You’ve earned your Part III...
Now what?
Another year of late nights, unclear progression, and endless production?
Or a step into a role where you orchestrate the design process and shape how great work gets delivered.
The Opportunity
Join a specialist team inside one of London’s most forward-thinking studios. You’ll plan, coordinate, and steer delivery across landmark projects - keeping programmes, people, and processes aligned to the design vision.
This is a pivotal early-career move where strategy, problem-solving, and communication take centre stage - without leaving the industry you trained for.
What You’ll Do
* Build and maintain design programmes, milestones, and deliverable maps.
* Set up workflows, information exchange, and coordination protocols.
* Chair/co-chair meetings, capture decisions, manage action trackers and status updates.
* Produce client-facing documentation (agendas, trackers, reports, risk and change logs).
* Keep delivery aligned to design intent - flag risks early, unlock issues, drive clarity.
* Report progress to leadership and present confidently to clients and stakeholders.
Why This Is Different
* Early access to flagship projects; cultural, aviation, hospitality, masterplanning, and much more.
* A shift away from pure production toward coordination and team delivery.
* Daily interaction with industry-leading designers, clients, and consultants - a real seat at the table.
* A fast-tracked, future-proof pathway into leadership, client-side roles, or international moves.
* One of the most respected names on your CV, a balanced workload (evenings/weekends respected), and pay that reflects contribution, not just output.
You’ll Thrive Here If You Have
* 1-6 years post-Part III in a UK design-led practice.
* Exposure to large/complex, multi-stakeholder projects (UK or international).
* A strong grasp of RIBA stages, gateways, and deliverables.
* Evidence of owning or contributing to schedules, programmes, or coordination processes.
* Clear, concise communication - calm under pressure, great with clients.
* A natural organiser who spots risks early and brings structure to ambiguity.
* Nice to have: familiarity with tools like MS Project/Excel/Smartsheet/Aconex/Asite/Newforma.
Ready to shape how great design gets delivered?
Send your CV to Reece at Grõ Careers.
If you’re asking better questions about your career - and want more than the traditional path offers - this is your route to stay in the industry and step into its future.
About Grõ Careers - Selective, one-to-one support for architects moving beyond the traditional path
We specialise in helping architects transition into alternative pathways - design management, project management, client-side and consultancy. We partner selectively with values-aligned people and employers; much of our work is by recommendation. That focus lets us deliver tailored advice you won’t find elsewhere.
Both founders, Carl + Reece, work directly on every engagement, bringing 20+ years’ combined experience at the intersection of architecture and recruitment. Our approach is hands-on, detail-driven and ethics-first - fewer projects, deeper relationships, stronger results.
What you can expect
* Role-mapping and route design aligned to your strengths
* Narrative coaching for CV/portfolio and tailored interview prep
* Insight-led market guidance on timing, salary and positioning
* Discreet introductions, often to opportunities not widely advertised
If you’re a values-aligned architect ready for a strategic move, we’d love to speak.