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Senior Architect Education

BPIC Network

Job Location:

Manchester - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Experience Required: 4-5years

Posted: 3 June 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 31 August 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We have an opportunity for a talented Senior Architect to join our award-winning education team in BDPs Manchester studio. We are currently working on the design and delivery of several exciting and innovative higher education projects and are looking for an experienced education architect to take a senior role in the team leading design development liaising directly with clients and making a significant contribution to our extensive education sector portfolio.

Requirements

Reporting directly to the Architect Director leading the Manchester education team you will work in a highly collaborative and creative team developing exciting new designs for education projects and working closely with our clients to communicate and test these proposals.

As a successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate a range of skills for example:

Being a highly motivated education Architect with experience in the design of inspirationaleducationbuildings. Experience could be include working on universities further-education or schools.
Global experience and knowledge of university estate strategies and master plans would be welcome but is not essential.
Being passionate about the education sector and its potential to transform society.
Having a portfolio demonstrating excellent concept design skills including estates master plansthe design of innovative education spaces and demonstrating design leadership through all stages of a project.
Offering strong visual and verbal presentation skills particular for strategic studies and early-stage concept designs.
Having experience contributing to multi-stakeholder consultation with exposure to education clients.
Being skilled at working collaboratively with people at all levels and from all backgrounds to lead clients through the design process particularly during briefing and early design stages.
Having exceptional interpersonal skills and a proven ability to coordinating designs and collaborating with design teams including mentoring and guiding junior staff.
Having the ability to organise and prioritise your tasks with an ability to deliver to an agreed programme.
Having good knowledge of current trends and legislation in the education sector particularly in higher education in the UK. It would be beneficial to have experience working globally in higher education.
Being a critical friend and clear communicator.
Contributing to the success of the Education sector by producing high-quality deliverables and building personal relationships with clients and other designers on your projects.
Being confident when using BIM tools (Revit) 3d visualisation and have a curiosity about advanced workflows and innovation.
Having an ability to produce clear reports presentations diagrams and drawn deliverables.

Benefits

In return BDP can offer you a wide range of learning opportunities to encourage personal and professional career development. From sponsorship to profession led CPD events we also offer annual appraisals and a mentoring scheme that is supported by our internal online learning platform.

We are committed to being an employer of choice and offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package that includes an employee profit share scheme tax efficient smart benefits private medical insurance life insurance long term sickness insurance interest free season ticket loans health screening opportunity to buy/swap holidays and enhanced maternity and paternity provision plus many more.

We offer regular international and studio based social sporting and charitable events. Some recent events include month-end socials a hiking club wellbeing webinars and toolbox talks. Our variety of

employee forums gives everyone the platform to have a voice and be heard which drives cultural changes and helps to create an engaged inclusive organisation. To find out on more detail about what BDP can offer you please visit:

Required Skills:

Graduate (construction / Quantity Surveying ) Good Communicational Skills Valid Drivers License Driven to organise and take responsibility Exposure to Construction / Quantity surveying

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