Employment Enquiries

We are experienced in a range of disciplines and welcome skilled individuals to join our team, if you are interested in working with us, please email your cv and a cover letter to the relevant office.

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Advice for potential SJB employees

Send us your CV and portfolio with a brief covering message via email to the relevant SJB office.

Provide your CV and portfolio as PDF attachments with a total size less than 10MB. Do not send us a link to an online portfolio - these are not always easy to access and cannot be saved within our candidate management system. 

Include in your CV

• Contact details: full name, email, mobile phone, current location, e.g. Sydney, NSW
• Availability and preferred location
• Details of current work rights for Australia, e.g. citizen, permanent resident, working visa details
• Education: education institution, degree, graduation year
• Software expertise including the type of software as well as your proficiency level, e.g. Revit - basic
• Employment history: the name of organisation, role, start and finish dates
• Limit to two pages if you can!

Architectural portfolio formatting suggestions

• Include a selection of recent and relevant projects that you have worked on which best demonstrate your capability
• Include images and please make sure drawings, photographs and 3D visualisations are appropriately attributed
• Describe your role in the project, including the stages you worked. You do not need to include a marketing blurb for the project
• Ideally include construction value, location and size 

Cover email

• Include what it is you are looking for in your next role and tell us anything about you that we need to know and won't see in your CV and portfolio.

SJB Architects Sydney is hiring

Multiple positions available - we will create a role to fit your experience and aspirations.

If you can confidently tick all of the boxes below, and like SJB's work and what we stand for, please get in touch for a confidential conversation:

Tip: Please make sure you demonstrate your abilities in these areas by articulating the role you played in the projects you include in your portfolio.

If this role is of interest to you, please send your CV and portfolio (as a PDF attachment less than 10MB) to HR and Operations Manager, SJB Architects (Sydney) via arch_syd@sjb.com.au.

Note: we are not seeking candidates via Recruitment Agencies for these roles – direct applications from candidates only, please.

Interior Designer

SJB Architects, Sydney

We deliver integrated architecture and interiors across a broad range of project typologies - retail, residential, hotel, boutique and commercial. We are seeking someone with an architectural or interiors background and an interest pursuing a career in design-led architectural interiors.

You will join a small but dynamic interiors team and work across the wider studio on all project typologies. Typical tasks will include:

• Involvement in all stages of the design process
• Design documentation
• Selecting and scheduling FF&E
• Liaison with suppliers
• Preparation of presentations 

There are a few things that are 'must-haves', so please ensure you articulate these clearly in your application:

• 3-5 years post graduate experience (architecture or interior design degree)
• Experience documenting significant projects
• Ability to understand and deliver design intent
• Ability to work independently to deliver projects under direction of senior designers and architects
• High level of proficiency in AutoCAD. Revit would be great, but not essential
• InDesign and Photoshop 

We will support you in driving your own career development within SJB. There will be opportunities to work on a broad range of project typologies and scales over time. We offer training, mentoring and ongoing professional development support at all levels.

We are a young, energetic, hardworking, inclusive and social team of 80 working from our Surry Hills studio. This is a full-time permanent role and we are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. This role will suit someone who is driven, self-motivated and willing to take on a challenge.

Please note, our preference is always to deal with candidates directly, so we are not seeking candidates put forward by recruitment agencies. 

You can contact HR and Operations Manager SJB Sydney via LinkedIn for more information or email your application to arch_syd@sjb.com.au 

SJB is hiring - Early career Architects

SJB Architects, Sydney

Multiple positions available - we will create a role to fit your experience and aspirations.

If your interest lies in growing your career on large, technically-complex and design-led projects, and you like SJB's work and what we stand for, read on...

We are looking for graduates of Architecture (3+ years) with a strong foundation in Revit and a passion for resolving conceptual ideas through construction detailing. Ideally you will be looking to grow into a Project Architect role.  

We can offer a pathway for you to fast-track your professional development in a role with a high level of responsibility and autonomy. You will be working with and learning from a talented team on projects within the residential, commercial, hospitality and civic realm.

If this role is of interest to you, please send your CV and portfolio (as a PDF attachment less than 10MB) to HR and Operations Manager, SJB Architects (Sydney) via arch_syd@sjb.com.au.

Tip: Please make sure you demonstrate your abilities by clearly articulating the role you played in the projects you include in your portfolio.

Note: we are not seeking candidates via Recruitment Agencies for these roles – direct applications from candidates only, please.

Urban Designer

SJB Urban, Sydney

Carve your own career path and help shape Sydney

The SJB Urban team in Sydney is growing. We're offering the opportunity for urban designers to join us to work on significant urban design and masterplanning projects shaping the future of Sydney.  

SJB Urban is an autonomous design studio which enjoys all the benefits of being part of a major multidisciplinary design firm. 

We offer a variety of work including precinct design, masterplanning, policy development, concept design, research and design competitions. 

We value different perspectives and strive to develop innovative new ways of practice. Working on SJB Urban projects you will have the opportunity to push the boundaries of urban design, integrating research and technology to deliver great urban design outcomes.

Must-haves for us include:

• Urban Design or Architectural qualifications and a passion for urban design
• Experience as an urban designer in government or private sector
• Strong written, verbal and graphic communication skills
• Problem-solving mindset and the ability to think creatively, critically and strategically
• Ability to work independently while seeking out info needed to work effectively.

Tips for applying

Please respond to the following in your application:

• Demonstrate your graphic communication skills by including relevant work in your portfolio and let us know what software you have used to create graphics
• Demonstrate your industry experience by articulating the role you have played on key projects in your portfolio
• In your covering email, let us know what you are looking for in your next role and what you think you bring to the table.

Sound like a fit for your career? We'd love to hear from you. Send your CV to arch_syd@sjb.com.au or contact HR and Operations Manager, SJB Sydney via LinkedIn.

This opportunity is open to direct candidates only - we are not seeking candidates via recruitment agencies for this role.