Architect

Stride Treglown; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative architectural practice in the UK is looking for an Architect to join their Bristol team. This full-time role involves managing client relationships, delivering architectural designs, and leading multiple projects. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in design and team collaboration, with expertise in Revit and experience in laboratory design. A friendly culture and the opportunity for professional growth are offered.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Mentoring for leadership development

Contemporary work setting

Qualifications

• Up to 5 years post qualification experience.
• Experience of Containment Level 2 and/or 3 Laboratory Design.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Managing client relationships and project briefs.
• Running multiple projects from start to finish.
• Contributing to winning new work.

Skills

Excellent drawing and presentation skills

Ability to build rapport

Revit skills

Enscape skills

Experience in laboratory design

Education

Educated to at least RIBA Part 3 level

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Overview

Are you an Architect looking for your next challenge with a progressive and supportive employer with a triple bottom line? (People, Planet, and Purpose).

We have an excellent opportunity for someone eager to join our Bristol team.

A bit about us

A bit about us

Stride Treglown is an employee-owned architectural practice and certified B Corp.

Since 1953, we’ve been clear that great design requires a human approach, deep local knowledge, and specialist expertise—all backed by verified results.

We’re now one of the UK’s largest architectural practices, with 300+ specialists in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, masterplanning, town planning, building surveying, and graphic design.

Across 9 UK studios, we’re embedded in the communities we live and work, bringing imagination and flair to every project—with the technical proficiency to deliver what we design.

About you

This is a fantastic opportunity to use your design skills on a variety of exciting projects within a diverse and growing team, working with senior designers and technical team members to deliver your designs and progress your skills and career.

You will have:

• A desire to create and deliver great buildings.
• Up to 5 years post qualification experience.
• Professional experience working in a high-quality, design and delivery focused practice.
• A keen interest in large scale architectural projects, while able to manage smaller/ multiple projects alongside.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a large multi-disciplinary team, manage a small team, and work independently.
• Excellent drawing and presentation skills and the ability to explain a design idea and evolution of a concept.
• An ability to build rapport, create positive relationships and work effectively with others.

Managing client relationships is key to this role and will include:

• Becoming involved at any stage of the process and can effectively input with minimal briefing.
• Running multiple or complex projects start to finish, to satisfaction of client, in profit and on time.
• Taking the lead role in taking a project brief, developing initial proposals detail design (in conjunction with a small team).
• Demonstrating awareness of own impact on others within other teams or business areas.
• Managing fees and invoicing for projects (with administrative assistance).
• Contributing to winning new work.
• Generating good PR for the practice.

Essential skills

• Educated to at least RIBA Part 3 level with significant years post qualification experience.
• An understanding of the sensitivities when communicating with and presenting to clients.
• Ability to balance workload as the role will require you to focus on more than one project at a time.
• Strong Revit and Enscape skills would be an advantage.
• Demonstrable experience of collating and organizing design submissions, technical information, preparing drawings, plans and documents and report / spec writing.
• Experience of complex laboratory design (Higher Education or Technology and Innovation Buildings).
• Experience of Containment Level 2 and / or Containment Level 3 Laboratory Design.
• Knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign.

What we can offer

• Full-time hours.
• With mentoring, the opportunity to develop team leadership skills and responsibilities.
• Flexible work environment.
• A contemporary working environment in an excellent location.
• A friendly, open and caring culture.

How to apply

If you would like to be considered, please include a;

• Cover Letter explaining why you are right person for this role
• CV covering your professional achievements and experiences
• Portfolio that includes examples of your best projects to show us that you right person for this role.

Stride Treglown is registered as a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We are committed to changing behaviours and cultures with inclusive recruitment practices. We believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, background, disability, or marital status can bring their full purpose to life. We will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Please apply via our website – you do not need to join or subscribe to any third party websites.

We look forward to receiving your application.