Senior Architect - HS

Position: Senior Architect - HS2
Senior Architect | High Speed Two | Washwood Heath Depot
High Speed Two Ltd | Direct Client Side Employment
Salary: £60,000 to £65,514 + 12% Pension + Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday

Location:

Birmingham Snow Hill | 3 days office/site, 2 days home
Programme: HS2 Washwood Heath Depot | £858m
Programme Length: 8 to 10 Years

Reports to:

Project Based Lead Architect
Next Step:
Lead Architect | £85,000 to £92,400 + Package
Help Deliver One of the UK's Most Important Railway Facilities
Are you an architect looking to move beyond traditional architectural practice and play a key role in the delivery of one of the UK's most significant transportation projects?
High Speed Two Ltd is looking for a Senior Architect to join the Engineering Team responsible for the delivery of the £858m Washwood Heath Depot in Birmingham.
Washwood Heath will become a critical part of the HS2 railway, supporting the maintenance, operation, testing and stabling of the future high speed fleet. It is an engineering led facility with highly complex operational requirements, but architectural quality remains a key part of the ambition for the scheme.
The project is being developed around a 120 year design life, creating an opportunity to work on an asset that will form part of the UK's transport infrastructure for generations.
This is a delivery focused architectural role. The concept design has already been established by the main contractor's architectural team at AECOM, so you will not be starting with a blank sheet of paper. Instead, your role will be to help protect, develop and deliver the architectural vision through detailed design, engineering coordination and construction.
Architecture at the Heart of Engineering
You will be embedded within the Washwood Heath Engineering Team, reporting to the Project Based Lead Architect and working alongside a large multidisciplinary team including civil, structural, MEP, BMS, rail systems, environmental and project delivery specialists.

Your role will be to work closely with these teams to ensure the developing design continues to deliver the architectural vision, quality and aspirations of the scheme, while meeting the complex engineering and operational requirements of a major railway facility throughout the full lifecycle of the project, from design and construction through to testing, commissioning and operation.
The original planning permission for the scheme has been granted, but changes are now being developed to future proof the depot for future generations of HS2 trains. This means a new planning submission will be required, providing further opportunity to influence how the evolving design is developed and delivered.
If you are an architect who relishes working in a highly multidisciplinary engineering and project delivery environment, where you can learn from experienced engineers and specialists, this could be an excellent opportunity.
If, however, you are looking for a role primarily focused on concept design within a traditional architectural environment, this is probably not the role for you.
This is about seeing architecture through delivery and understanding how design, engineering, construction and railway operations come together.
The Washwood Heath Depot Facilities
The £858m Washwood Heath facility will provide a major operational and engineering hub for HS2, incorporating:
 
* Rolling stock maintenance facilities
 
* Stabling facilities
 
* Cleaners' and drivers' facilities
 
* Offices and staff welfare accommodation
 
* A national control centre
 
* Rail systems and supporting infrastructure
 
* External works, access and landscaping
The facility will ultimately integrate into the operational HS2 railway, meaning the architecture must respond to demanding engineering, operational, construction, maintenance, sustainability and long term asset requirements.
At the same time, the ambition is for Washwood Heath to be a high quality and architecturally aspirational environment, rather than simply a collection of functional railway buildings.
What You Will Do
Working with the Project Based Lead Architect, you will help ensure the architectural vision is maintained as the project moves through delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

* Act as a custodian of the architectural vision through detailed design, construction, testing and commissioning.
 
* Review and challenge contractor and consultant proposals to ensure they meet HS2 requirements and the design aspirations of the scheme.
 
* Work closely with multidisciplinary…