Foster + Partners not only allows you to work with a range of talented individuals on exciting projects across the world but also access to a host of benefits. We are committed to the development of our people and providing them benefits and initiatives to support their professional and personal lives.
Benefits
Learning & Development
Working at Foster + Partners offers an opportunity to build a rewarding career, with first class training and development available to everyone. As a global practice with offices around the world, we offer development opportunities through international assignments to those interested in pursuing an international career.
To support continuous development, we offer study leave opportunities to support the completion a qualification, exam or course, in addition to a wide internal offering. Foster + Partners will also cover up to three memberships directly linked to a role (for example, ARB, RIBA and LEED membership fees).
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Business skills
We offer training courses to improve our employee's business skills. The curriculum focuses on skills such as presenting, negotiating and influencing as well as leadership and management courses.
Through bringing together diverse talent across the practice, our workplace mentoring programme is designed to support our people with their career growth. The programme – which is available to everyone at the practice – is a developmental process in which a trained mentor shares experiences from their professional journey with a mentee through a series of conversations. The mentor/mentee relationship facilitates our people in developing their skills and knowledge while gaining valuable insight, guidance and equipping them with the tools they need to develop.
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Professional Practice Academy
The Professional Practice Academy is our formal education route to qualification for architects. The main programme is a fully-funded Part 3 qualification architects in our London studio. However we cover equivalent qualifications across different geographies. In addition, we offer support for certifications that may be relevant to specific roles.
"The collaborative nature of our studios is akin to a university and the Professional Practice Academy serves as an affirmation of our commitment towards learning and education. The holistic training programme helps people take the final step towards becoming a well-rounded designer, enabling them to navigate the myriad complexities of being a professional architect."
Spencer de Grey, Senior Executive Partner, Head of Design
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Technical upskilling
The technical design training team provide a comprehensive curriculum of learning for common software including Revit, Rhino, AutoCad and Grasshopper. The team provides regular courses designed to upskill design and specialist teams on their design tool of choice, following Foster + Partners standards, methods and procedures.
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Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Aside from our formal CPD programme, we support the creative process with motivational talks, inspiring lectures, conferences, language improvement and creative events including life drawing, terrarium building and origami workshops.
Benefits and Wellbeing
We recognise that our achievements can’t happen without our people. This is why we provide comprehensive benefits and wellbeing initiatives to create an environment where their creativity and talent can thrive.
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Financial Wellbeing
This includes our annual discretionary bonus scheme, life assurance, pension scheme, attractive discounts and enhanced family friendly leave. We also provide expert advice, education and guidance that give our people financial peace of mind. To support your development, we also sponsor up to two eligible professional memberships per year and subsidy relevant study programmes.
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Physical Wellbeing
To encourage our people to live an active and healthy lifestyle, we offer discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and subsidised sport group activities. On our London Campus we offer initiatives including weekly yoga classes, massages, health checks and dedicated wellbeing spaces. Our EAP offers 24/7 access to remote GP, 360 wellbeing scores, and nutritional consultations, amongst others.
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Physical Wellbeing
To encourage our people to live an active and healthy lifestyle, we offer discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and subsidised sport group activities. On our London Campus we offer initiatives including weekly yoga classes, massages, health checks and dedicated wellbeing spaces. Our EAP offers 24/7 access to remote GP, 360 wellbeing scores, and nutritional consultations, amongst others.
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Physical Wellbeing
To encourage our people to live an active and healthy lifestyle, we offer discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and subsidised sport group activities. On our London Campus we offer initiatives including weekly yoga classes, massages, health checks and dedicated wellbeing spaces. Our EAP offers 24/7 access to remote GP, 360 wellbeing scores, and nutritional consultations, amongst others.
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Mental Wellbeing
We offer a 24/7 medical advisory service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, providing counselling, lifestyle coaching and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We have trained Mental Health First Aiders across the practice who are always available to provide support and guidance to their colleagues, awareness events and workshops to reduce stigma and enact positive change.
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Social Calendar
We believe in creating an environment to allow our people to flourish and achieve their full potential. We are a community that comes together to collaborate and celebrate achievements. We have shared spaces to support informal meetings and discussions and practice events. Our social calendar includes extra-curricular activities such as the New York Architects’ Regatta Challenge, the annual Wadi Bih Run in Dubai, an annual Foster + Partners football World Cup in London, and our summer and winter parties.
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Social Calendar
We believe in creating an environment to allow our people to flourish and achieve their full potential. We are a community that comes together to collaborate and celebrate achievements. We have shared spaces to support informal meetings and discussions and practice events. Our social calendar includes extra-curricular activities such as the New York Architects’ Regatta Challenge, the annual Wadi Bih Run in Dubai, an annual Foster + Partners football World Cup in London, and our summer and winter parties.