DLA’s London studio has a growing residential team with diverse high quality projects predominately in London. Clients include commercial developers, housing associations and charities.

We are looking for a project architect with 3 years post Part 3 relevant experience to take a lead role on projects from design stages, planning and site. Must have experience of the London residential market.

Reports to London Management Team

• Project management: Identify and manage work stage deliverables, design programmes, and plan the work of team members where required.
• Leadership: Overseeing design quality, setting direction and reviewing design information.
• Client service: perform the duties of lead consultant and liaise with clients.
• Concept design: lead client briefing process, develop design options for client consideration, produce high quality visuals and design documents to communicate proposals
• Technical design: prepare detail drawings and specifications for inclusion in Stage 4+ information.
• Written communication: prepare written project documents such as work stage reports, design and access statements, and internal project reports.

The Role

Qualified architect with RIBA Part 1, 2 and 3, registered with ARB.

Revit
Adobe (InDesign, Photoshop)

3 years UK experience in architectural practice.

Proven experience of residential sector.

Navisworks
Sketchup
NBS Building / NBS Create

Proven experience of commercial sector, ideally working with major London clients.

Salary to match experience to current market rate

Excellent benefits package

Personal Competencies

• Achieves success through others by promoting good working relationships and holding colleagues accountable.
• Encourages team members to contribute and be part of inclusive discussion that recognises and harnesses everyone’s skills and knowledge.
• Actively supports and assists colleagues to reach individual and team objectives.

• Ensures staff know what is expected of them and the value their work adds to projects.
• Presents work and ideas in a confident and persuasive manner by being fluent in verbal, written and visual communication.

• Responds quickly and effectively to requests from internal and external sources, managing expectations and keeping them updated on progress.
• Strives for quality in all aspects of the role and ensures everything produced is of a high and consistent standard.
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information.

• Delegates effectively, balancing the strengths and development needs of others.
• Delegates authority well and responsibly.
• Prioritises and organises own work effectively to deliver on time, within budget and to the required standard.
• Uses initiative and actively makes decisions where appropriate.
• Self-motivated and able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks and in response to direction or instruction.
• Uses initiative and actively makes decisions where appropriate.
• Ability to build good relationships at all levels, internally and externally.
• Self-motivated, with good time management skills and highly organised working methods.

• Uses experience, the views of others and own judgement to resolve issues.
• Is open-minded and actively seeks opportunities for creative problem solving while staying within the parameters of good practice. Generates unique but workable and useful solutions to difficult problems.
• Has the ability to evidence a good design understanding.