Job Description & How to Apply Below
We’re working with a leading UK architecture and master planning practice seeking a Senior Technical Leader to provide specialist technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of residential-led and mixed-use projects.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Architect or Architectural technologist to step into a practice-wide technical leadership role, influencing design quality, regulatory compliance and building safety from early concept through to construction and handover.
The Role
You’ll act as a senior technical authority within the practice, supporting multiple studios and project teams. Working closely with project leaders and partners, you’ll embed technical excellence, buildability and compliance across all RIBA stages, while helping shape internal standards, processes and knowledge-sharing.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing specialist technical leadership across multiple live projects
Leading structured technical reviews and gateway checks at key RIBA stages
Advising on Building Regulations, Building Safety Act compliance and fire safety strategy
Acting as (or advising) the Principal Designer under CDM and Building Regulations
Championing buildability, product suitability and whole-life performance
Supporting construction stages through inspections, RFIs and technical risk resolution
Developing technical standards, QA systems and guidance notes
Delivering internal CPD, mentoring and upskilling teams across studios
Contributing to bids, client presentations and external technical leadership
Technical Focus
Candidates will bring deep expertise in at least two of the following areas:
Fire & life safety
Building Regulations and Building Safety Act compliance
External envelopes, moisture risk and façade systems
Ventilation, overheating and indoor air quality
Sustainability, energy performance and embodied carbon
MMC, modular and off-site construction
Strong knowledge of NBS specifications, warranty requirements, envelope physics and ISOBIM workflows is highly advantageous.
About You
ARB registered Architect or MCIAT Chartered Architectural Technologist
Typically 10+ years post-qualification experience in technical design and delivery
Proven track record leading technical delivery on UK residential-led or mixed-use projects (RIBA 3–6)
Strong working knowledge of procurement routes, including design & build
Confident influencing teams, chairing reviews and advising senior stakeholders
Passionate about regulation, safety, quality and continuous improvement
Calm, authoritative and collaborative in approach
Why This Role?
This is a genuinely strategic position within a design-led practice that takes technical excellence, safety and sustainability seriously. You’ll have real influence over how buildings are designed and delivered, the opportunity to shape internal capability, and a visible role in raising the practice’s external technical profile. For more information, please contact Stewart Howl at Tarrant Howl, or apply online to register your interest
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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