Part 2 Architectural Assistant/ Designer/ Architect

Job Title: Part 2 Architectural Assistant / Architectural Designer / Architect (Heritage Focus)

Location: Oxford

Salary: -32-45,000 DOE

About the Company

This award-winning international multidisciplinary design practice is seeking a talented Part 2 Architectural Assistant, Architectural Designer, or Architect with a strong interest in heritage, conservation, and adaptive reuse to join its Oxford studio.

Renowned for design excellence, the practice has delivered landmark projects across the UK and internationally, earning prestigious architectural awards and industry recognition. The Oxford studio has an established reputation for working within sensitive historic settings, combining conservation expertise with contemporary architectural design to create thoughtful and enduring places.

This role is ideally suited to someone who is passionate about working with historic buildings and heritage assets, and who is looking to build their career on projects involving listed buildings, conservation areas, adaptive reuse, refurbishment, and carefully considered interventions within historic environments. Alongside heritage work, you will also contribute to contemporary projects across the higher education, cultural, institutional, residential, and research sectors.

Benefits

• Join a highly respected, multi-award-winning international design practice.
• Work on prestigious heritage, conservation, adaptive reuse, and contemporary projects across Oxford, London, Cambridge, and beyond.
• Develop your expertise on architecturally significant listed buildings and historically sensitive sites.
• Collaborative studio culture with mentorship from experienced architects and conservation specialists.
• Opportunity to work within an international multidisciplinary design team.
• Excellent opportunities for professional development and long-term career progression.
• Inclusive and supportive working environment that values creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Daily Duties

• Assist in the design and delivery of heritage, conservation, adaptive reuse, refurbishment, and selected new-build projects.
• Produce and develop coordinated design information across all RIBA work stages.
• Prepare architectural drawings, BIM models, presentations, reports, and technical documentation.
• Support planning applications, listed building consent applications, and heritage-related submissions.
• Work closely with clients, consultants, contractors, conservation officers, and local authorities.
• Contribute to design reviews and collaborative studio discussions.
• Develop project information using Archicad.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams throughout design and delivery.

Ideal Candidate

• Part 2 Architectural Assistant, Architectural Designer, or ARB Registered Architect.
• Several years'' professional experience within UK practice.
• Strong proficiency in Archicad.
• A genuine passion for heritage, conservation, adaptive reuse, and working within historic environments.
• Experience on listed buildings, conservation areas, heritage-led refurbishment, or adaptive reuse projects is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of UK planning and heritage legislation, including Listed Building Consent processes, would be advantageous.
• Strong design, technical, presentation, communication, and coordination skills.
• Collaborative, proactive, and enthusiastic approach with a desire to develop specialist heritage expertise.
• Conservation accreditation (AABC, RIBA Conservation Register, or similar) is welcomed but not essential.
• Experience within higher education, cultural, institutional, or heritage sectors would be beneficial.

To apply, please contact Kaz on (phone number removed), or send your updated CV and portfolio to (url removed). I look forward to hearing from you!