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Permanent

Architect / Project Lead - Real Estate Developer (Client-Side)

London
money-bag £58,000-62,000 per annum
01A386F6CAADEE0E566C33B3346798D9
Posted Yesterday

Location:

Central London

Check out the role overview below If you are confident you have got the right skills and experience, apply today.Salary:

£58k-£62k (negotiable)Exclusive via Grõ Careers.You’ve mastered delivery in practice.Now it’s time to own outcomes.This is a rare, front-row transition into real estate development - Opportunities like this don’t come around often… and this one is exclusively through Grõ Careers.The OpportunityJoin a rapidly scaling London real estate developer on an initial FTC (strong path to permanent). A string of recent acquisitions - including high-end existing building projects - means multiple schemes are kicking off.You’ll step straight into ownership of a 25-unit Central London scheme: an adaptation of an existing Grade II listed hotel, currently at RIBA Stage 2, and lead it through to completion with day-to-day support from an in-house PM and a project architect reporting to you.It’s hands-on, commercial, and consequential. You won’t just produce - you’ll steer.What You’ll DoDrive the project through planning, tender, and delivery.Lead coordination across consultants, contractors, and client teams; chair meetings, track decisions, and run risk/change.Own the information set: planning packs, tender/construction packages (Revit proficiency strongly preferred), reports, trackers.Safeguard heritage quality while unlocking buildability and value.Communicate with clarity - to leadership, planning officers, and stakeholders - keeping momentum and certainty.Why This Is DifferentTrue client-side ownership:

influence viability, design, and delivery - not just the drawings.Lean, empowered team:

fewer layers, faster decisions, visible impact.Career-defining pivot:

build the commercial range most architects never get - and open routes into development leadership.Exclusivity:

this opportunity is run solely through Grõ Careers; we’re shaping the shortlist with the client’s directors.You’ll Thrive Here If You Have5-10+ years’ experience leading high-end residential / existing-building projects, ideally in London.Confidence navigating heritage and central London planning - the realities, not just the rhetoric.A record of taking schemes through Stage 2-4 to tender, and on-site follow-through.Comfort in a lean setup: you can lead people and still roll up your sleeves on production.A design eye complemented by a commercial lens - you see the bigger picture of projects, not just aesthetics.Nice to have: London estates exposure (e.g. Grosvenor Licence to Alter), polished client comms, and Revit fluency (preferred, not essential).If your background includes leading London retrofits (e.g. Grade II/heritage*), complex mixed-use, or major landowner clients (The Crown Estate, British Land), you’ll feel at home here.Your Next Chapter Includes£58k-£62k base (FTC) with strong potential to convert to permanent.Flexibility to work from home (2 days remote).Immediate ownership of a notable Central London scheme.Daily proximity to commercial decision-making - real estate from the inside.A platform to accelerate into development management.How to ApplySend your CV to Grõ Careers by hitting the apply button. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to share a concise portfolio. Additional details will be shared discreetly with shortlisted architects only.About Grõ Careers - Your Route into Real EstateWe specialise in helping architects transition into real estate: client-side development, design/development management, and project leadership. Our approach is selective, hands-on, and ethics-first - we map routes, sharpen narratives, and prepare you for the commercial realities so you can land and deliver with confidence. Many of our opportunities are exclusive and not widely advertised - like this one.

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