About Us:
Gold Care Homes is a well-established national independent Care Homes group for the elderly. Gold Care Homes was established in 1999 and has since grown to operate 34 care homes across the South of England. The group offers a range of services which includes residential, nursing, frail elderly and dementia care.

We are currently expanding our Estates department and are seeking an experienced Architectural Assistant/ Technician to join our highly successful team reporting to the Development Director.

Primary responsibilities include:

Production of drawing packs and supporting information for feasibility and planning stages, reporting directly to the Development Director.Project scales vary from large masterplans, to multi-unit schemes all the way through to interiors and furnishings. Primary focus on C2 and C3 schemes.Visiting a portfolio of sites including care homes and residential properties to survey and draft proposals.Dealing with external consultants for submissions and information exchange.Primarily working on RIBA Stages 1-3 with some on site experience.Opportunity to work directly with the owners and directors in the concept stages of all projects.Collaborate with external consultants across a field of expertise / backgrounds.

Requirements include:

Experience working on multi-unit residential/care projects is useful but not essentialMinimum undergraduate part 1/2 qualification with 1 year experience in practiceReasonable knowledge of UK building regulationsGood written communication skills and the ability to visualise, illustrate and present ideas clearlyExperience across RIBA work stages 1 to 4 desirable but not essentialEligibility to work in the UKProficiency in Rhino (2D and 3D) essentialProficiency in Adobe Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat and Photoshop) essentialProficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) essentialStrong organisational skills to manage a varied design or technical workloadFull, clean UK driving license and own vehicle required.

What we can offer you:

Salary from £28,000 per annum, depending on experiencePerkboxEmployee of the MonthLong term service awardsBlue Light CardProfessional DevelopmentRefer a Friend