Principal Architect
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Job Location:
Manchester - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
09-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join AECOMs leading Architecture Studio and play a pivotal role in shaping world-class industrial nuclear and defence projects. As a Principal Architect youll provide design leadership technical excellence and strategic guidance across complex multidisciplinary projects within one of the UKs top architecture teams.
About the Role
Youll lead architectural design and delivery across all project stages from concept to completion ensuring creative technical and operational excellence. Working closely with clients and internal teams youll set design direction manage resources and drive innovation in line with AECOMs global standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and oversee the architectural design and delivery of medium to large-scale industrial and defence projects.
Provide high-level architectural guidance design direction and technical expertise.
Manage multidisciplinary design teams and mentor architects designers and technicians.
Ensure projects meet quality budget and schedule requirements.
Champion BIM and digital design integration across all project stages.
Collaborate with project directors engineers and clients to achieve exceptional design and performance outcomes.
About You
Extensive experience in industrial architecture ideally within nuclear or defence sectors and be able to obtain SC Clearance having been in the UK for a minimum of 5 years consecutively
Expert user of Revit with a strong understanding of BIM workflows.
Proven ability to lead and deliver projects across all RIBA stages.
Strong technical communication and leadership skills.
Chartered Architect (ARB/RIBA) preferred.
Collaborative strategic and passionate about design quality and innovation.
Qualifications :
Expert user of Revit with a strong understanding of BIM workflows.
Proven ability to lead and deliver projects across all RIBA stages.
Strong technical communication and leadership skills.
Chartered Architect (ARB/RIBA) preferred.
Additional Information :
About AECOM
AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.
Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Kubernetes
- S3
- Google Cloud Platform
- Cassandra
- System Architecture
- Redshift
- AWS
- Cloud Architecture
- NoSQL
- UML
- Kafka
- Distributed Systems
About Company
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