Job description
White Space Recruitment is delighted to be working exclusively for a niche client who specialise in the complete design and delivery of immersive and experiential permanent visitor attraction / exhibition spaces for the Middle East. We are urgently seeking an experienced Senior Architect to work 100% remotely through to September with potential extensions.
These architectural design projects often incorporate large permanent structural installations and/or sets often incorporating huge amounts of technology and augmented reality that is typically found within visitor attractions, giant shopping centres, exhibition spaces, modern museums, and many other public spaces. Think Vegas, Harry Potter World, or the Imperial War Museum, The Science Museum etc. - Lots of technology driven immersive and interactive experiences involving structures, sets, props, and a whole lot more.
The successful Senior Architect will be tasked with providing skills in sketching, prescribing, and finding solutions to various challenges whilst working on several schemes in parallel, with the goal of winning the next technical and construction phases.
Senior Architects applying must still consider themselves to be 'hands-on with the tools' (Vectorworks ideally, but AutoCAD or similar acceptable), an allrounder who is able to take ownership and lead the transition of creative design concepts through the more technical design phases (RIBA 2-4), often requiring complex architectural, M&E, structural, and interior fitout components within their creation.
Ideally Senior Architects should have a good understanding of interior design aspects within large building projects and have proven experience of working on medium to large complex projects within retail, mixed-use developments, visitor attractions, exhibition spaces, museum projects or similar.
Senior Architects will also need to be confident and experienced in running projects and directing teams in the delivery of design and/or technical work packages RIBA stages 2-4.
