Senior Architect

You can expect

• Opportunities for flexible and remote working – we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment including in‑house coaching and mentoring.
• Competitive salaries with regular review and benchmarking to ensure fair pay. We are a real living wage employer.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Professional membership support.
• Family policies.
• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• On‑site parking facilities (excluding London office).
• Season Ticket Loan (if applicable).
• Death in service benefit.
• Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.
• Additional leave allocated for volunteering (up to 2 days).
• Health & Mental Wellness Programs.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Employee working groups.

We are currently recruiting a Senior Architect to join our Nottingham office.

The role will involve working as a Senior Architect playing a pivotal role in leading architectural design services across a diverse range of sectors. You’ll act as a key advisor to clients, manage multi‑disciplinary teams, and ensure projects are delivered to the highest standards. From feasibility studies to site meetings, your expertise will guide every stage of the process.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken successful applicants will need to have active UK SC Clearance or the ability to gain UK SC clearance.

• Lead architectural projects valued between £300k–£10m, including sensitive and secure defence sector schemes.
• Be comfortable designing within a set framework of client prescribed policy, process and regulations with an attention to detail.
• Interpret complex client briefs and develop strategic design responses aligned with sector‑specific requirements.
• Act as Lead Consultant, coordinating with external consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Produce site appraisals, feasibility studies, and planning applications, including those requiring security clearance or specialist compliance.
• Prepare detailed designs for competitive tender, manage tendering processes, and conduct post‑tender analysis.
• Undertake value engineering and prepare tender reports and recommendations.
• Serve as Project Manager/Contract Administrator, overseeing site progress, technical compliance, and financial performance.
• Ensure adherence to UK Building Regulations and sector‑specific standards (e.g. MOD, JSP).
• Liaise with sub‑contractors, suppliers, and building control departments; resolve technical queries and ensure drawing accuracy.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior architects and technicians.
• Promote collaborative working across disciplines and contribute to sector forums and knowledge sharing.
• Support business development through client engagement and proposal input.
• Ensure profitability through effective resource planning, time recording, and fee invoicing.
• Assist with projects being undertaken by other Ingleton Wood teams or offices as requested.

• RIBA Part III qualified.
• Proven experience in the defence sector or other secure environments.
• Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD; BIM experience desirable.
• Excellent design, technical, and graphic communication skills.
• Thorough understanding of UK Building Regulations and NBS specification writing.
• Ability to work within QA standards and contribute to sustainability and growth objective.
• Experience of a multi‑discipline project environment, ideally across Defence, Maritime or a similar infrastructure setting (desirable not essential).

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.

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