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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Senior Architect</span>          (4-10 years+ post Part 3, leading all RIBA stages)</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Contract Type:</span>            Ongoing and full-time</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Salary:       </span>                    Competitive, plus benefits</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Responsible to:  </span>         Director</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Location:    </span>                  Camden Town, North London</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Applications by:</span>          Ongoing</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Interviews:</span>                   Ongoing </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Start date:</span>                    Dependent on Applicant</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px\">*Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the position may be filled earlier.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">The Role </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">David Kohn Architects is looking to recruit a senior architect to lead high-profile projects and to drive the studio’s broader development. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual with the ability to lead the successful delivery of a major civic project and to become a key member of the practice, leading on the delivery of projects more widely and contributing to the direction of the business.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">The Practice</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">David Kohn Architects was established in 2007 and has gained an international reputation for the quality of its design. We collaborate with our clients, consultant teams and end users to deliver highly tailored schemes that exceed expectations. We are currently working on major projects including new market buildings in Birmingham and the refurbishment of a major gallery in Ghent</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">. Supporting our clients in the drive towards carbon negative futures is an important part of our current and future work.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Key Responsibilities </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Lead project team, stakeholders and consultants effectively on mixed use development across all RIBA stages, with a strong emphasis on collaborative design and performing to targets;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Advocate for carbon negative futures at all stages of the project and benchmark design development against targets;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Build relationship with a key client to ensure continuity through project stages and further collaborations;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; 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