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Job Title: Project Architect
Location: Cheshire
Salary: 38-43,000 DOE
About the company:
A well-established, chartered RIBA practice based in the Cheshire rural area is seeking a skilled Project Architect with substantial experience, particularly in the remodelling and repurposing of existing rural buildings. The successful candidate will also have involvement with conservation and heritage projects.
What's on Offer / Benefits:
- A stimulating mix of projects including rural estates, private homes, remodelling, restorative works, and heritage commissions.
- Support for professional development and involvement in challenging, high-quality architecture within sensitive settings.
- A respected practice based in rural Cheshire, committed to design excellence, sustainability, and conservation.
Daily Duties:
- Lead architectural design, technical development, and project delivery for rural remodelling or adaptive reuse schemes.
- Manage the conservation and heritage aspects of projects, ensuring compliance with planning, listed-building regulations, and best practice in restoration.
- Coordinate with clients, consultants, and contractors from concept through to completion.
- Oversee drawings, specifications, and detailing to a high standard, sensitive to historic fabric and local vernacular.
- Supervise and mentor junior architects and technicians.
- Participate in site supervision and act as Principal Designer as required.
Ideal Candidate:
- Substantial post-qualification experience, with a strong background in repurposing existing rural buildings.
- Demonstrable portfolio of conservation and heritage projects, including work with listed buildings or within conservation areas.
- Strong technical knowledge of traditional materials, construction methods, and current regulations for historic buildings.
- Excellent design skills and sensitivity to context- including landscape, rural vernacular, and sustainable design principles.
- Proven project management ability, covering budgets, schedules, and statutory consents.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
To apply, please contact KAZ on (phone number removed) OR alternatively, send your updated CV and Portfolio across to (url removed) I hope to hear from you soon!
