About the Role We are seeking a talented and motivated Recently Qualified Architect (Part III) to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven individual at the early stages of their career to contribute to a diverse range of projects while developing their professional skills in a supportive and collaborative environment. Key Responsibilities Assist in the design and delivery of architectural projects across all RIBA work stages Produce high-quality drawings, models, and presentations Support project coordination with consultants, contractors, and clients Prepare planning applications and building regulations submissions Attend site visits and assist with contract administration duties Ensure compliance with UK building regulations and industry standards Contribute to design discussions and studio culture Requirements ARB registered Architect (or eligible for registration) RIBA Part III qualification (recently completed) Strong design, technical, and presentation skills Proficiency in relevant software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite; knowledge of BIM is desirable) Good understanding of UK planning system and building regulations Excellent communication and organisational skills Ability to work both independently and as part of a team Desirable Skills & Experience Previous experience in a UK-based architectural practice (through Part I/II placements) Experience working on projects in insert sectors, e.g., residential, commercial, mixed-use Knowledge of sustainable design principles and environmental standards Familiarity with project management tools and workflows What We Offer Competitive salary and benefits package Mentorship and structured professional development Exposure to a wide variety of projects and sectors Supportive, collaborative studio environment Opportunities for career progression
Mar 31, 2026
Full time
About the Role We are seeking a talented and motivated Recently Qualified Architect (Part III) to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven individual at the early stages of their career to contribute to a diverse range of projects while developing their professional skills in a supportive and collaborative environment. Key Responsibilities Assist in the design and delivery of architectural projects across all RIBA work stages Produce high-quality drawings, models, and presentations Support project coordination with consultants, contractors, and clients Prepare planning applications and building regulations submissions Attend site visits and assist with contract administration duties Ensure compliance with UK building regulations and industry standards Contribute to design discussions and studio culture Requirements ARB registered Architect (or eligible for registration) RIBA Part III qualification (recently completed) Strong design, technical, and presentation skills Proficiency in relevant software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite; knowledge of BIM is desirable) Good understanding of UK planning system and building regulations Excellent communication and organisational skills Ability to work both independently and as part of a team Desirable Skills & Experience Previous experience in a UK-based architectural practice (through Part I/II placements) Experience working on projects in insert sectors, e.g., residential, commercial, mixed-use Knowledge of sustainable design principles and environmental standards Familiarity with project management tools and workflows What We Offer Competitive salary and benefits package Mentorship and structured professional development Exposure to a wide variety of projects and sectors Supportive, collaborative studio environment Opportunities for career progression
A great new opportunity exists for a recently qualified Architect or experienced Part 2 Architectural Assistant to join a growing Hertfordshire practice at an exciting period of growth. The opportunities with this growing practice will provide you with the chance to work across the RIBA stages from design to delivery, joining this small but friendly growing team you will have a great opportunity to have an involved role across projects and will be supported and mentored by the company Director whom is an experienced Architect. You will join the team working on local projects, which mainly includes Residential both one off and multi unit, Commercial, local authority and mixed use schemes. My client are a friendly and growing practice, offering a collaborative approach. They work closely with their clients to produce exceptional solutions and due to continued growth this really is a great opportunity with ample scope for continued long term career support and development. Ideal requirements include: - All round technical and design skills ideally you will need have some experience already working for an Architectural practice - Experienced in using AutoCAD - Revit, Photoshop and InDesign are a bonus also but not essential - Living a commutable distance to the Redbourn area in Hertfordshire - Working knowledge of UK building regulations - Desire to learn and have an involved role on projects and working with clients Looking to interview asap so please don't delay in applying to find out more or alternatively, contact me today for more information on the company and the role, or please do not delay in applying with your CV and portfolio. Designed Search is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. In accordance with GDPR, by applying for this position you give us consent to process your data .
Oct 04, 2025
Full time
A great new opportunity exists for a recently qualified Architect or experienced Part 2 Architectural Assistant to join a growing Hertfordshire practice at an exciting period of growth. The opportunities with this growing practice will provide you with the chance to work across the RIBA stages from design to delivery, joining this small but friendly growing team you will have a great opportunity to have an involved role across projects and will be supported and mentored by the company Director whom is an experienced Architect. You will join the team working on local projects, which mainly includes Residential both one off and multi unit, Commercial, local authority and mixed use schemes. My client are a friendly and growing practice, offering a collaborative approach. They work closely with their clients to produce exceptional solutions and due to continued growth this really is a great opportunity with ample scope for continued long term career support and development. Ideal requirements include: - All round technical and design skills ideally you will need have some experience already working for an Architectural practice - Experienced in using AutoCAD - Revit, Photoshop and InDesign are a bonus also but not essential - Living a commutable distance to the Redbourn area in Hertfordshire - Working knowledge of UK building regulations - Desire to learn and have an involved role on projects and working with clients Looking to interview asap so please don't delay in applying to find out more or alternatively, contact me today for more information on the company and the role, or please do not delay in applying with your CV and portfolio. Designed Search is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. In accordance with GDPR, by applying for this position you give us consent to process your data .
Outstanding opportunity here for a Part 2 Architectural Assistant to join a fast growing Architectural practice, specialising in Residential architecture, based in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham. THE COMPANY: As a Part 2 Architectural Assistant, you will be joining a fast growing practice that has been established just under 7 years. The practice is run by a vastly experienced Architect that has a wealth of experience in the Residential sector, along with more niche areas such as Student Living and Care Homes. They have recently become more involved in the Commercial and Industrial sectors, so there will be more variety in the project work available going forward. After establishing the practice in 2018, the team has since grown to 12 highly dedicated and talented members of staff, a team which features experienced Architectural Technicians, Technologists, Architects and Architectural Assistants. The practice are based in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham city centre, an ideal location for Part 2 Architectural Assistants to be involved in city centre working. With bars, cafes, shops and close links to rail stations, the practice are ideally located. They also pride themselves on developing and mentoring Architectural Assistants on their way through to achieving Part 3 accreditation and becoming a fully qualified Architect. Due to the nature of the work involved and the size of the practice, as an Architectural Assistant you will be exposed to all aspects of the RIBA construction cycle, perfect experience at this stage in your career. THE POSITION - PART 2 ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT: The position on offer is for a Part 2 Architectural Assistant, ideally with at least 2 years of industry experience. The key components we are looking for in an Architectural Assistant for this position are keenness and willingness to learn, to be ambitious and looking to complete your Part 3 course, and able to demonstrate a well put together portfolio. As a Part 2 Architectural Assistant you will be working on a broad range of project types predominantly in the Residential sector. This will encompass everything from multi unit developments, masterplans, high rise Resi, student living, care homes and more. With the support of Senior Architects in the office, you will gain valuable experience in the industry which you will need on your journey to becoming fully qualified. SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS - PART 2 ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT: Possess UK recognised Part 1 &/or Part 2 qualifications. Able to demonstrate a quality portfolio, which will ideally include both University and practical experience. Working knowledge of AutoCAD along with the added benefit of Revit software (training can be provided here). Excellent presentation skills. Must be enthusiastic with good communication skills both written and verbally Ability to use Photoshop & Indesign. WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? As an Architectural Assistant you will be joining a practice that prides themselves on developing and nurturing talent in the business. Alongside this support you will receive: 28,000- 32,000 Discretionary bonus scheme Support through RIBA Part 3 qualification Company pension scheme Continued development and training opportunities Regular social activities with the team. HOW TO APPLY? To apply today, please forward your up to date CV and portfolio (max file size 10mb, please contact if sending large file sizes) to Ashley Johnson at Conrad Consulting. Alternatively, contact Ashley on (phone number removed) to discuss in further detail. Thank you.
