Saunders are a well established and busy architectural practice with offices in London, and Welwyn Garden City. Our offices are in central locations, close to mainline railway stations with our head office in Welwyn Garden City just 30 minutes by train from London Kings Cross. We have an expanding workload with an impressive blue chip client portfolio and we are regularly recruiting. As a leading architectural practice, Saunders can offer you the opportunity to build an excellent career and play a key role in the design and delivery of exciting projects.

We offer competitive salaries and benefits including private medical insurance, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, support for professional training, pension and paid overtime. The working environment is both friendly and flexible, as we support hybrid working arrangements with regular social activities taking place to suit everyone.

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Current Vacancies

• Graduate Architectural Technologists – Welwyn

• We are seeking talented AT Students who have recently graduated.

• There will be opportunities to work on a variety of projects mainly in the care, education, residential (including high rise) and retail sectors. Some developments will be mixed-use.

• You will be integrated into our delivery team and will focus on RIBA stages 4-6 works, however there may be opportunities to work with our Planning Team on projects from inception to planning applications. You should be a competent user of Revit and AutoCAD with the drive and desire to prepare technical packages. We are also seeking candidates who have experience and strong skills in producing high quality rendered visualisations.

• Applicants should be ambitious team members with the ability to work under their own initiative.

• We have a mentoring support framework from the top down within our Practice and we strongly encourage professional development, including regular CPD seminars and further training where required. CIAT Accreditation support is provided.

• Applicants who have undertaken a placement year of employment in an Architectural Practice will be an advantage.

• Please send us your application letter, CV and Portfolio, including your Year 3 Final Project.

• Senior Architectural Technologist / Architects – Welwyn

• We currently have vacancies for experienced Senior Architectural Technologists / Architects with a minimum of 6 years’ experience working on projects in the UK and with good detailing knowledge to strengthen the delivery team based at our Welwyn Garden City office.

  Opportunities exist to work within established teams on a variety of projects across differing sectors including residential, education, senior living, commercial, retail and mixed-use schemes.
  Experience on projects across RIBA Workstages 4-6 is essential.

  CIAT Accreditation support is provided.

• Applicants should be ambitious team members with the ability to work under their own initiative.

• Architectural Technologist / Architects – Welwyn

• We currently have vacancies for experienced Architectural Technologists / Architects with a minimum of 3 years’ experience working on projects in the UK and with good detailing knowledge to strengthen the delivery team based at our Welwyn Garden City office.

  Opportunities exist to work within established teams on a variety of projects across differing sectors including residential, education, senior living, commercial, retail and mixed-use schemes.
  Experience on projects across RIBA Workstages 4-6 is essential.

  CIAT Accreditation support is provided.

• Applicants should be ambitious team members with the ability to work under their own initiative.

• RIBA Part 1 and Part 2 Architectural Assistant – Welwyn

• Part I year out placement and permanent positions for Part II students in our Welwyn Garden City office.
  Opportunities to work on high profile commercial, residential, retail, education and mixed use projects.
  Varied experience on all stages of projects from inception to completion.
  Applicants should be ambitious team members with the ability to work under their own initiative.

Architect RIBA Part 2 / Part 3 - Welwyn

We currently have vacancies for RIBA Part 2 / Part 3 qualified Architects, preferably with 2+ years’ office experience and working Revit skills in our Welwyn Garden City office.

We have opportunities within established teams on a variety of design led projects across a range of sectors (including residential and education).

Experience on projects across all RIBA Workstages.

Part 3 qualification support is provided.

Applicants should be ambitious team members.

Positions (Full-time or part-time, job share considered)

Company benefits

- Private medical insurance for staff and families

- Pension contributions

- Regular staff social events

- Opportunities for further study

- Christmas bonus and gift vouchers

- ARB, RIBA, CIAT fees paid

- Hybrid working/flexible hours by agreement

- Health and wellbeing programme

- Benefits Hub (discounts on products and services)

Recruitment Contact Information

Email your CV with recent samples of your work and salary expectations to:

Alison Hodder, HR Manager, employment@saundersarchitects.com

Saunders are an equal opportunities employer.