Director of Architecture

Location:

Region: London
Country: United Kingdom

Role:

  • Industry: Architectural
  • Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 12/06/2025
Job Reference: DCDA_1747300759

Director of Architecture

Job Title: Director of Architecture

Location: London (Hybrid Options Available)

Type: Permanent

Client: AJ100 Architecture Practice

Salary: Competitive, with comprehensive benefits package

About the Practice:

Our client is a renowned AJ100 architecture practice with a strong legacy of delivering high-impact projects across the UK and internationally. With a collaborative and design-led culture, they are recognised for their innovation across sectors including residential, commercial, education, healthcare, and mixed-use developments.

The Opportunity:

As Director of Architecture, you will join the senior leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic, design, and operational direction of the practice. You'll lead multidisciplinary teams on high-profile projects, oversee client relationships, contribute to business development, and mentor emerging talent.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and delivery of large-scale, complex projects across multiple sectors
  • Act as a key client liaison, ensuring high standards of service and delivery
  • Provide strategic input into business growth, resourcing, and project pipeline
  • Manage and mentor senior architects, associates, and design teams
  • Champion design quality, sustainability, and technical excellence
  • Collaborate with internal directors across disciplines to align commercial and creative objectives
  • Represent the practice at industry events, competitions, and public consultations

Requirements:

  • ARB registered Architect with significant post-qualification experience
  • Proven leadership within an AJ100 or similarly scaled architecture practice
  • Strong portfolio of delivered projects across sectors such as commercial, residential, education, or healthcare
  • Skilled in client engagement, project leadership, and business development
  • Ability to inspire, manage and mentor teams effectively
  • Deep understanding of UK planning, building regulations, and procurement processes

What's on Offer:

  • Leadership role within a respected, design-focused practice
  • High-profile projects and long-term strategic influence
  • Clear path to board-level involvement
  • Flexible working and supportive, inclusive culture
  • Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package

If this role is of interest to you, submit your CV below.

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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