Senior Architect - #2180668

Job Title: Senior Architect

Location: Newcastle or Manchester

Salary: £50,000-£60,000

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Architect to join our Northern Architectural team. You will work on an exciting range of projects within a creative multi-disciplinary environment.

Who are Baily Garner?

With nearly 50 years of experience, Baily Garner LLP is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy with over 250 employees and offices in Eltham, Manchester, and Birmingham—delivering national coverage. We provide a full suite of services including Architecture, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, M&E Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, and more.

Our purpose is to positively impact people's lives. We achieve this by delivering exceptional service and creating opportunities that make a real difference—for our clients, end users, our people, and the planet.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design teams and meetings, communicating clearly with clients and consultants
• Support and guide team members to produce high-quality deliverables
• Support procurement and tender activities, including reviewing contractor proposals
• Develop client briefs, design proposals, drawings, specifications and stage reports
• Coordinate architectural designs with consultants and project requirements
• Undertake site analysis and support required surveys
• Lead planning and building regulations submissions and approvals
• Lead the preparation and delivery of coordinated technical packages for tender and construction
• Manage planning conditions and building control information
• Review contractor and supplier information and undertake site inspections where required
• Deliver projects across sectors including residential, care, education and emergency services
  
  

Essential Skills And Qualifications

• Chartered Architect (RIBA accredited) or equivalent
• Post Chartership experience delivering projects through various RIBA stages
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit
• Strong knowledge of UK Building Regulations, Approved Documents, and current planning policies and legislation
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience working on UK projects ideally within a BIM environment
• Experience leading projects and teams
• Collaborative approach both internally and externally
• Knowledge of fire remediation
• High level of competence in client interface
• Excellent design, technical and presentation skills and able to work within the project brief in terms of balancing quality, time and budget
• Exceptional communication and organisational skills
  
  

Baily Garner is a modern Multi-disciplinary Consultancy, with collaborative innovation at the heart of what we do. We offer a competitive starting salary, along with an excellent benefits package, and professional progression opportunities.

Some of our amazing benefits include:

• Flexible working hours (choice of start and finish times based around a 7 hour working day, core hours between 10am-4.15pm) 35 hours per week
• Hybrid working (potential to work from office and home)
• Medicash health plan (money back on your dental, optical, physio appointments and more)
• Life assurance cover (four times annual salary) for all colleagues.
• In-house mental health first aiders
• Pay reviews twice a year
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Birthday leave
• Buy/sell annual leave
• Long-service leave
• Scottish Widows pension and salary sacrifice (4.5% contribution matched)
• Professional development scheme
• Sponsorship of professional fees
• 2 paid corporate social responsibility days
  
  

If you are interested in joining our friendly and professional team please apply with CV and covering letter/email detailing why you believe you are suitable for the role.

Baily Garner LLP are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity needs.

We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage, please let us know.

Example: If you need additional time for assessments, require materials in an alternative format, or need a different interview setting, please inform us, and we will make the necessary arrangements.