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Senior / Principal Architect - Life Science (Salford)

MORGAN SINDALL GROUP PLC
Salford
2 weeks ago
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Ref 77824 Vacancy title Senior / Principal Architect - Life Science (Salford) Function(s) Design Contract type Full time permanent Region North West England Location(s) Salford Description
Why this role?

Our architects specialise in highly regulated and complex project delivery. They take the time to understands a client's process flows and unique hurdles of each environment. This creates highly efficient workflows with user safety and wellbeing at their core.

Thanks to years of technical expertise in delivering science and technology facilities, we understand the changing nature of scientific discovery and design for future flexibility from day one, so the assets meet the changing needs of users.

Our Manchester office is looking to grow their team with a Senior/Principal Architect - Life Sciences.

About You

As Senior /Principal Architect - Life Sciences you will have experience in delivering projects from concept to detailed design in the life science sector for both laboratories and GMP manufacturing facilities. You will be part of an enthusiastic and committed team of Architects and Technicians who will deliver high quality output on projects.

To be successful you will exhibit high levels of creativity, imagination, vision and enthusiasm to produce distinctive architectural solutions and have a good knowledge in the production of technical details and specifications.

Key Purpose

At BakerHicks, we're providing the industry's most creative minds the space to consider, collaborate, innovate, and develop the most advanced technologies and processes. From large-scale discovery and R&D facilities supporting the science community, health service, pharmaceutical, bioscience, fine chemicals and other industries, to laboratory refurbishments across the UK and Europe, we're doing our part to make the world a better place, one project at a time.

  • Design and specify all aspects of Architecture in accordance with current guidelines, standards, regulations and project deliverables
  • Contribute to the development and mentoring of our Early Careers population and the continuous improvement of departmental capabilities
  • Manage Architectural involvement in multi-disciplinary projects, including time, cost, quality and client relationship management and delivery.
  • Champion quality and compliance controls within local teams and projects

Each project is different. Our multi-disciplinary project delivery approach ensures that our schemes are not only compliant and safe but also that they are fluid and dynamic to allow for reconfiguration and expansion as the market evolves.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by various factors. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance for this role as required by our clients and sectors.

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ( www.gov.uk )

About BakerHicks

We've been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks .

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.

Benefits

Whatever your discipline, you'll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices is appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.

What you get will is based on what you do, with personal performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:

  • Company car or cash allowance
  • Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
  • Life assurance scheme
  • 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
  • Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
  • Flexible/hybrid working
  • Family friendly policies
  • Employee assistance
  • Professional development

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