JOIN US
Austin-Smith:Lord are looking for talented individuals to join our Creative Collective. Our mission is to ‘Enhance Life and Environments by Design’. We aspire to design buildings and spaces with passion and expertise to create a legacy of enduring quality, which enriches lives and respects people, place and our planet.
Operating as One Studio from four locations across the UK we are involved in projects across a range of sectors requiring our design expertise in architecture, landscape, conservation, interiors and urban design. Through our guiding principles we aim to promote design excellence, sustainability, health and wellbeing, collaboration, working with integrity and professionalism, and supporting knowledge sharing and life-long learning to meet the needs of our clients and communities.
WHY AUSTIN-SMITH:LORD?
OUR WORK CULTURE:
- We have a Clear Mission – To Enhance Life And Environments By Design. This underpins our work
- We are committed to being Net Zero Emissions by 2030
- Great things happen through collaboration – We have a strong “One Studio” culture across all of our UK offices ( Glasgow, Liverpool, Bristol and Cardiff)
- We are proud of our commitment to social value and making a positive contribution to our communities and professions
- We are committed to design excellence and proud of our award winning work having received numerus accolades and recognition within the industry
- Our work culture has helped us to attract and retain talented, highly experienced and generally fantastic people
OUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING CULTURE:
- We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff as well as the communities with whom we work
- We provide flexible working arrangements, allowing staff to design their working week between studio and home working. This is supported by IT infrastructure to allow digital collaboration
- We have staff-led initiatives promoting Wellbeing, Knowledge and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- We provide a, free to use, confidential Employee Assistance programme as well as; Ride to Work Scheme, Birthday Leave, payment of professional subscription, a generous annual leave allowance, and Corporate Social Responsibility days
- We provide a pension scheme with 5% employer contribution, as well as Group Life Assurance providing death in service cover
- Fantastic studios, located within convenient city centre locations, across the UK.
OUR COMMITMENT TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT + LIFE LONG LEARNING
- We offer an Employee Mentor initiative
- We offer Training and Career Development Plans
- We are part of the Climate Heroes network, part of the COP26 legacy programme, supporting the Developing the Young Workforce programme.
- We provide a varied programme of CPD events and support.
- Our commitment to Developing the Young Workforce is demonstrated through our range of partnerships and networks with local Universities and Professional Institutes across the UK.