processes
- software in use: Vectorworks, SketchUp, InDesign, Photoshop, Word, Excel
Your attributes:
- flexible, enthusiastic and determined
- careful, thorough and keen to take responsibility and initiative
- independent worker with exceptional organisational skills and efficient approach to tasks
- excellent communication skills in written and spoken English
- eligible to work in the UK
The role will commence as maternity cover running to April 2027, with the expectation that the position will become permanent.
Salary commensurate with experience.
To apply please submit a covering letter, CV and portfolio examples saved as a single PDF using the ‘apply’ link below. The document should have your name as the title and be no larger than 10MB. Unfortunately, we can only reply to candidates who meet the above criteria. No agency or third-party applications please.
Burgess Architects is an equal opportunities employer.
