Description:
As an Associate, you will spend the majority of your time in your public sector job, but you will also receive training through a unique 10-day Learning & Development Course run by Public Practice, joining a cohort of interdisciplinary placemakers who are also transitioning into a career within the public sector.
WHAT YOU MIGHT DO IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
With an increased focus on design in local government, local authorities are looking for design expertise in-house. Roles within Authorities vary, but as an Architect, your role might include:
- Write design policy, design guidance, design briefs, design codes and urban characterisation studies.
- Work with development management (planning) officers on appraising the design quality in planning applications and during pre-application meetings.
- Undertaking design-led site analysis, capacity and feasibility studies to support the delivery of small to medium-scale housing infill sites.
- Leading interactive co-design workshops with the local community and stakeholder and setting up design competitions for masterplanning of large strategic sites.
- Providing expertise in heritage-led regeneration and development in Conservation Areas, including tall buildings guidance and urban intensification.
- Promoting a design-led approach to officers and members and grow confidence in design and conservation.
- For more information about roles that Architects can take on in the public sector, visit the disciplines section of our website: https://www.publicpractice.org.uk/disciplines/architecture
WHO YOU ARE
- We want our cohorts to be diverse in terms of skills, experience, and backgrounds and actively encourage applications from all sections of society, be it age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, neurodiversity or disability.
- There are no fixed requirements in terms of qualifications, but we do expect Associates to have a minimum of three years of relevant professional working experience within the built environment so that you can hit the ground running from the start. There is no upper limit.
- We are looking for candidates who align with our values of equality, diversity, inclusion, excellence, entrepreneurship, pragmatism, openness, trust and respect.
- All Associates must have the legal right to work in the UK to be eligible to apply to the programme. We are not able to sponsor visas.