West Midlands Pension Fund - 1 Rivergate Bristol - Architectural Services

West Midlands Pension Fund (the Authority) is one of the UK’s largest pension funds, originally formed by West Midlands County Council and now working in partnership with seven metropolitan district councils and over 800 employers providing public services across the West Midlands region. City of Wolverhampton Council is the Administering Authority for the Fund under the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013, and have delegated the responsibility for the management of the Fund to the Pensions Committee and the Director of Pensions, and established a Local Pensions Board to assist in governance of the Fund. The fund is focused on delivering value to customers, developing services to enable pension members to plan for their retirement and supporting employers in delivering cost-effective benefits to their employees. They seek to invest responsible to generate long-term defined benefits and drive positive change including in aspects of social, environmental and governance to create long-term sustainability to the Funds people, and to the planet. This opportunity is to support the Authority in the development of a real estate opportunity at 1 Rivergate in Bristol. The Architect shall be expected to support the Authority with coordination of the design team, act as the lead designer, provide innovative design solutions, collaborate with the contractor, advise on risk, supporting on championing environmental goals and communicating with the wider team to draw together the project.