Senior Associate, Architect; Government and Civic

Arcadis Overview

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

Our Architecture and Urbanism team is expanding and we are seeking a Senior Associate Architect to help drive our next phase of growth within the Government and Civic group. This role will involve both client‑side design assurance and contractor‑side technical delivery, working across multi‑disciplinary teams on complex projects in the UK.

• Lead the design and delivery of projects in the South‑West of England, with a focus on the Defence & Security sector but with reach across our wider sector offerings;
• Support our strategic growth ambitions in the South‑West of England;
• Engage directly with clients in a technical advisory position, providing clear, strategic design leadership and communicating complex solutions effectively;
• Form, manage, and maintain client relationships;
• Support in the preparation of fee proposals and tender submissions through authoring responses to technical questions;
• Demonstrable experience acting in a lead designer role for major projects in the South‑West of England;
• Local/intricate knowledge of the construction industry in the South‑West of England;
• Mentor and develop team members, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and design excellence, including taking on line management responsibilities as team size grows.

• ARB registered Architect with 6+ years experience;
• Experience of working in the defence sector is desired but not a requirement;
• Eligible to achieve NSV clearance;
• Proven leadership, organisational, and communication skills.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Work streams:
Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.