We're looking for a Senior Architect to join our Kier Design team based in Liverpool at our Speke Office.
Location: Remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: Full-time – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Kier Design has recently entered the top 25 Building Consultancy companies in the UK. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team engaged across a wide range of sectors. As a Senior Architect, you'll play a key role in leading design teams to produce high-quality work, comprehensive detailed drawings, and specifications that enable projects to be completed within agreed cost and budget parameters.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Architect, you'll be working within the Architecture team, supporting them in delivering technical excellence in design across all RIBA work stages. Your day-to-day will include:
Leading and participating in substantial and complex projects, managing design teams to ensure effective delivery of work programmes
Preparing detailed plans, coordinating design information, and producing concept and detailed drawings
Administering contracts including JCT and NEC suites, and managing project performance commercially
Supporting and leading local and national bids, networking to generate opportunities and new leads
Mentoring and coaching fellow team members whilst promoting architectural excellence
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Architect is ideal for you if:
You're a qualified Architect (preferably Chartered) with excellent design capabilities and technical detailing skills
You have experience of team management and can demonstrate competence across all stages of the RIBA Plan of Work
You possess strong knowledge of current regulations, procurement methods, contract administration, and BIM using REVIT/Autodesk products
You're effective in growing and maintaining positive client relationships, both internally and externally
You can work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate innovation in your approach to design
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits .
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan .
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier