Careers - Aukett Swanke

We are interested in meeting talented designers and support staff who are passionate about great design and who want to join a vibrant, enthusiastic and innovative practice

Architects and Technicians

Location: London
Salary: Dependent on experience

Aukett Swanke is a leading award-winning studio providing architectural design services, master planning and interior design. The Studio’s talented and international teams act as custodians for a sustainable built environment, working on projects from grand heritage to bold new additions on urban and rural landscapes. With over 100 years of professional experience, the practice has a network of over 250 staff across international locations. Expertise includes commercial office, hotel, retail, residential, education, hybrid sectors and workplace consulting.

We are currently seeking talented, highly motivated and enthusiastic project architects and technicians to join our London Studios. Our practice is currently appointed for many prestigious projects in the UK and abroad which provide excellent opportunities for appropriately experienced and committed candidates. Positions are available on a range of medium to large scale projects including master planning, mixed use, office, retail, hotel, residential, and interiors projects at varying stages from inception to execution on site.

The key requirements for the position include:

• Excellent design and graphic presentation skills
• Knowledge of sustainable design principles in practice
• Strong technical knowledge and a good eye for detail
• Experience in design led commercial projects an asset
• Ability to demonstrate an advanced understanding of interior design, architectural building materials and finishes.
• Proficiency in Revit is essential
• Knowledge of Enscape and other 3D visualisation packages an advantage
• Sketch up and Adobe Creative Suite experience preferred
• Knowledge and experience of NBS/Specification writing preferred
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Confidence in presenting to clients and ability to influence outcomes

We offer competitive salaries and package, including 25 days annual leave (+bank holidays), auto-enrolment pension, private medical insurance, salary sacrifice Cycle to Work scheme and other benefits including a retail discount scheme.

If you would like the opportunity to join this award-winning Studio please write to us with your details by email to Yvonne Mathurin, Head of HR at recruit2023@aukettswanke.com providing a copy of your CV and portfolio.

No agencies please – direct applicants only.

Aukett Swanke is an equal opportunities employer.

We consistently secure exciting and challenging design projects throughout the UK, Europe and the international arena. Our creative design and trusted technical delivery is rewarded with an excellent reputation and recognised through award-winning projects.

Our studio ethos of seeking design excellence is enhanced by the knowledge exchange across our European and international studios and through the diversity of our employees.

We are a people-orientated practice working within a collaborative studio ethos whereby we nurture the talent and skills of our employees to reach their full potential.

Our career path has opportunities for career growth and promotion through design, technical focus, management, specialism and project delivery avenues.

Our Studio

Aukett Swanke is based in London’s Shoreditch in a studio building shared by a community of designers and construction professionals.

With studio spaces spread across three levels, and two floors of communal meeting and social spaces, the building actively supports our collaborative and collegiate design culture.

Alongside this, a programme of events including masterclasses, open presentation sessions, CPDs, weekly staff breakfasts and studio updates encourages communication and open dialogue.

Our Culture

The studio has a long heritage of innovation and is part of an international network of designers working across Europe and the Middle East. Working in our studios invites you bring your talents and ideas to the collective endeavour of crafting a new chapter of that story.

Research and development forms a fundamental part of our design process as we look forward to creating a new generation of buildings and spaces that respond to changing ways of working, living and socialising in a warming world that is increasingly resource scarce.

Blended design is our way of creating super-dense, hybridised buildings and spaces that are highly flexible, long-life and loose fit and that are ready to meet these challenges. Our studio design culture actively supports this goal.

Career Progression

We support designers and architects to become fully rounded professionals, at all stages of their careers.

Each year we offer year-out placements to Part I Students and career opportunities to Part II students, graduates and interior designers, where you will gain excellent experience and opportunities from our knowledgeable and talented team.

Our graduate programme also provides financial bursaries and CPD support to assist progression to RIBA Part III architectural or equivalent professional qualifications. Our career path has opportunities for career growth and promotion through design, technical focus, management, specialism and project delivery avenues.

Work with us

We are always looking for talented individuals to join our team. From time to time we will post specific positions on this page so do check back regularly.

If you wish to submit a speculative application, then please send through an electronic version of your CV and portfolio (file size no more than 10Mb) to recruit2023@aukettswanke.com. If you do not hear back from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time.

As part of the recruitment process we will temporarily keep personal data supplied by you. To read more about our data protection policy, please see here

Aukett Swanke is an equal opportunities employer.

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Each year we offer career opportunities to RIBA Part I and Part II students, graduates and interior designers. Our graduate programme also provides financial bursaries and CPD support to assist progression to RIBA Part III architectural or equivalent professional qualifications.

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