Principal Architect

• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Operating Group:
  International
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  UK - Manchester, Level 4 - 100 Emban

Are you a Justice sector experienced Principal Architect with strong collaboration and communication skills? Join AECOM’s Architecture team in Manchester and contribute to the delivery of complex, high-quality design projects across a range of Justice sector typologies.

We are looking for an experienced Principal Architect with a strong background in MoJ and dormitory accommodation. REVIT will be one of your daily tools and a REVIT assessment will form part of the application process.

You will play a key role in producing and coordinating design information through all RIBA Stages, leading and working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure accuracy, compliance and excellence in delivery.

This role serves our Justice Sector covering MoJ, Courts and Home Office projects, working both directly to the client in a role of lead designer and Technical Assessor, as well as part of contractors’ multidiscipline design teams on other justice sector projects.

• Lead designer responsibilities within a multidiscipline team.
• Production and coordination of models and drawings in REVIT and AutoCAD.
• Supporting the design proposals and ideas for a mix of new build, refurbishment and compliance upgrades and expansion programmes.
• Preparing, reviewing and approving drawings.
• Liaising with design and drafting teams across disciplines.
• Delivering design packages of moderate to high complexity.
• Producing detailed drawings in line with project specifications and established standards.
• Preparing specifications, reports and supporting data tables.
• Undertaking material take‑offs, measurements and area calculations directly from the REVIT model; performing basic architectural calculations.
• Reviewing and interpreting vendor, subcontractor and 3rd party designers documentation.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant codes, permits and discipline‑specific standards.
• Knowledge or experience in using CDE platforms for document control and coordination.
• Marking up drawings using Adobe PDF and working confidently within Microsoft Office applications.
• Line management and mentoring less experienced and lower‑grade members of the team.
• Lead verification role once settled within the role and obtaining the required experience within the sector and business.
• Acting as   PD utilising the AECOM standard proformas and procedures to demonstrate compliance.
• Supporting fee proposals and bids, and monitoring hours expended on projects.

• Detail‑oriented with strong coordination skills.
• Experience in spatial design and technical detailing within architecture.
• Strong REVIT capability (preferred).
• AutoCAD knowledge (essential).
• InDesign and Photoshop (desirable).
• Strong understanding of construction documentation and design standards.
• Confident interpreting technical specifications and instructions.
• Experience working within Common Data Environments (CDEs).
• ARB Registered Architect.
• BPSS and SC clearance will be required.

• Detail‑oriented with strong coordination skills.
• Experience in spatial design and technical detailing within architecture.
• Strong REVIT capability (preferred).
• AutoCAD knowledge (essential).
• InDesign and Photoshop (desirable).
• Strong understanding of construction documentation and design standards.
• Confident interpreting technical specifications and instructions.
• Experience working within Common Data Environments (CDEs).

Proven related Architecture experience in MoJ and dormitory sleeping accommodation and communal facilities essential.

Recent experience of having worked on high security, Government developments (SC clearance required).

Manchester based with a mandatory day working in the office on a Wednesday and further days to be agreed with flexible hybrid working opportunities on non‑mandatory days. Expected to be accommodating 2-3 non‑working at home days each week.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.