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Senior Architect - Buildings and Cities

Mott Macdonald

Senior Architect - Buildings and Cities

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Mott Macdonald, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 6 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b5427b5fd2944cc8925d9a669109fbaa

Full Job Description

  • Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.

  • Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.

  • A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.

  • Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.


    • Financial wellbeing
  • We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.

  • Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.

  • Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.

  • Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.

  • As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

    A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.Â, We have a diverse portfolio of interesting projects in most building typologies where we work with clients across Ireland, UK, Europe and globally and cover all aspects of the project life-cycle. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Architect to join our team in London, to work on a long-term project opportunity, while developing your own career. You’ll be a part of a growing UK wide architectural team, coordinating proactively with other engineering disciplines as well as running projects autonomously. The workload will include working on projects in a variety of sectors, so experience with one (or more) of sports, defence and transport would be a preference., The ideal candidate will be degree qualified or equivalent in architecture with work experience within an Architectural Practice or similar environment in the UK and have suitable experience of running projects. The candidate will be creative, confident, with a keen eye for detail, possess excellent technical knowledge and have strong project running and people management skills. The role will also involve working with the senior management team and to get involved in the future growth of the business.Â, Post part 3 / Qualified Architect with ARB registrationÂ

  • Sports, Defence or Transport buildings experience would be beneficialÂ

  • The role will require a number of years post qualification experienceÂ

  • Ability to deliver projects from a design and technical backgroundÂ

  • Experience of project delivery in the United KingdomÂ

  • Experience of working with Revit and BIMÂ

  • Should have a genuine interest in Architecture and the Built Environment and be aware of relevant current technical building legislation and guidance such as Building Regulations and British StandardsÂ

  • Should be prepared to work on multiple projects simultaneouslyÂ

  • Be a team leader with ability to build a team of architects and support staffÂ

    Mott MacDonald


    • We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.Â
    Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.Â

  • A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.

  • Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.

  • Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.


    • Â Enhanced family and carers leave
  • Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.

  • Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.

  • Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.


    • Â Learning and development
  • Primary annual professional institution subscription.

  • A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.


    • Networks, communities, and social outcomes
  • Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

  • Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.