Architect jobs in Cumbernauld

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Due to expanding workload, AECOM are recruiting for all the above roles in the UK. AECOM are offering a great opportunity to join our rapidly growing architecture team in our multi-disciplinary offices in Manchester, Warrington & Glasgow with experience in the Nuclear industry.

About us

Our Studio is listed as the 4th largest employer of architects worldwide in the World Architecture WA100 2023 survey, with 1,554 architects globally. We currently have 160 architectural staff in the UK and are now ranked 10th in 2025 AJ100.

About you

• Have a strong design and technical ability and be highly computer literate.
• Have strong Revit skills (a must) and BIM awareness.
• Be highly organised with attention to detail.
• Have architectural or technical qualifications relevant to the role.
• Preferably, you will demonstrate a wide experience of design and project management within the regulated industries, and have worked previously on industrial, process-driven and highly serviced projects.
• Relevant experience nuclear and MOD projects

You will need to be ARB RIBA accredited, SQEP

Experience in nuclear and/or defence will be required.

You will also be required to obtain BPSS and SC clearance, if not already held previously.

• Fully Qualified Architect (ARB Registered)
• Proven related Architecture experience
• Recent experience of having worked on Security and Nuclear Power projects (SC clearance required)
• Experience of various forms of building contracts.
• Working knowledge of Building Systems, Regulations, and construction types
• Ability to manage a busy workload and deadlines
• Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business

You must either hold or can obtain security clearance. To obtain this you will have been in the UK for more than 5 years and not been out of the country for more than 3 months in the 5-year period.

A REVIT test will be a stage of the interview process.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.