Oct 03, 2025
Full time
Outstanding opportunity here for a Part 2 Architectural Assistant to join a fast growing Architectural practice, specialising in Residential architecture, based in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham. THE COMPANY: As a Part 2 Architectural Assistant, you will be joining a fast growing practice that has been established just under 7 years. The practice is run by a vastly experienced Architect that has a wealth of experience in the Residential sector, along with more niche areas such as Student Living and Care Homes. They have recently become more involved in the Commercial and Industrial sectors, so there will be more variety in the project work available going forward. After establishing the practice in 2018, the team has since grown to 12 highly dedicated and talented members of staff, a team which features experienced Architectural Technicians, Technologists, Architects and Architectural Assistants. The practice are based in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham city centre, an ideal location for Part 2 Architectural Assistants to be involved in city centre working. With bars, cafes, shops and close links to rail stations, the practice are ideally located. They also pride themselves on developing and mentoring Architectural Assistants on their way through to achieving Part 3 accreditation and becoming a fully qualified Architect. Due to the nature of the work involved and the size of the practice, as an Architectural Assistant you will be exposed to all aspects of the RIBA construction cycle, perfect experience at this stage in your career. THE POSITION - PART 2 ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT: The position on offer is for a Part 2 Architectural Assistant, ideally with at least 2 years of industry experience. The key components we are looking for in an Architectural Assistant for this position are keenness and willingness to learn, to be ambitious and looking to complete your Part 3 course, and able to demonstrate a well put together portfolio. As a Part 2 Architectural Assistant you will be working on a broad range of project types predominantly in the Residential sector. This will encompass everything from multi unit developments, masterplans, high rise Resi, student living, care homes and more. With the support of Senior Architects in the office, you will gain valuable experience in the industry which you will need on your journey to becoming fully qualified. SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS - PART 2 ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT: Possess UK recognised Part 1 &/or Part 2 qualifications. Able to demonstrate a quality portfolio, which will ideally include both University and practical experience. Working knowledge of AutoCAD along with the added benefit of Revit software (training can be provided here). Excellent presentation skills. Must be enthusiastic with good communication skills both written and verbally Ability to use Photoshop & Indesign. WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? As an Architectural Assistant you will be joining a practice that prides themselves on developing and nurturing talent in the business. Alongside this support you will receive: 28,000- 32,000 Discretionary bonus scheme Support through RIBA Part 3 qualification Company pension scheme Continued development and training opportunities Regular social activities with the team. HOW TO APPLY? To apply today, please forward your up to date CV and portfolio (max file size 10mb, please contact if sending large file sizes) to Ashley Johnson at Conrad Consulting. Alternatively, contact Ashley on (phone number removed) to discuss in further detail. Thank you.
Recently Qualified Architects looking for an exciting new opportunity? Look no further than this position working with a sized Architecture studio in the city of Chester. We are seeking a talented and reasonably experienced Architect to join this team of creative professionals. With a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, they work on a variety of projects ranging from residential and commercial to Educational, and everything in-between. As a Recently Qualified Architect you will undertake various responsibilities within the design studio including: Preparing detailed project documents. Attending site meetings. Participating in internal design-team meetings. Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. Researching and analysing design trends. Working in this collaborative and dynamic studio, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with an experienced team of Architects, Designers and Technically-minded colleagues Your input and ideas will be valued as you work collaboratively to create exceptional spaces that enhance people's lives. There are significant opportunities here for professional growth and career advancement. You will receive support from senior colleagues throughout your time with the company, all while contributing to your growing portfolio! To be successful in this role, we are looking for a RIBA Part 3 qualified Architect with UK-based experience. Ideally you will have qualified as an Architect in the past 2 years. Knowledge of UK building regulations and excellent communication skills are also essential. If you are passionate about architecture, have excellent technical skills, and want to be a part of a dynamic team, apply now for this Recently Qualified Architect position or get in touch with Will for any additional information.
