PTE is a multinational, LBGT+ friendly workplace specialising in the design of homes, neighbourhoods, public and mixed-use buildings throughout the United Kingdom. We work closely and collaboratively with our clients, forging long term relationships and place great importance not only on the way that buildings look, but also on the way that they are made, the way they are used and how they age.
Our headquarters at Diespeker Wharf, just five minutes’ walk from Angel Islington, is one the most tranquil spots on London’s canal network and provides a great working environment for our staff, clients and collaborators.
See our Working at PTE page to find out more about the company.
Work experience
Each year PTE offers work experience for Year 10 and Year 12 students at our friendly and vibrant office in Islington.
This provides invaluable experience for those in Key Stage 4 and 5 who are in the process of considering their future career choices. Supporting education is embedded in PTE’s social value objectives – work experience, apprenticeships, junior open house events, careers days and mentoring are all part of the PTE’s educational support programme.
Each week is specifically timetabled for the student, providing a wide range of supervised experience, giving an insight into the career of an architect. The week includes mentoring on a small design project, software training and attendance of in-office meetings, design reviews, CPDs and an end of week design presentation with a small group of PTE colleagues.
PTE embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to representing and reflecting the communities that we serve. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from students at state schools and academies. Therefore, we encourage if you are of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds to apply.
Students should contact us at careers@ptea.co.uk with a short email about you and your interests, whether in architecture and the built environment, sustainability or graphic design.
Vacancies
How to apply: Please mark your application with your name and the position applied for and send by email to the People Team at careers@ptea.co.uk
Sustainable design specialist
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Pollard Thomas Edwards is looking to recruit a Sustainable design specialist for an initial 3-month FTC with opportunity to be extended.
The role involves a carrying out a range of environmental assessments for large-scale housing and mixed-use projects – both new and retrofit projects.
You will be part of a team responsible for environmental design on a variety of projects at all RIBA stages, including research into embodied carbon, climate resilience, sustainability reporting and environmental modelling of daylight/sunlight, overheating, energy performance.
You will have experience of PAS2035, retrofit assessments and energy assessments for new and retrofit residential projects in the UK.
You will be an ambassador for PTE, advocating and applying our sustainable quality standards required to meet the challenges of the climate crisis.
Key duties include:
- Domestic retrofit assessments (PAS 2035, RdSAP, PHPP)
- Producing energy assessments (IES, SAP or similar) and reports - producing sustainability and energy assessments reports for planning and building control
- Advising project teams and clients on good sustainable design practice and providing design solutions that meet the relevant targets.
Skill requirements:
- Minimum 2 years’ experience of energy assessments and sustainable design in a UK based consultancy, architectural or engineering practice
- Domestic Energy Assessor or Retrofit Assessor (PAS 2035: 2022)
- Experience of building physics UK planning and construction
- Preparing sustainability reports for residential projects in UK
- A good knowledge of UK regulations and London plan standards for energy, embodied carbon, climate change mitigation
- Clear written and verbal presentational skills.
- A degree in Environmental Architecture, Engineering or Technology is advantageous.
Salary dependent on experience (£30k - £40k)
How to apply
Please mark your application with your name and the position applied for and send by email to the People Team at careers@ptea.co.uk
