Director Architecture

Our Opportunity

Are you driven by great architectural design, with a passion for innovation and sustainability? Do you have experience directing or mentoring a team of architects? Are you wanting to join a practice that continues to create lasting legacies as we drive positive change in the built environment?

We are looking to enhance our design capacity for key clients within central government by appointing a Director for Architecture. Our multidisciplinary teams, working on these projects, include experts in architecture, civil and structural engineering, building services, sustainability, and BIM. The projects you’ll be involved in will be diverse, covering both new builds and refurbishments. You will play an integral role within our Architectural and Central Government senior leadership team, helping to shape and grow a team of talented architectural professionals.

Your typical responsibilities will include:

• Manage and maintain business relationships with existing clients and develop other business opportunities as appropriate.
• Represent the business in thought leadership, industry events, and client entertaining.
• Take a lead role in developing and maintaining technical standards.
• Provide great leadership, managing and directing allocated teams to ensure work is carried out to the required standard, quality, and efficiency.
• Monitor workload and resources and assist in the recruitment of new staff to align with growth aspirations.
• Monitor the financial performance of service delivery to ensure alignment with Business Plan and discipline business forecast targets.
• Actively take part in jobs where appropriate and where delegation is not feasible.
• Display a positive behavioral culture and style of delivery to all staff, promoting a positive and supportive working environment in line with our core values.

Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to have a rewarding career with genuine scope for career progression. Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here: Life at PickEverard - Pick Everard

About You

You will be committed to enhancing our positive working culture, by having a compassionate attitude and always treating others with respect. If you are creative, proactive, enthusiastic, responsible, and practical with an interest in sustainable design, we would love to hear from you.

In order to be considered for this role, you must:

• Experience in managing large scale complex projects.
• Strong business and commercial acumen.
• Strong people skills and team player.
• Excellent design and technical knowledge.
• Strong understanding of technical standards and regulations.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal with strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent leadership characteristics and people skills – ability to effectively communicate, understand, and empathize with everyone you interact with.

In order to stand out from the crowd, it is desirable for you to have:

• Excellent self-motivation, with a friendly, efficient, and enthusiastic attitude.
• To have developed leadership, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.

About Us

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 650+ work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history, we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for, and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients, and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society, and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What we offer

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organization. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits, you can also expect:

• Agile working
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Private healthcare, life assurance, and healthcare cash plan
• Car allowance
• Professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• Stakeholder pension

As an equal opportunities employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV introductions will not be accepted.

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