Senior Architect
Be part of something greater.
- Job reference: SDX/TP/1159297/163338
- Location: Belfast
- Job type: Full Time - 40 hours per week
- Salary: Competitive salary plus Sodexo benefits
- Closing date: 04 November 2026
About the role
Senior Architect
Shape places. Influence investment. Help transform an estate across Northern Ireland.
- 40 hours per week
- Monday–Friday, 08:00–17:00
- Competitive salary, plus bonus
- Sodexo rewards and benefits
- Travel across Northern Ireland
Your next opportunity starts with the bigger picture
Where others see buildings, you see possibilities. A site with untapped potential. A space that could work harder. An opportunity to bring long-term ambitions to life.
At Sodexo, we’re looking for an Architectural Lead to help shape the future of a large, complex and varied estate across Northern Ireland. This is your opportunity to bring together creative thinking, technical expertise and strategic insight to influence how sites are used, developed and modernised.
Working alongside the Estate Strategy and Planning Manager, you’ll help turn ambitious ideas into practical plans—informing future investment, supporting decarbonisation and creating spaces that respond to changing needs.
An opportunity to make your mark
You’ll have the variety of working across multiple sites, the responsibility of leading architectural resources and the opportunity to work directly with senior stakeholders.
From early feasibility studies to masterplans, blueprint development and future project pipelines, you’ll help connect individual projects to a much bigger vision. If you’re motivated by solving complex problems and seeing your expertise shape decisions, there’s plenty here to get excited about.
What you’ll do
- Unlock the potential of the estate: Play a key role in refreshing the Estate Strategy and manage the delivery of site masterplans, feasibility studies and assessments to achieve the objectives of this strategy.
- Lead and inspire: manage in-house Architects and Architectural Technologists, supporting their contribution and coordinating external Integrated Design Teams.
- Set the routemap: Utilise your expertise and the resources within the team to develop a suite of tactical documents including an Estate Management Strategy, Asset Management Strategy and Asset Management Plans to guide estate management decisions.
- Build the foundations for future investment: develop masterplans, project blueprints and dossiers that turn emerging priorities into clearly defined opportunities.
- Make your expertise count: provide architectural advice for business cases, commercial bids and estate planning decisions.
- Drive effective delivery: manage budgets, design fees, resources and change control, balancing creativity with commercial awareness.
- Help set the standard: develop design guidance and ensure projects meet current legislation, regulations and the RIBA Plan of Work.
- Support lasting change: contribute to the modernisation and decarbonisation of the estate.
What you’ll bring
You’re an experienced architect who enjoys bringing people and ideas together. You can move confidently between technical detail and strategic conversations, building trust and helping others see what’s possible.
You’ll also need:
- A degree and relevant postgraduate or professional qualification in Architecture, Planning, Surveying, Estate Management or a related built environment discipline.
- Current Architects Registration Board (ARB) registration.
- A minimum of seven years’ post-qualification experience.
- Working knowledge of Northern Ireland planning and building regulations.
- Experience in estate strategy, asset planning and site masterplanning.
- Experience managing architectural projects through all RIBA work stages.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience managing budgets, resources and project delivery.
- Proficiency in architectural software such as Revit (preferred), AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2.
- Willingness to travel throughout Northern Ireland.
Chartered membership of RIBA is desirable
Security requirements
Successful candidates must have lived continuously in the UK for the past five years and must be willing and able to undergo the required security clearance and vetting process.
More than a role—a place to belong
At Sodexo, you’ll join a team where your contribution matters and your expertise has a purpose. Alongside your salary and bonus, we offer:
- Mental health and wellbeing support.
- An Employee Assistance Programme for personal, legal and financial advice.
- 24/7 virtual GP access and lifestyle rewards.
- Discounts for you and your family.
- Financial wellbeing tools and a retirement plan.
- A Cycle to Work scheme.
- A paid volunteering day to support a cause that matters to you.
Ready to bring your vision to a bigger canvas? Apply today and help shape what comes next
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications.
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Wellbeing support
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Generous leave
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Virtual GP
24-hour access to video or phone consultations for you and your family.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At our company, we believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Roles at Sodexo are designed to empower individuals from all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an environment that values equity and supports the growth of all employees, ensuring that everyone can contribute to and benefit from our collective success.
Social Impact
Ever since we started, we’ve had a clear purpose – to do some good in our communities through helping people. Today, that purpose is still a huge part of who we are. And every one of our colleagues helps that happen.
We’re committed to volunteering our time, resources, skills and knowledge – more than 50% of colleagues contribute to thousands of volunteer hours every year. And our Charitable Foundation has now donated over £9 million to charities and good causes across the country.
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