Senior Acquisitions Architect

At Staycity Group, we bring together two leading aparthotel brands — Staycity Aparthotels and Wilde Aparthotels — united by a shared commitment to modern, flexible hospitality. Across our properties and support teams, our goal is simple: to deliver exceptional experiences for our guests and create an environment where our people can do their best work.
Whether you’re joining our operations or head office teams, you’ll be part of a fast-growing European hospitality group built on our values of curiosity, drive, collaboration, kindness, and respect. We’re a diverse and inclusive team that encourages you to bring your unique self to work — because we believe great hospitality starts with people who feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

The role:

Staycity is seeking a Senior Acquisitions Architect to join our team in London. This is a high-impact role at the centre of our growth strategy, supporting the delivery of 2,000 keys per year across Europe. As Europe’s leading aparthotel provider, our Development team plays a critical role in shaping a pipeline of high-performing assets across Staycity and Wilde. You will work closely with Development Directors to optimise schemes at the earliest stage, driving asset value, efficiency, and brand integrity across a rapidly scaling portfolio.

Benefits:

• Paid maternity, surrogacy, adoptive, and paternity leave

• Generous holiday allowance

• Bonus based on your contribution and impact

• Discounted rates for overnight stays for you, your family, and friends

• Refer-and-earn scheme when you successfully refer a friend to work with us

• Cycle-to-work scheme to support a healthy lifestyle and our planet

• Education support to help you foster new skills, build confidence, and flourish

• Two paid volunteer days per year to support causes in your local community

• EAP: Support for you and your family through our Employee Assistance Programme

• Long-service rewards

We would love you to have:

• 10+ years as an Architect (incl. hospitality + feasibility experience)

• Strong track record in early-stage design / appraisal

• Deep understanding of density, net-to-gross, and spatial efficiency

• Commercial mindset — can link design to value and performance

• Experience working with development and delivery teams

• Confidence to challenge, simplify, and make decisions early

• Clear communicator — turns design into commercial insight

What you can do for us:

• Optimise key count, mix, and layouts early (Stage 2) before design locks

• Drive EBITDA, rent capacity, and asset value through smarter feasibility

• Improve GIA efficiency (cores, circulation, BOH) at scale

• Pressure-test deals for density, viability, and commercial performance

• Reduce CAPEX risk and redesign cycles

• Enable faster go / no-go decisions

• Partner with Development to iterate fast and lock decisions early

• Build repeatable feasibility standards across the pipeline

• Protect Staycity & Wilde brand integrity as we scale

If you thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment where ambiguity is met with enthusiasm and determination, and if you lead with kindness, clarity, and curiosity, we’d love to hear from you.

If you feel you are the right fit, then please click "apply" now! We’d love to hear from you!