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
Recently Qualified Architects looking for an exciting new opportunity? Look no further than this position working with a sized Architecture studio in the city of Chester. We are seeking a talented and reasonably experienced Architect to join this team of creative professionals. With a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, they work on a variety of projects ranging from residential and commercial to Educational, and everything in-between. As a Recently Qualified Architect you will undertake various responsibilities within the design studio including: Preparing detailed project documents. Attending site meetings. Participating in internal design-team meetings. Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. Researching and analysing design trends. Working in this collaborative and dynamic studio, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with an experienced team of Architects, Designers and Technically-minded colleagues Your input and ideas will be valued as you work collaboratively to create exceptional spaces that enhance people's lives. There are significant opportunities here for professional growth and career advancement. You will receive support from senior colleagues throughout your time with the company, all while contributing to your growing portfolio! To be successful in this role, we are looking for a RIBA Part 3 qualified Architect with UK-based experience. Ideally you will have qualified as an Architect in the past 2 years. Knowledge of UK building regulations and excellent communication skills are also essential. If you are passionate about architecture, have excellent technical skills, and want to be a part of a dynamic team, apply now for this Recently Qualified Architect position or get in touch with Will for any additional information.
Conrad Consulting are delighted to be working with a prominent Oxford Architectural practice, seeking to appoint a Part 2 Architectural Assistant to their growing team. With a healthy pipeline of projects across a range of interesting sectors, the practice are well-placed to offer a budding Part 2 Architectural Assistant a position with plenty of progression opportunities and support to fully develop as an Architect. THE COMPANY: The company in question are one of Oxford's emerging names, with an enviable client portfolio which is serviced by a team of over 50 members of staff company wide. With offices across the UK, this enables them to offer a nationwide coverage of services, with projects ongoing in sectors such as; Education, Healthcare, Residential, and Community. The company are invested in Revit software and are constantly keeping up with an ever changing & moving industry. They pride themselves on promoting from within and allowing their staff to develop and progress in their careers. Part 2 Architectural Assistants applying to this position can expect to be encouraged to work towards the ultimate goal of becoming a highly skilled Architect and beyond. THE POSITION - Part 2 ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT The position available is for an ambitious Part 2 qualified Architectural Assistant who can already boast experience operating within UK practice - ideally within the Commercial, Education & Healthcare sectors. However, all significant UK sector experience will be considered. Vacancies are also available for Recently Qualified Architects too! SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS UK recognised qualifications at RIBA Part 2 or 3 level Demonstrable UK architecture industry experience Ambitious and good work ethic Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD & Revit would be ideal WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? The successful Part 2 Architectural Assistant will be offered a salary likely to be in the region of 30,000- 35,000 alongside a competitive benefits package that includes: Enhanced Pension Healthcare Enhanced Parental Leave Extensive CPD Programme However, more importantly than that, you will be offered the chance to work alongside a highly collaborative and supportive team who will do everything they can to assist your development within Architecture. HOW DO I APPLY? If you are a talented Part 2 Architectural Assistant that would like to apply to this position in Oxford, please forward your up-to-date CV & portfolio (max file size 10mb - please call to arrange ways to send over 10mb) to Joey Waller at Conrad Consulting. Alternatively, contact Joey on (phone number removed) for further information. Please visit the Conrad Consulting website to see our full job listings.
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
Conrad Consulting are delighted to be working with a prominent Oxford Architectural practice, seeking to appoint a Part 2 Architectural Assistant to their growing team. With a healthy pipeline of projects across a range of interesting sectors, the practice are well-placed to offer a budding Part 2 Architectural Assistant a position with plenty of progression opportunities and support to fully develop as an Architect. THE COMPANY: The company in question are one of Oxford's emerging names, with an enviable client portfolio which is serviced by a team of over 50 members of staff company wide. With offices across the UK, this enables them to offer a nationwide coverage of services, with projects ongoing in sectors such as; Education, Healthcare, Residential, and Community. The company are invested in Revit software and are constantly keeping up with an ever changing & moving industry. They pride themselves on promoting from within and allowing their staff to develop and progress in their careers. Part 2 Architectural Assistants applying to this position can expect to be encouraged to work towards the ultimate goal of becoming a highly skilled Architect and beyond. THE POSITION - Part 2 ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT The position available is for an ambitious Part 2 qualified Architectural Assistant who can already boast experience operating within UK practice - ideally within the Commercial, Education & Healthcare sectors. However, all significant UK sector experience will be considered. Vacancies are also available for Recently Qualified Architects too! SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS UK recognised qualifications at RIBA Part 2 or 3 level Demonstrable UK architecture industry experience Ambitious and good work ethic Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD & Revit would be ideal WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? The successful Part 2 Architectural Assistant will be offered a salary likely to be in the region of 30,000- 35,000 alongside a competitive benefits package that includes: Enhanced Pension Healthcare Enhanced Parental Leave Extensive CPD Programme However, more importantly than that, you will be offered the chance to work alongside a highly collaborative and supportive team who will do everything they can to assist your development within Architecture. HOW DO I APPLY? If you are a talented Part 2 Architectural Assistant that would like to apply to this position in Oxford, please forward your up-to-date CV & portfolio (max file size 10mb - please call to arrange ways to send over 10mb) to Joey Waller at Conrad Consulting. Alternatively, contact Joey on (phone number removed) for further information. Please visit the Conrad Consulting website to see our full job listings.
