Architectural Assistant
8 days ago
London
Job title: 2x Architectural Assistant (Part I or Equivalent)
Reporting to: Project Leader of the current project on a day to day basis and ultimately to the Senior Partner
We’re looking for a creative and motivated recent architecture graduate or Part 1 Architectural Assistant to join our growing London team full-time. At Darrenn, you’ll be supported, challenged, and encouraged to contribute your ideas from day one. You’ll be involved in the concept design stage, working closely with our multidisciplinary team to bring fresh perspectives and creativity to our projects.
This is more than just a first job- it’s a real opportunity to learn, grow, and develop your career in a dynamic and collaborative environment, with the potential to take on greater responsibilities over time.
Responsibilities - Prepare, develop and edit, under the guidance of the project leader or nominated architect, drawings, models, images and other documents relating to the design - Seek to understand the design project - Develop, where required, representations of design options for further discussion by the design team - Contribute, or otherwise assist, as required by the Partner, Senior Partner or nominated Architect Qualities & skills required - Able to demonstrate ability to undertake the above responsibilities - Legally able to work in the country in which the position is based - Evidence of a good design understanding e.g. a good design portfolio - Ability to use a variety of media in the development and documentation of a design project - A flexible and open attitude towards new ways of working and commitment to independent, life long learning - Excellent organisational skills - Able to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information - Self motivated and able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks and in response to direction or instruction - Good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and as part of an effective team, assisting and supporting team members - Able to build good relationships at all levels, internally and externally - Resilient to cope with conflicting demands, able to prioritise duties and work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines efficiently and effectively budget - Evidence of the ability to understand design decisions taken by others Desirable - Ability to use some of the following: MicroStation, Rhino, Revit, PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer This description reflects the core activities of the role but is not intended to be all-inclusive and other duties within the group/department may be required in addition to changes in the emphasis of duties as required from time to time. There is a requirement for the post holder to recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work. Job descriptions will be reviewed regularly and where necessary revised in accordance with organisational needs.