Senior Architectural Technician

Rias & A&Ds; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent architecture firm based in Glasgow is seeking a skilled Senior Architectural Technician to join their Technical team. In this role, you will coordinate design information, ensuring timely approvals and high-quality outputs that align with the company's targets. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years’ experience in a Technical new build environment and possess excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. This full-time, permanent position offers a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Technical new build environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.
• Experience in coordinating design information between consultants and departments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all design information between external consultants and internal departments.
• Ensure timely approvals and issue high-quality information.
• Check adequacy and accuracy of information for projects.

Skills

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Creative problem solving

Organizational skills

Job description

Due to several new developments starting over the next 12 months, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Architectural Technician to join us as part of our Technical team in our Scotland region, based at the regional office in Glasgow.

Reporting to the Architectural Manager; the successful candidate will be the responsible for the general day to day running of the technical function to ensure it fully supports the needs, aspirations and targets in line with the 5-year plan set out by the business.

The main purpose of the role is to coordinate all design information between external consultants and internal departments ensuring that all approvals are obtained in a timely manner and that high quality and correct information is issued to other departments.

Duties stretch from site feasibility stage throughout the site’s development and to completion and handover to the relevant authorities/discharge of obligations. The successful candidate will also be involved in the delivery of work to targets set, production of accurate and timely reports for the business and checking the adequacy, accuracy and commercial suitability of information flowing through the department. They will collate design information for procurement tender and construction issue and live site support with attendance of development team meetings in conjunction with the other teams.

We are looking for an established Senior Technician who embodies our Keepmoat values; a straightforward professional attitude and approach to their work, organised and able to work under pressure. The postholder will take a creative approach to problem solving using their excellent communication and influencing skills. They will be passionate about housebuilding, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience ideally within a Technical new build environment.

Please find the application process for Senior Architectural Technician HERE

Competitive

Permanent

Full Time

Advert posted

20 January 2026

28 February 2026

Practice

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH1 2BE
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