Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 (plus a range of excellent benefits)
Location: Leeds
About Our Client
Our client is a well-established, family-owned residential developer building high-quality new homes across Yorkshire. With decades of experience behind them, they've built a reputation for going where the volume builders won't, taking on sites with real character or a bit of complexity, and turning them into developments that stand out on quality and finish.
The Opportunity
Our client is looking for an Architectural Technician to join their in-house technical team, working alongside and supporting an experienced Head of Architecture with a deep background in residential development. This is a chance to get stuck into live projects from day one, taking real ownership of scheme elements rather than being one of many hands on a drawing.
You'll be producing working drawings, developing schemes, and handling planning condition responses and supporting statements: the kind of role where your output visibly shapes what gets built. As the team's pipeline grows, there's scope to take on more responsibility and shape the role around your strengths.
What You'll Be Doing
Producing detailed working drawings and technical packages for residential schemes
Developing and progressing scheme designs from concept through to construction-ready detail
Preparing responses to planning conditions and supporting technical statements
Owning specific projects/scheme elements with a good degree of independence
Liaising with the wider development, commercial and construction teams, plus external consultants
Occasional site visits to support live developments; this isn't a purely desk-bound roleWhat They're Looking For
Strong, confident AutoCAD skills; non-negotiable
Residential experience is strongly preferred, ideally with exposure to house building specifically
Around 5 years' relevant experience, though this is a guide rather than a hard cut-off
Comfortable working independently and taking ownership, while collaborating closely with a small, experienced team
Qualified architects with a technical, production-focused skillset are also encouraged to apply; package would be discussed based on experienceWhat's On Offer
Competitive salary to match experience
Car allowance/mileage arrangement
Pension and private medical insurance
A stable, well-regarded, family-run business with a confirmed multi-year pipeline of work
Real autonomy and the opportunity to grow with the business as it expandsCalibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business
Salary description
£35000.00 - £40000.00 per year