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Location: Central Birmingham (office based)
Employment Type: Permanent & Part time (3 days a week)

About the Practice

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established AJ100 architectural practice with their studio in Birmingham

The practice is recognised nationally for delivering complex, high-quality projects across higher education, research, healthcare, commercial workplace, and large-scale retrofit and regeneration.

The studio has a strong reputation for technical excellence, sustainability leadership and design quality, with award-winning projects including landmark higher education campuses, medical and life sciences facilities, specialist teaching buildings and city-centre workplace refurbishments across the UK.

The Role

The practice is seeking a qualified Architect to provide a strong emphasis on Quality Assurance, Principal Designer duties, and compliance with the Building Safety Act (BSA), CDM Regulations 2015 and Building Regulations.

This is a key role within the QA team, supporting delivery teams to ensure regulatory compliance, robust audit trails and high technical standards across the practice.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Assurance & Compliance

Undertake QA reviews across projects practice-wide, supporting Project Architects and delivery teams
Lead and support Building Regulations technical reviews, monitoring and following up compliance
Monitor Common Data Environment (CDE) compliance, including naming conventions, workflows and version control
Support checking and review of sub-consultant and subcontractor design packagesBuilding Safety Act & Principal Designer Duties

Act in support of the Principal Designer role under the Building Safety Act
Collate, maintain and quality check Golden Thread information in line with BSA requirements
Manage Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) processes and internal notifications
Maintain Change Control Tracking and evidence logs
Coordinate and maintain competency records for design team members
Prepare and manage Design Risk Management schedules and supporting PD documentationTechnical & Design Support

Integrate technical, statutory and regulatory requirements into design and production information
Provide fire compliance support, reporting and compliance checking
Mentor staff on technical detailing, QA and compliance processes
Assist with and deliver internal CPD sessions related to QA and BSACollaboration & Practice Support

Contribute to design reviews, QA committees and practice meetings
Attend internal and external meetings, preparing agendas, minutes and action tracking
Support project bids, including ITT responses and technical input with the Bid ManagerPerson Specification

Essential

RIBA Part 1 & Part 2 Architecture Degree & Diploma
RIBA Part 3 Examination completed
Strong understanding of Building Regulations, technical standards and health & safety frameworks
Knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015
Excellent organisational skills with outstanding attention to detail
Experience using AutoCAD or similar
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
Experience with SharePoint and file-sharing platformsWhy Join

Work on nationally recognised higher education, healthcare and research projects
Strong QA culture with opportunities to shape best practice
Supportive, collaborative studio environment across three UK officesDo not hesitate and apply today