Do you want to make a difference? We are seeking experienced Architects, Technologist, Part 2 and Part 1 Architects Assistants to join our dynamic and friendly teams within our studios. We are pushing the boundaries by pioneering Passivhaus, EnerPHit, and zero carbon design, through our exciting portfolio of cutting-edge projects ranging from £10million to £100million.
Do you want to make a difference? We are seeking experienced Architects, Technologist, Part 2 and Part 1 Architects Assistants to join our dynamic and friendly teams within our studios. We are pushing the boundaries by pioneering Passivhaus, EnerPHit, and zero carbon design, through our exciting portfolio of cutting-edge projects ranging from £10million to £100million.
Vacancies
Edinburgh Studio
- Architect
- Architectural Technologist
- Part 2 Architectural Assistant
Hereford and London Studios
- Part 2 Architectural Assistant
- Part 1 Architectural Assistant
About Architype
Architype offers exceptional opportunities to be involved in design-led, pioneering projects at the cutting edge of zero carbon and true sustainability across a wide variety of sectors.
Architype is widely recognised for our innovative approach including Education Architect of the Year, highly commended AJ100 Practice of the Year, and having recent won the CIBSE 2025 Building Performance Champion for The Entopia Building, making this our 7th CIBSE award.
We have an open and collaborative ethos with a common purpose – to deliver fantastic architecture that performs exactly as predicted. We have steadily grown over the last 40 years and are now a multi-disciplinary team of 100+ collaborating across three studios in Edinburgh, Hereford and London.
Architype has a rich history of pioneering low carbon design and a clear focus on how elegant buildings work for people and the planet. We masterplan and design a wide range of buildings across the education, university, housing, community, healthcare and cultural sectors. Our consultancy service Perform+ enables us to offer insight and cutting-edge technical expertise to clients.
Working culture at Architype is dynamic, creative and caring. We work in a collaborative and supportive way that encourages fresh ideas and career progression, and we support flexible working for all.
Architype is regularly featured in the top 5 of Building’s Employer of the Year. We are 30% employee owned through an Employee Benefit Trust and are committed to becoming 100% employee owned in the future – it is why we call ourselves “co-owners”.
We Offer
- A competitive salary
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- 37.5 hour week – office/flexible/hybrid working possible
- Pension benefits of 3% employer contribution and access to a company health scheme and cycle to work scheme.
To Apply
Please take note:
- Send a 300 word statement setting out your approach and what you would bring to Architype, along with your CV and a brief portfolio (max size 5mB) to vacancies@architype.co.uk
- Note: You must state, in the subject line of your email, the office location (Edinburgh), and the job role you are interested in (Architype/Technologist/Part2). Without this information in the subject heading, we will be unable to sift your application correctly and it may be missed.
This post will be offered initially as a fixed contract, with a potential to extend to permanent.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 21st March 2025. We welcome applications from all nationalities; however, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role, so before you apply for this post, please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK.
Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we are sorry we cannot respond to all applications, so if you do not hear from us, please assume that you have been unsuccessful.
Note that all applications will be treated in accordance with our GDPR policy. For more information, please click here.
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