Speculative Application – IT Director (Architecture / Built-Environment Sector) Verified listing

Speculative Application – IT Director (Architecture / Built-Environment Sector)
Set the digital vision, future-proof the estate and empower every designer to create without friction.

Who We Are
Architecture Social is a recruitment partner and professional community for architects, engineers, developers and the technology leaders who keep their projects running. Our clients—boutique studios through to global multi-disciplinaries—depend on an IT Director to turn strategy into secure, reliable, scalable reality. They approach us long before a public advert appears, so we maintain an active shortlist of board-level technology champions ready to step in.

What our clients typically ask for
15 + years’ progressive IT leadership, including C-suite reporting lines and multi-site responsibility in design, construction, professional-services or SaaS environments

Proven stewardship of hybrid cloud estates (Azure / AWS), campus networks, global VPNs and zero-trust security architectures

Oversight of AEC-critical application stacks—Autodesk / Bentley suites, Adobe CC, CDE platforms (BIM 360, Asite, Aconex), ERP / practice-management systems (Deltek, Dynamics 365, Sage Intacct)

Cyber-security governance: ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, incident-response playbooks, vendor-risk assessments and user-awareness programmes

Digital-transformation track record—from BIM-enabled workflows to AI-powered cost forecasting—demonstrating ROI and cultural adoption

Inspirational, people-first leadership: mentoring help-desk teams through to DevOps engineers, and translating road-maps into plain language for directors, project leads and creatives

Why Register with Architecture Social
Early access to opportunities—boards brief us before IT-director roles reach the open market

Tailored matching—we align your platform depth, strategic style and growth plans with the right organisation

Confidential support—market-rate benchmarking, profile refinement and a discreet search process that keeps you in control

Community benefits—peer forums, digital-leadership webinars and practical toolkits inside the Architecture Social platform

How to Apply
Spotted a live vacancy that fits? Apply through the listing and we’ll champion your candidacy. Nothing suitable today? Submit a speculative application here. Your profile joins our IT-Director talent pool, and we’ll contact you as soon as the perfect opportunity appears.