Job Description

Project Architect Role in the London Studio

We are AtkinsRealis: Architecture, Master planning, and Interior Design.

We are a top 10 UK based global design Practice whose reputation is built on a culture of open collaboration, creating, and delivering excellence in all we do. Our diverse, highly skilled, passionate designers are unified with a belief – good design can positively transform people’s lives.

Our expertise ranges across all key sectors and aspects of the built environment. We are recognised leaders in the creation and delivery of environments, buildings and places that are good for people and improve our environment.

We have over 500 architectural staff across our offices with a particular expertise in Education, Commercial, Transport, Energy, Defence and Residential.  Architectural staff include Architects, Architectural technologists, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects and Building Surveying professionals with a balance team mix of graduates through to senior professionals and directors.

People are the heart of our success and supporting, training, and mentoring our staff is paramount to Atkins remaining at the forefront of design and innovation. You will be part of the London studio based in Nova North in Victoria.

We are looking to fill a vacancy for Project Architect to secure and deliver a growing pipeline of opportunities.

We are looking for a talented architect who wants to accelerate their career in design and construction. The Architecture and Master-planning practice is looking for designers and leaders who can work independently to develop ideas, then collaborate freely to refine and improve them.

Responsibilities:

• Taking ownership of individual schemes, at stages ranging from inception to completion.
• Ensuring design responses are innovative, maximise the value, are pragmatic and respond to the client brief whilst capturing opportunities and constraints that each site affords, through great design, climate, context and culture.
• Preparing feasibility options for various projects and working with other disciplines to test the validity of designs.
• Leading a multi-disciplinary team through the project work stages.
• Support in securing new business opportunities including bid support, undertaking presentations to clients/project stakeholders.
• Client and stakeholder facing responsibilities.
• Communicating schemes in a mixed portfolio of media from sketches and CAD to the latest 3D software packages.

Requirements:

• Qualified Architect – ARB or RIBA member.
• Experience of working and delivering projects across and leading a team.
• Experience of producing strong design concepts and details.
• Strong presentation skills - Able to communicate and present information clearly to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Capable of working and completing tasks independently as well as demonstrating strong teamwork skills.
• Working Knowledge of software’s including REVIT, Enscape, Adobe Creative Suite and Sketchup desirable.

Meeting your needs:

When you start with us, you'll enjoy AtkinsRéalis ’ "Total Reward," package which can be tailored to your lifestyle, career and personal needs. From flexible holidays to life assurance, health & wellbeing benefits, and career planning for the senior stage of your career.
Making sure you're supported is important to us. So if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk about any adjustments you might need.

What we offer? 

AtkinsRéalis recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment. We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements.  As part of this commitment, we understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where a work-life balance is important. So, by default AtkinsRéalis offers flexible working, where there is no fixed 9 ‘till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office. 

Rewards and Benefits: 

We offer a competitive salary that is regularly tested against other consultants with a default 25-days leave each year plus bank holidays and options to buy some or sell of that leave. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below: 

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Training: 

AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions. 

Additional Information: 

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance.  If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. 

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. 

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.  

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