197 Architecture jobs in England & Wales

Come and join the cardfactory team as our new Store Planning Assistant! With a keen eye for detail, you will be passionate about bringing physical spaces to life with precision and creativity. Using Adobe Illustrator to draught detailed and accurate store layout drawings to the correct standard and specifications. This role is available on a 12 month fixed term contract. In this role you will collaborate with external architects, surveyors, and internal stakeholders to understand design requirements produce precise, to-scale drawings that comply with industry regulations and health and safety standards. You will prepare working drawings for all project phases, including construction and installation. Additionally, creating drawings for tenders, legal contracts, planning permissions, and building regulation applications. This is a hybrid role combining some days working from home and some at our head office based in Wakefield, with great links to the M1, M62 and free parking. You will be required in the office approximately 3 days out 5 and our team anchor day is Tuesday.

• Applications for part time hours or flexible working will also be considered
Role Responsibility
• Responsible for ensuring layouts and drawings and prepared in a timely manner in-line with store activity and demands.
• Working with the Retail and Commercial departments to produce detailed site-specific merchandising layouts.
• Preparation of internal feasibility layouts taking into account building configuration.
• Liaise with appropriate stakeholders to ensure design solutions meet respective needs or alternatives are developed in preparation for project sign off, In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
  
  CAD or Adobe Illustrator experience
• Proficient user of various types of software including Microsoft Office and Adobe
• Ability to create and read technical drawings and interpret survey reports
• High level of attention to detail and capable of producing accurate work in a fast paced environment
• Flexible approach to decision making, to make changes to drawings at short notice
• Problem solving, creativity and innovation in order to come up with solutions to design problems
• Works well as part of a team and good level of communication
  
  Card Factory is the UK's leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland. In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer. This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.
  
  Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
+ Financial Education Tools + Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100's of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme - access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave