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About the Role

SOM is seeking a talented Architectural Designer with a strong design voice to join the London Studio. This role involves contributing to ambitious, global projects within a collaborative, design-driven environment, focusing on design excellence, sustainability, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design process across all project phases, from concept design through documentation and delivery.
• Develop design ideas through drawings, models, visualisations, and presentations with a strong focus on quality and clarity.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and consultants to resolve design challenges and support coordinated project outcomes.
• Participate in design reviews and critiques, contributing thoughtful input and creative problem-solving.
• Assist in the preparation of client presentations and design narratives that clearly communicate intent.
• Support a collaborative, inclusive, and design-led studio culture.

Requirements

• 3–7 years of professional experience, ideally on complex or large-scale projects.
• Professionally qualified or progressing toward qualification (RIBA Part III or international equivalent).
• Strong design sensibility with excellent graphic, conceptual, and technical skills.
• Clear communicator and engaged collaborator, eager to learn and grow within a global practice.
• Portfolio & CV Mandatory
• Portfolios must be submitted for all design and project management positions.
• Applications without work samples will not be reviewed.
• Portfolios should be one PDF attachment, 10-20 pages, maximum 5 MB.
• Submit portfolios as part of your application in the section where the application asks you for your Resume or CV.

Skills

• Rhino
• Revit
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Graphic skills
• Conceptual skills
• Technical skills

Location

• LONDON

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Intermediate Professional
• 3-7 years

Education Level

• Professionally qualified or progressing toward qualification (RIBA Part III or international equivalent)

Benefits

• Mentorship
• Global exposure
• Access to the firm's most forward-thinking leadership

About the Company

• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a collective of over 1,200 architects, designers, engineers, and planners working across studios in London, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Melbourne, Riyadh and Dubai.
• At the forefront of transformative architecture, SOM is guided by a shared commitment to design excellence, sustainability, and innovation.
• Our open studio culture empowers ideas to thrive across architecture, engineering, and urban design.
• As part of our international studio network, you’ll collaborate across offices, disciplines, and cultures, engaging with diverse perspectives to deliver design excellence on a global scale.
• We don’t just offer a role, we will help you define your own career framework.
• We will support your growth as a design leader through mentorship, global exposure, and access to the firm's most forward-thinking leadership.
• At SOM your ambition is matched by opportunity, and your ideas have a platform to influence the built environment at every scale.
• SOM consists of a diverse, interdisciplinary group of architects, engineers, planners, interior designers, and more.
• We hire talented people who are passionate about design and offer a rewarding career experience.

Equal Opportunity

• We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace.
• We believe an inclusive environment benefits our employees, our firm, and our community, while also enriching and challenging our own thinking about design.
• We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.