Associate Director Architecture

Are you an experienced Associate or Associate Director Architect, seeking an opportunity to join a leadership design team? Do you have a passion for sustainable design? Are you wanting to join a practice who continue 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 an Associate 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 be delivering and managing large complex Central Government projects, responsible for leading the whole design team on project delivery, through all stages of a project. You will look to ensure a high-quality service, to make sure the best design and technical solution is achieved for the client. Your typical responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Directors to provide strong leadership to manage and direct allocated teams and ensure work is carried out to the required standard, quality and efficiency, that it meets governance requirements to achieve and exceed business forecast targets.
• Leading the design, detailing, specification and coordination of projects from inception to completion.
• Communicating with clients and all members of the project team at all times.
• Undertaking line management duties and provide pastoral care to the team assigned to you.
• Overseeing and coordinating activities to ensure that workload is properly managed across teams.
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

You will be committed to enhancing our positive working culture, by having a compassionate attitude and always treating others with respect. This role will suit an experienced Principal or Associate, looking to make their next career move. Alternatively, an Associate Director looking for a new opportunity. In order to be considered for this role, you must be:
• Experienced in delivering large complex projects and passionate about design.
• Experienced at developing future business opportunities through business development and bidding.
• Excellent leadership characteristics and people skills - ability to effectively communicate, understand and empathise with everyone you interact with.
• Experienced at all design stages with an excellent understanding of sustainable design solutions.
• Technical detailing knowledge along with specification and materials knowledge.
• Contract administration knowledge.
• Excellent at multitasking and working to deadlines.
• Proficient at expressing your design ideas through hand drawings or rough sketching.
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.
  
  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.

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. 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