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
My client is currently seeking an Experience Part II / Recently Qualified Architect to join their team on a permanent basis in their London office. The ideal candidate will have: All-round designer Proficiency in Revit Experience on UK projects Experience on a range of Residential Developments Strong attention to detail Ability to work across all RIBA stages (0-7) . A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively within a team. Supportive and open to helping candidates working towards their Part III If this sounds like you, please apply with an up-to-date CV, and we'll be in touch with more details about the role.
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
My client is currently seeking an Experience Part II / Recently Qualified Architect to join their team on a permanent basis in their London office. The ideal candidate will have: All-round designer Proficiency in Revit Experience on UK projects Experience on a range of Residential Developments Strong attention to detail Ability to work across all RIBA stages (0-7) . A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively within a team. Supportive and open to helping candidates working towards their Part III If this sounds like you, please apply with an up-to-date CV, and we'll be in touch with more details about the role.
With a robust design ethos, our client produces beautiful yet practical buildings. Each commission with a different approach creating a truly diverse portfolio. The Directors nurture and grow from within with many employees starting as assistant Architects and progressing their careers in the business. Our client is actively looking to appoint an experienced Part 2 Architect or recently qualified ARB Architect to take responsibility for 4m- 10m commercial projects from inception to completion. Proficient Revit skills are essential for this position. This is the ideal opportunity for an Assistant Architect looking to gain their part 3, or a recently qualified Architect looking to gain confidence in running projects across all stages. For more information please apply with your CV and portfolio. Where we indicate a band of PQE for a role, this indicates how long we would expect an architectural professional to take to gain the level of experience required in an appropriate context. It does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE who can demonstrate that they have acquired the relevant experience. If you meet the criteria listed above, please apply with a copy of your CV by pressing the apply button to be considered. We receive many applications so if you do not hear from us within 5 days, please consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies. In accordance with GDPR, by applying for this position you give us your consent to process your data in-line with our Privacy and Data Protection Policies which can be read on the privacy policy page on our website.
Sep 23, 2025
Full time
With a robust design ethos, our client produces beautiful yet practical buildings. Each commission with a different approach creating a truly diverse portfolio. The Directors nurture and grow from within with many employees starting as assistant Architects and progressing their careers in the business. Our client is actively looking to appoint an experienced Part 2 Architect or recently qualified ARB Architect to take responsibility for 4m- 10m commercial projects from inception to completion. Proficient Revit skills are essential for this position. This is the ideal opportunity for an Assistant Architect looking to gain their part 3, or a recently qualified Architect looking to gain confidence in running projects across all stages. For more information please apply with your CV and portfolio. Where we indicate a band of PQE for a role, this indicates how long we would expect an architectural professional to take to gain the level of experience required in an appropriate context. It does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE who can demonstrate that they have acquired the relevant experience. If you meet the criteria listed above, please apply with a copy of your CV by pressing the apply button to be considered. We receive many applications so if you do not hear from us within 5 days, please consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies. In accordance with GDPR, by applying for this position you give us your consent to process your data in-line with our Privacy and Data Protection Policies which can be read on the privacy policy page on our website.
