Pencil and Brick is hiring a senior project architect to join its team in London.

Pencil and Brick is an award-winning, architect-led design and build practice specialising in residential renovations and extensions across North and East London.

The practice is a RIBA Chartered Practice and actively involved with the Federation of Master Builders. The company is driven by strong principles and is committed to transforming homes, and improving lives through thoughtful, high-quality design and construction.

Particulars:

salary : experience-appropriate, industry benchmarked salaries will be offered to successful candidates
working location: currently our Brick Lane office, 6 Links Yard, London, E1 5LX
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Flexible with common hours 9am to 6pm
probation period: six months
employee Benefits (subject to change): 30 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), four per cent employer pension contribution, long service loyalty days, and business-use contributions (phone/tablet/bike)
Example career progression path: senior project architect, assistant head, head of department, director, shareholding director

Who we are

Read about who we are here.

Our values

Read our group-written Values text here.

Who we are looking for

A really good fit in our team, the culture we’re nurturing, and someone who has a real passion for the job and the sector. A full time talented ARB-registered Architect, who has already at least 5 years in UK practice as a post-ARB registration Architect, with significant full time experience in another practice.

Key duties:

all reasonable senior project architect tasks
coordinating design team obligations and resourcing with the design team lead
review of surveys, concept and developed designs, planning submissions, technical design, building regulation submissions, supporting construction site work
production of designs and technical information via CAD, specifications, presentation documents
support and mentoring of staff junior to you
engaging and innovating with senior management, to assist with company wide improvements
presenting and managing the customers experience, being a positive ambassador for the company
assisting the site team with technical design input

Requirements

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

someone who demonstrates our values
UK or Ireland educated or significantly experienced
at least in one university degree a good or above grade: e.g. distinction, merit, first, 2:1. Arguments in the absence of hitting this mark will be heard
be ARB registered with at least a minimum of five years’ experience in another practice in the UK
private residential experience is a must
project architect experience is a must
be someone who continuously develops themselves, furthering self-awareness. Mature beyond your years, and you excel in knowing yourself, you have a command over your unwanted habits and automatic behaviours

The hiring process:

you apply via the Monday.com form only
we create a longlist and we email everyone
longlist created: short video call interviews
shortlist created: request shortlist to fill out a psychometric questionnaire
shortlist interviews: in-person interviews
job offered, accepted (hopefully!) and all notified

As part of our commitment to building a collaborative and values-aligned team, shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a minute psychometric questionnaire before any first interview. By applying you are agreeing to do this.

How to apply:

fill out Monday Form: https://wkf.ms/4s9Ep8F
we will email you
we plan to work fairly fast to fill this role. We’re not in a rush, but time matters
only shortlisted candidates will have feedback from us
as a way of respecting your precious time, we’ll keep longlisting questions simple and short and only ask you to invest more effort and time in this application if you’re longlisted or shortlisted

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Senior project architect