Culture

BPTW is a great place to work. Our London-based studio offers an open, collaborative and interactive working environment, which promotes the sharing of ideas and enables creativity to flourish. With a strong focus on teamwork, our culture promotes inclusivity across all levels. This is reflected in our 50:50 gender balance, our recognition as one of the most diverse architecture practices in the UK by the AJ100, and our award for Employer of the Year at the 2021 Architect of the Year Awards.

We value those who have a positive impact on our work, and provide a unique and exciting team-working environment with great career development opportunities.

Current vacancies

We are always looking for talented new additions to our teams. If you would like to work with us, please send a covering letter, some examples of your work, and your CV by email to people@bptw.co.uk.

Please clearly indicate the position that you are applying for in the subject line of your email, as this helps us when we are reviewing applications.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Having a diverse, inclusive studio is important to us and our practice culture is focused on equality in the way we work and the places we design. We are proud to have achieved a 50/50 gender split this year and increased our BAME representation to 24%. However, we know we can do more. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group reviews our working practices and monitors our actions, so we continue to improve and celebrate a culture of diversity and belonging. We support and advocate for greater diversity in architecture and planning through our partnerships with organisations like Women in Social Housing (WISH), the EY Foundation and London South East Colleges.

As a practice we have a dedicated Equality, Diversity and Inclusion steering group led by a diverse group of staff who inform and implement our internal and external EDI strategy

Perks

The BPTW team enjoy a number of benefits including:

  • Pension plan
  • Health scheme
  • Insurances – income protection, critical illness and life insurance cover
  • Public transport season ticket loan
  • Cycle to work initiative
  • Competitive rates on private medical insurance
  • Financial advisors

Social and Wellbeing

At BPTW we place a strong emphasis on the physical and mental well-being of our staff, to promote a good work/life balance. Our social committee organises activities across the year, with staff encouraged to put forward ideas. Key events in our calendar include:

  • Monthly socials held on the last Friday of every month.
  • Pizza in the Park: an annual summer event held at Greenwich Park
  • Training and away day
  • Whole office Christmas party
  • Four team socials a year
  • Annual Welsh walking trip
  • Sports activities

In 2021, we were named ‘Architectural Employer of the Year’, reflecting the focus we place on staff welfare and our ongoing efforts to improve equality, diversity and inclusion across the practice.

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Giving something back

Through our Giving Something Back initiative, we donate a percentage of our profits to support charities and community organisations local to us and have done for many years. Currently, we are assisting homelessness charities the Greenwich Winter Night Shelter and the 999 Club along with The AHOY Centre, a charity for at-risk young people, and the Trussell Trust in the continuation of their valuable work. You can read more about how we are committed to making a positive contribution to society on our Social Value page.

As a practice we support personal charitable efforts and work together to help two local homelessness charities; the 999 Club and the Greenwich Winter Night Shelter.