Studio Director

Conrad Consulting are delighted to be working with an established, AJ100 Architectural practice, seeking a Studio Director to head up their regional office in Birmingham city centre.

THE COMPANY:

The practice are a mainstay in the AJ100 list of practices, with 4 established offices based throughout the UK. The company have a solid base in the East Midlands area and in the last few years have opened up a Birmingham office to grow their West Midlands offering. Due to a change in personnel, a Studio Director is now required to head up the Birmingham office.

The company work in a broad range of sectors and project types, with the 4 offices working on Education, Industrial, Residential, Commercial and Retail sectors to name a few. The Birmingham office currently tend to help out the other offices, but the long term goal is for the Birmingham office to be standalone, bringing in their own business and client base. The Studio Director for this position will therefore need a wealth of business development experience along with general office management experience.

The Birmingham branch are based in the city centre in modern yet quirky offices, with plenty of room for growth. With a current team of 5, the vision and goal is to grow the Birmingham office to 15-20 within the next 3 years. The Studio Director will have full autonomy over recruitment with no need to go through various levels of management in order to approve a hire you want to make.

THE POSITION - STUDIO DIRECTOR

This Studio Director position would ideally be aimed towards a RIBA chartered Architect with at least 10 years of post qualification experience, with the more experience the better.

The position requires an individual with extensive leadership experience, and would suit an Architect already operating at Director level, or potentially an experienced Associate or Associate Director level Architect seeking a step up to Studio Director level. You will be heading up a current team of 5 with the intention of growing the practice to approx 15-20 people over the next 3 or so years.

Business development experience is imperative to this role with the intention of the Birmingham office to become self sufficient in that regard. In the first instance and also going forward, you will be supported by the other offices but eventually that support shouldn't be required. The Studio Director will have full autonomy on the kind of sector work they would like to focus on, but the ideal would be for a variety of sectors/projects to be brought in. As mentioned earlier, the company operate in a broad range of sectors, so if you can focus on one or more of those areas that would be beneficial.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

Fully qualified Architect with ARB recognised qualifications and at least 10 years of post qualification experience.
Extensive leadership experience and being a "leader of people".
Business development experience and the confidence to be set and reach targets.
Broad sector/project experience ideally spanning the Industrial, Residential, Commercial, Education and Retail sectors.
Birmingham based would be the preference as you would ideally spend most your time in the office.
Experience of planning and executing recruitment strategies. In return the Studio Director will be offered a salary in the region of £60,000-£70,000 (negotiable outside of this) along with a competitive benefits package.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply to this position as a Studio Director, please forward your up to date CV through to Ashley Johnson at Conrad Consulting. Alternatively, contact Ashley on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion