Associate - Architecture

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

We are looking for an experienced Associate to join and support the continued growth of our Architecture and Interior Design team at Cardiff, with a particular interest in candidates bringing workplace and/or defence sector experience.

The successful candidate could come from an architectural or interior design background. More important than a particular professional route is a strong track record of leading the design and delivery of projects, managing clients and multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to the commercial success and growth of a design business.

Working across WSP, the role will encompass projects of different scales and typologies, with a focus on workplace, defence, and commercial sectors.

• Lead the delivery of design projects or work packages of varying scale and complexity, acting as Project/ Design Lead.
• Take responsibility for project budgets, programmes, commercial performance, risk, quality and technical standards.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring design solutions are coordinated, deliverable and meet client requirements.
• Work directly with clients and stakeholders, developing trusted relationships, proactively managing expectations and providing clear professional advice.
• Build internal relationships across WSP to identify opportunities and ensure Architecture and Interior Design is effectively positioned within wider multidisciplinary commissions.
• Mentor and support colleagues, helping develop design, technical and project-delivery capability across the team.
• Manage team members, setting objectives, conducting performance and development reviews and supporting career progression, while also contributing to recruitment and onboarding as the team grows.
• Contribute to business planning and work winning, with particular emphasis on the workplace and defence sectors, supporting regional growth and financial targets.
• Support bidding activity, including technical/ quality responses, fee proposals, resource planning, interviews, and client presentations.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with relevant health and safety, statutory and environmental requirements.
• Help build a positive, collaborative team culture, acting as a go-to point for problem solving and achieving team and business goals.
• Champion an inclusive workplace and a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture, leading by example across the team and on projects.

• Significant professional experience within architecture and/or interior design.
• A relevant professional qualification, membership or accreditation appropriate to your discipline.
• A proven track record of leading projects and multidisciplinary teams through the concept design, technical development and delivery stages.
• Experience with in areas such as workplace and/or defence environments, particularly where this has involved complex client, stakeholder, technical or security requirements.
• Sound design and/or technical capability, with an ability to translate client requirements and design intent into high-quality, coordinated and deliverable solutions.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, standards, regulations and industry best practice appropriate to your discipline.
• Proven commercial awareness, including experience of fee, programme, resource, change, and…