Senior Architect

A well-established, award-winning architectural practice is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Architect to join its friendly and collaborative Leeds City Centre studio.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished Architect with significant post-qualification experience who is ready to take a senior role within the practice, leading projects, supporting colleagues and developing strong relationships with clients and consultants.

With more than 60 employees across five UK offices, the practice has developed an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality architecture across a diverse range of sectors. Just as importantly, it has created a supportive, inclusive and flexible working culture where people are encouraged to develop their careers without sacrificing work-life balance.

The practice is a proud holder of Investors in People (IIP) Gold accreditation and ranks among the highest-scoring architectural practices globally – reflecting its genuine commitment to employee development, wellbeing and creating a positive place to work.

The Role

As a Senior Architect, you will take a leading role in the design, coordination and delivery of projects across RIBA Stages 0-7, with responsibility for ensuring projects are delivered to a consistently high standard.

Working alongside Architects, Designers and Technologists, you will lead projects and project teams, coordinate multidisciplinary consultants and act as a key point of contact for clients, contractors and other stakeholders.

Alongside project delivery, you will play an important role within the wider studio, providing guidance and support to less experienced team members, sharing technical knowledge and helping to maintain high standards of design and delivery.

This position would suit an established Senior Architect or an experienced Project Architect who is ready to take the next step in their career and assume greater responsibility for projects, clients and teams.

Key responsibilities will include:

Taking overall responsibility for the successful day-to-day management and delivery of architectural projects

Leading projects through multiple RIBA stages from concept through to completion

Managing and coordinating architectural project teams and allocating workloads where appropriate

Producing and overseeing high-quality planning, tender and construction information

Reviewing drawings, schedules, specifications and technical packages produced by the wider project team

Coordinating architectural information with structural, MEP and specialist consultants

Acting as a key point of contact for clients, contractors, consultants and local authorities

Managing project programmes, deadlines, resources and deliverables

Chairing and contributing to client, design team, consultant and site meetings

Reviewing design and technical information to ensure quality, coordination and regulatory compliance

Identifying and resolving complex design, technical and coordination issues throughout the project lifecycle

Providing guidance, mentoring and technical support to junior Architects and other members of the team

Supporting the development of best practice and consistently high technical standards across the studio

Building strong, long-term relationships with clients and external consultants

Contributing positively to the wider development of the Leeds studio and the practice

About You

The successful Senior Architect will combine strong design and technical abilities with the leadership, communication and organisational skills required to successfully manage projects and project teams.

You should be comfortable taking ownership of projects, making informed decisions and representing the practice confidently in front of clients and other stakeholders.

You will also be someone who enjoys working collaboratively and supporting the development of colleagues around you.

You should ideally have:

ARB registration as a qualified Architect

Significant post-qualification experience within a UK architectural practice

Previous experience operating at Senior Architect or experienced Project Architect level

A proven track record of taking responsibility for the…