Senior Architect at Archio

Archio is seeking an experienced Architect or a Senior Architect to join its team in London.

Archio is an architecture practice focused on housing and community-led projects, often working directly with end users and community groups. Our ethos is to deliver positive social impact through our processes as well as our built work.

We have been named in the “Top 50 Social Housing Architects in the World” and recently won RIBA Awards for two affordable housing projects.

Archio is committed to creating a diverse environment and is a proud equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

• Excellent project running skills across a range of project stages, including experience managing a team, communicating directly with the client and consultants.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience post qualification for Architects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organisation and ability to use initiative.
• Experience of housing design and delivery in the UK.
• Housing design and delivery, and knowledge of the London Plan Housing Design Standards.
• Examples of excellent design work, evident through portfolio work, model making, sketches and drawings; please include these in a Portfolio PDF, alongside relevant examples of your work such as technical drawings and visualisations.
• Experience of 3D drawing software, including Revit and Sketch Up.
• An understanding of, and commitment to, sustainable design.
• Technical and construction detailing skills.

• Excellent organisational skills demonstrating proactive planning and progress tracking.
• Examples of experience leading a project across all stages of design and delivery.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience post qualification.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on housing, community, retrofit and collaborative-design projects. Our team is very committed to the positive benefits that our design can bring, and this role would suit a candidate who is passionate about the process of design, as well as the output.

We advocate a positive work/life balance, investing in our team to bring out their individual skills through training and encouraging specialisms.

We share knowledge through studio discourse and advocate industry‑wide best practice.

• Pension contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• One week of working from home a year
• Investment in specialist skills and training
• Company events, building visits and more

Salary:
Architect £36,720 to £42,840 dependent on experience. Senior Architect £44,778 to £52,224 dependent on experience. Archio is a London Living Wage employer.

Start date:

interviews w/c 20th July 2026, start date early September dependent on notice period.