Private (Prime) Residential Senior Architect

Purcell are looking for an exceptional Private (Prime) Residential Senior Architect to join our London team. This role offers the opportunity to be involved in unique design led private residential and hospitality projects, working collaboratively with a broad consultant team. You will have spent more than five years since your Part 3 qualification developing your skills and your judgement and you will have taken responsibility for delivery of luxury residential or hospitality projects for demanding clients.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our talented team, and we are keen to talk to architects with strong technical skills as well as enthusiasm for and understanding of high-quality work in the private residential sector.

Purcell is an award-winning employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy practice with a commitment to quality, innovation, and diversity. We have staff of approximately 350 talented architects, designers, heritage consultants and surveyors across 14 offices, in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia. Proudly ranked No. 1 for Heritage in the World Architecture 100 for a fifth consecutive year.

Collaboration is central to our employee-ownership culture, providing opportunities to work on some of the finest buildings; from meticulous heritage and conservation schemes to bold contemporary design. We offer a rewarding and supportive environment for personal and professional development and our employee-owned ethos empowers everyone to use their voice. We believe in creating an equitable and inclusive culture, founded on our values, which celebrates knowledge sharing and our successes, to build an inspiring work environment.

It is our distinctive employee-owned working culture that has contributed to our status as a World Architecture Top 100 Practice, renowned for our excellence in architecture and heritage consultancy.

Our benefits package includes

• Agile, flexible and hybrid working, (a minimum of 3 days in office, up to 2 days WFH)
• Annual leave increasing with long service
• Life assurance
• Study sponsorship with paid study leave
• Sabbaticals
• Employee assistance programme
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Virtual GP service
• Subscription fees
• Company day out
• A volunteering scheme
• Enhanced learning & development opportunities.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years' post Part 3 qualification experience (PQE) as a UK-registered architect, with demonstrable experience delivering prime residential and listed building refurbishment projects in the UK.
• Be well organised, proactive and have an enthusiastic approach to work and projects
• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD and NBS software, with a good working understanding of BIM processes, model coordination, and producing accurate, well-structured information.
• Strong technical design capability, with proven experience planning and producing technical drawings, construction packages, and coordinated information for complex heritage and high-end residential schemes.
• Excellent knowledge of traditional building construction and integration of both traditional and contemporary interventions within historic buildings.
• A thorough understanding of UK Building Regulations, British Standards, and codes of practice.
• Demonstrable experience of leading and coordinating the work of multidisciplinary consultant teams, including structure, MEPH, lighting, interior designers, specialist subcontractors.
• Proven ability to plan, prioritise, and manage internal and external project teams and workloads to meet tight programmes, with an agile, proactive approach to evolving client requirements in fast-paced prime residential projects.
• Experience of administering and reviewing consultant and contractor information, RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and site queries to maintain design quality and technical compliance.
• Strong site and delivery experience, including chairing and leading coordination meetings, inspections, defect reviews, and close collaboration with contractors and specialist craftspeople.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical reports, consultant coordination notes, meeting minutes and project correspondence, while communicating confidently and professionally with clients, consultants, contractors, and wider project teams.
• Experience of taking responsibility for the financial success of projects

This job description is a guide to the duties the post holder will be expected to undertake. It is not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive and will be subject to change as working requirements dictate and to meet the organisational requirements of Purcell.

Don't meet every single requirement? That's okay.

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented backgrounds can be less likely to apply unless they meet every criteria listed. At Purcell, we are committed to building an inclusive, transparent, and welcoming team. If you're enthusiastic about the role and excited to grow and learn with us, we warmly encourage you to apply.

When applying, please feel free to use your preferred name - we don't require full or birth names at this stage.

We are proud to foster a culture of kindness, respect, and authenticity, where everyone can thrive and bring their whole selves to work. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the process, please include them in your application, and someone from the people team will reach out to discuss your requirements.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to provide individual feedback. If you have not heard from us within 6 weeks of your original application, then you have been unsuccessful. Please continue to look at our vacancies and apply where relevant. We wish you all the best in your job search.

As world leaders of Heritage and Conservation, Purcell is committed to embracing diversity and equal opportunity within our international teams, reflective of the society in which we work and live.

We welcome people from all backgrounds and celebrate differences through our culture of employee ownership.