Taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do, and we start by taking care of you, our valued colleague. A career at Sedgwick means experiencing our culture of caring. It means having flexibility and time for all the things that are important to you. It’s an opportunity to do something meaningful, each and every day. It’s having support for your mental, physical, financial and professional needs. It means sharpening your skills and growing your career. And it means working in an environment that celebrates diversity and is fair and inclusive. 

A career at Sedgwick is where passion meets purpose to make a positive impact on the world through the people and organizations we serve. If you are someone who is driven to make a difference, who enjoys a challenge and above all, if you’re someone who cares, there’s a place for you here. Join us and contribute to Sedgwick being a great place to work.

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Architectural Technologist

The Role:

Sedgwick are excited to expand their Commercial Surveying and Design department and are seeking a skilled Architectural Technologist to join our team, responsible for producing planning and building control applications, construction/tender drawings, and specifications. You will need to have a solid understanding of current UK building regulations.

We are looking for candidates with a proficiency in technical design skills throughout RIBA stages 4-7 to join the team. Demonstrable experience is essential and you must be capable running projects.

In addition to your technical expertise, you will manage on-site projects across the UK and take the lead when necessary. The projects you will work on range from £150k to £2m and include work within the residential, commercial, care, hospitality, retail, leisure, refurbishment and conservation sectors.

Responsibilities will include:

Producing planning applications, building control applications construction/tender drawings, and specifications.Managing UK-wide on-site projects with the ability and flexibility to travel to site when required.Liaising with clients and main contractors.Ensuring effective time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.Supporting the team with a can-do attitude, reliability, and consistency.

You will have/will be:

Hands-on proficiency in producing planning applications, construction/tender drawings, and specifications.Preparation and co-ordination of technical informationSolid knowledge of current Scottish and English (preferred) building regulations.Good working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit is preferred.Experience in detailing multiple buildings construction types.Confident personality with excellent communication skills.A flexible problem solver and decision maker.Effective in time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.Actively supportive within the team.

Many of our colleagues now benefit from working flexibly between the office and home, which helps support a healthy work/life balance.  When you do spend time in our office, you’ll experience bright and open surroundings which offer excellent areas for collaboration as well as desk space.  It’s an ideal environment for working alongside and interacting with fellow colleagues.

Working at Sedgwick

Our company is a place where creative and caring people of all backgrounds can be challenged, grow as individuals, and feel a higher purpose in the unique value they bring and the difference they make in the lives of others. We celebrate our differences; cultivating uniqueness and belonging allows us to connect with our consumers on a personal level, understand our clients’ needs, support the communities in which we operate, and perform at our best.

We’re passionate and understanding about our colleagues – so we have built flexibility into our colleague working model. If you wish to work from home for part of the week, splitting your working time between the home and office or change your hours so you can collect your children or care for someone in your family, we’re supportive of that. As a flexible employer, we’re happy to discuss options that take into consideration your personal needs for this position during your interview.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to: ID document verification, credit check, address verification, employment verification, employment gap verification, UK DBS, UK financial regulator search, anti-money laundering search, directorship search and global watch list check.

Sedgwick is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.
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Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.