Graham Acheson
Architect and Director at Smith Scott Mullan Associates- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Smith Scott Mullan Associates
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United Kingdom
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Architect and Director
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Oct 2016 - Present
This multi-faceted role requires a delicate balance of project running and management of the Practice. I am currently overseeing projects with a construction value of approx. £70-80M. My management role is focused around HR but also includes general management of the Practice. This multi-faceted role requires a delicate balance of project running and management of the Practice. I am currently overseeing projects with a construction value of approx. £70-80M. My management role is focused around HR but also includes general management of the Practice.
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Smith Scott Mullan Associates
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United Kingdom
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Architect and Associate Director
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2015 - 2016
My role as an Associate Director was very similar to my current role and acted as a transition between Associate and Director following my initial share purchase in the company.
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Architect and Associate
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2012 - 2015
This role commenced my management input to the company and allowed me to start identifying the areas of management I was interested in developing. My role at this stage was still largely focused on delivery of key projects and management of design teams.
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Project Architect
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2007 - 2015
A focused project running role within the Practice I was the central person on all my projects with responsibility for liaison and co-ordination with the wider design team and Client. I would generally have been running 3-5 projects at any time depending on their size so good organisation and management of team resources was the key to success.
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Part 2 Architectural Assistant
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2006 - 2007
I fulfilled this role for a short period of time supporting other Project Architects with drawing information.
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Gibson Laing & Partners
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Part 1 & Part 2 Architectural Assistant
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2002 - 2006
A hugely valuable role in my early development I was involved in over 30 small projects and learned a huge amount about dealing with Statutory Approvals. A hugely valuable role in my early development I was involved in over 30 small projects and learned a huge amount about dealing with Statutory Approvals.
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Education
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The University of Edinburgh
Master of Architecture - MArch, Architecture -
Campbell College Belfast