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Join The Team

Join The Team

Zulufish is always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our ever-growing team. Our architects and designers are passionate, dedicated, creative and we’re always looking to hire the best and brightest. We’ll post any new opportunities and internships here first.

Current Vacancies

HEAD OF ARCHITECTURE

Job Title: Head of architecture

Salary: Competitive, Dependent on experience

Location: Chiswick, with the option of working from home 1 day a week

Job Description:

ZULUFISH are a happy, award-winning design studio working on high end residential projects, mostly in prime London areas.

We’re a Design & Build company, therefore you will have full exposure to all aspects of design and construction (as seen through the lens of the contractor).
This a great opportunity with amazing future prospects to grow with the Zulufish family.

We are looking to recruit a self-motivated senior architect to lead a team as Design Manager and join our team in Chiswick, West London.

 

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Manage the Architectural design team, being responsible for the department’s output and growth
  • Have confidence and be knowledgeable in architectural design
  • Comfortably discuss potential design suggestions during initial visits to properties
  • Understand costs associated with layout changes
  • Sales; Meeting new clients, creating fee proposals and winning all new design work.
  • Chairing weekly design team meetings to ensure all projects are managed properly and efficiently by the design team
  • Managing/ prioritising the design team workload via weekly resource meetings
  • Chairing meetings with clients and consultants as and when necessary
  • Assisting the project leads on construction details and review of all packages at all RIBA Stages
  • Taking the design lead on all architectural projects, hosting design meetings and proposing ideas with associated planning risk and costs to clients.
  • Providing guidance and advice to the design team who will report to you
  • Integrating the design team with the interiors and project management team, reviewing and improving existing processes.
  • Invoicing. You will be responsible for making sure all relevant project invoices are issued, tracked and settled.
  • Carrying out drawing reviews and ensuring all appropriate comments/observations are added to the design. Pushing forward the continuous evolution of drawing information provided by the design team, with periodic reviews.
  • Ensuring the design process takes account of current building regulations and minimises potential liability for future stages/delivery.
  • Managing the development and implementation of design proposals ensuring they meet internal and external requirements, including taking account of budgetary constraints.
  • Identifying Design Risk and ensuring Design Risk Assessments are created and appropriately maintained for each project and that risks are managed and mitigated
  • Carrying out drawing reviews and ensuring all appropriate comments/observations are added to the design
  • Liaising with site teams to ensure the delivery of the overall project construction/design requirements during the construction phase
  • Must be polite and smartly dressed at all times

 

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Part III UK registered architect (RIBA)
  • Minimum of 15 years project lead working experience within UK (RIBA)
  • Must have strong experience in medium to large scale high-end residential projects
  • Be able to manage projects at all RIBA Stages
  • A thorough understanding of the construction process from pre construction/tender/onsite processes and management
  • Managed members of the architectural team
  • Strong residential planning experience (ideally within conservation areas)
  • Proven track record in delivering Architectural sales
  • Excellent IT skills – AutoCAD, Excel, InDesign as a minimum
  • Excellent Interpersonal and Communication skills
  • Fluent in English, verbal and written, essential

 

What You Get Back:

  • Competitive Salary, depending on experience
  • 23 days holiday + bank holidays, +1 added day per year up to 26 days
  • Flexible working hours (8am – 5pm or 9am – 6pm)
  • Optional Work from home 1 day a week (either Thursdays or Fridays)
  • Regular social events with the team
  • Strong believers in a good work life balance
  • Working in an open plan office with, and learning from our in-house team of Contractors, Project managers, Interior Designers and Quantity Surveyor

 

This opportunity will allow you to:

  • Work closely with the clients. You’ll have the chance to be a key advisor and build strong working relationships.
  • Take full responsibility for the design ideas, local authority approval and coordination of projects.
  • Take full responsibility for the performance of the Architectural department which feeds work to the entire business.
  • Manage a small team of Architects/designers.
  • Bring design flair and personality to a wide range of challenges.
  • Audit the design and identify inconsistencies, discrepancies and missing information and record, report and close out of these items.
  • Fork within a multi-faceted business, interfacing with project managers, cost consultants, interior designers and sub-contractors.

 

How To Apply:

Please send your CV, a short portfolio of your recent work, and a brief letter explaining the reasons for your interest in joining us to recruitment@zulufish.co.uk

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS ABOVE

No recruiters please!

 

PROJECT ARCHITECT

SALARY: £40,000K+ Dependant on experience

JOB LOCATION: West London

We are a dynamic, award-winning design studio, looking to recruit a self-motivated and experienced interior designer to join our growing team. Zulufish is an award-winning design studio working on high-end residential projects, mostly in prime London areas. We offer standalone design services as well as a full design & build service, therefore you will have full exposure to all aspects of construction too (as seen through the lens of the contractor).

This is a really exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary team and gain invaluable experience in working with our different departments; architectural, construction and joinery, to gain a diverse range of skills and experience.

The ideal candidate is someone with the confidence to run mid – high end residential projects, covering all areas of the project from concept to completion.

We are a small but fast growing studio with excellent prospects for progression. This is a great opportunity with great future prospects to grow with the Zulufish family.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Leading medium to large scale single unit residential projects across all RIBA stages
  • Manage 2-3 projects simultaneously
  • Working closely with the head of architecture, Interiors and construction team
  • Liaising with clients and all consultants
  • Using AutoCAD, Sketch Up and Adobe daily
  • Manage projects on time and budget
  • Produce detailed drawings and be comfortable to spot any errors on site
  • confidently chair and lead meetings

Required Skills & Experience

  • Minimum of 5 years of project lead working experience within UK
  • Must have strong experience in medium to large-scale residential
  • To have worked across all RIBA stages
  • Managed junior members of your team
  • Excellent AutoCAD skills essential for this position
  • Proficient in Sketch up, InDesign and photoshop also desirable
  • Fluent in English, verbal and written, essential

Personnel Skills:

  • Hands-on work ethic and a ‘can-do’ attitude. Adaptable, flexible and easy to work with, in a small company
  • Show strong signs of self-management and able to be proactive without guidance
  • Extremely organised and thorough, planning ahead and scheduling
  • Imaginative and resourceful with a keen eye for detail
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly when building relationships with clients, contractors and suppliers
  • Dress smart at all times as senior member of the team

 

What can Zulufish give to you?

  • Starting Salary negotiable depending on experience
  • 23 days holiday + bank holidays, +1 added day per year up to 26 days
  • Regular social events with the team
  • Strong believers in a good work-life balance
  • Working in an open plan office with, and learning from our in-house team of Contractors, Project managers, Interior Designers and Quantity Surveyor

 

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your CV and portfolio of your recent work, and a letter explaining the reasons for your interest in joining us to recruitment@zulufish.co.uk

We look forward to hearing from you,

 

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