PCKO Architects, an award winning practice, are seeking Architects with excellent design skills, technical ability and job running experience to work on a wide range of new projects.
Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years experience post Part III, be Microstation proficient and have excellent residential sector experience.
Strong design skills, excellent construction knowledge including detailing and NBS specification are essential as well as, good people skills, an understanding of on-site issues and procurement of D&B contracts.
On offer for you:
- Attractive studios next to Finchley Road tube station.
- Friendly family oriented office.
- Competitive package.
- Cycle to work scheme and secure cycle storage.
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O'Brien & Keane offers a high level of architectural services to a broad spectrum of clients, on a wide range of building types. The firm has enjoyed particular success in the design of buildings dedicated to sacred worship as well as education. We have a special interest in architecture that is rooted in history and classically inspired.
- Have you ever visited a building and been emotionally moved by it’s awesome presence?
- Do you believe that the architecture of the past is a rich heritage upon which to build?
- Do you distinguish between buildings that are "interesting" and beautiful architecture?
- Do you think that architecture has the power to inspire people and bring out a positive response?
- Do you love to draw, are you thrilled to come up with a new idea, and are you satisfied by conceiving different options for solving the same problem? Do you like to start over on a design problem again…and again…until you can’t find anything to add or subtract? Are you self-critical, looking for flaws in the design that must be addressed? Do you ever have trouble sleeping because you can’t stop thinking of a design problem on which you are working?
If your answer to these questions is Yes, we invite you to join the team at O'Brien & Keane.
Although we are combined as one body, we are many parts with diverse skills and complimentary qualities. Together, we bring an amazing force to each project. We share a common thread of passion, continuous learning, and the desire to be of service to our clients and society through design. We seek to add talented leaders of like mind, and who possess both an inquisitive thirst for building science and a love of architectural design: the craft of creating an enduring, sound and lovely building.
Job Opportunities:
- Engage actively in projects from inception to completion, and make a difference in the outcome.
- Form relationships and share experiences with clients, contractors, consultants, and artisans.
- Exercise unlimited creativity, bounded only by the real-life practical constraints of the project and your own initiative.
- Choose hand drawing, physical model making, and other traditional artistic forms of expression and exploration for your design work, limited only by the need to effectively convey the project deliverables.
- See the results of your effort in built form and be part of something bigger.
What else we offer:
- A salary that will make you feel well compensated.
- A charming work environment with airy volume, huge windows, and comfortable workstations.
- A convenient location, with an easy stroll to Metro and the restaurants and night-life of Clarendon.
- Health insurance and retirement savings plans with significant employer contributions.
We are currently looking for designers with professional degrees and about four years of experience in a practicing architect’s office. Show us what you’ve got. Send your resume, cover letter, and work samples to email.