Overview

Join to apply for the Senior Architect (Education) role at Stride Treglown. We are looking for an experienced Senior Architect with education experience to join our London studio. You will be a team leader with the ability to develop junior talent within the studio. Our schools sector is evolving with government agendas such as MMC and demands for carbon-neutral and sustainable buildings.

A bit about us

Stride Treglown is an employee-owned architectural practice and certified B Corp. Since 1953, we’ve been clear that great design requires a human approach, deep local knowledge, and specialist expertise—all backed by verified results. We’re now one of the UK’s largest architectural practices, with 300+ specialists across architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, masterplanning, town planning, building surveying, and graphic design. Across 9 UK studios, we’re embedded in the communities we live and work, bringing imagination and flair to every project—with the technical proficiency to deliver what we design.

You will have

• Passion and experience of schools projects
• A desire to create and deliver great buildings
• Substantial DfE public sector schools experience
• Professional experience working in a high-quality, design and delivery focused practice
• A keen interest in large scale architectural projects, while able to manage smaller/multiple projects alongside
• Ability to work collaboratively in a large multi-disciplinary team, manage a small team, and work independently
• Excellent drawing and presentation skills and the ability to explain a design idea and evolution of a concept
• An ability to build rapport, create positive relationships and work effectively with others

Managing client relationships

• Becoming involved at any stage of the process and can effectively input with minimal briefing
• Running multiple or complex projects start to finish, to client satisfaction, in profit and on time
• Leading presentations and engagement with clients and building users
• Taking the lead role in taking a project brief, developing initial proposals and detail design (in conjunction with a small team)
• Demonstrating awareness of your impact on others within other teams or business areas
• Managing fees and invoicing for projects (with administrative assistance)
• Contributing to winning new work
• Generating good PR for the practice

Essential skills

• Significant schools sector experience
• Working experience of Revit
• Educated to at least RIBA Part 3 level (or equivalent) with considerable post-qualification experience
• Interest in MMC solutions
• Experience in refurbishment/retrofit
• Good interpersonal skills
• An understanding of the sensitivities when communicating with and presenting to clients
• Experience carrying out a lead role on projects with a value between £5m and £20m
• Ability to manage the design process and development of a construction project
• Experience coordinating the design team and associated professional consultants
• Ability to balance workload and manage more than one project at a time
• Level 2 BIM experience
• Working knowledge and experience of MMC solutions
• Further or Higher Education project experience
• Experience carrying out a Technical Advisor role for education projects

What we can offer

• Part (minimum 80% full time equivalent) or Full-time hours
• Flexible work environment
• A contemporary working environment in an excellent location
• A friendly, open and caring culture
• Future opportunity to own the business with us through employee share ownership

How to apply

If you would like to be considered, please include a

• Cover Letter explaining why you are the right person for this role
• CV covering your professional achievements and experiences
• Portfolio that includes examples of your best projects to show you are the right person for this role

Stride Treglown is registered as a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We are committed to inclusive recruitment practices and will provide a fully accessible recruitment process. We will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Please apply via our website – you do not need to join or subscribe to any third party websites.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries: Architecture and Planning