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Architect - up to £50,000 - Birmingham

Our client is currently seeking talented and enthusiastic Architects to join their team and work on a number of exciting new commissions across various property sectors, including Education, Residential, Commercial, Transport & Travel, Recreation.

You will be based in a newly decorated Head Office, with easy access from public transport routes and a sufficient car park if required.

Ideal applicants should have a broad range of UK working experience through RIBA Work Stages 1 - 7, the ability to lead within teams and work autonomously, have working experience of Revit and AutoCAD with excellent technical, design and presentation skills.

Role within practice

* Project runner and design team coordinator generally focusing on a single primary project

* Client liaison on small commissions under guidance of team leader.

* Representative the practice externally through client and consultant liaison.

* Mentor for less experienced staff members.

* Developing project and team leadership role within the practice.

* Developing design approach and bringing experience to the realisation of design concepts.

* Key role in the development of design proposals from inception to completion.

Job function

* The primary day to day project running role with responsibility and reporting direct to Associates and Partners and in accordance with RIBA guidance and good practice ensuring office resources respond to project requirements.

* Key second stage development of long term working relationship with clients with day to day responsibility for client liaison and reporting.

Responsibilities

* The project architect will be expected to be aware of the company’s agreed scope of service and to work within these requirements.

* Provision of Architectural Services including:

* Design • Contract Administration including financial control in coordination with QS and certification under guidance of team leader • Brief taking and documentation • Client Liaison • Design team coordination • Chairing and documenting design team meetings • Attendance at (and running of where necessary) site meeting • Assisting senior team member in the preparation of project programme.

* Autonomous working and leading junior team members in design, detailing, model making, graphics, filing, administration and recording of information for projects.

* Carrying out/ drawing up measured building surveys.

* Attending and giving presentations and forming part of bid teams where necessary

* Maintaining records of site visits and telephone conversations Issuing and receiving drawings and other project information

* Managing the planning and building control protocols and liaise with the relevant local authority officers.

* Maintenance of relevant trackers.

* Assisting in the preparation of invoices.

* Comprehensive Computer Skills including: • CAD package as appropriate to projects (Revit/ Autocad) • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe InDesign • MS Office 365 including Word, Publisher, Excel and Project