Lead Architect Belgium

🌍 Do you value sustainable design and want to actively shape a greener future?

💪 Are you fascinated by the idea of being your own client and only designing what you believe in?

🎯 Are you looking to lead a team of 4 talented architects, inspire them & all working together to achieve a common goal?

Join Fastned

Together with +250 colleagues, spread over 9 countries, we are building the best fast-charging network in Europe, where electric car drivers can charge their vehicles with renewable energy.

We are both an architectural firm and our client, among numerous other disciplines in the company and have full control over our product and design. The interdisciplinary teams work closely together to further advance electromobility and give our clients a first-class charging experience.

Your role

As the Architect Lead for the Belgium team, you will contribute to the company's success with strategic and creative thinking, by building a team and delivering station designs for the best customer experience. You will integrate our modular Fastned stations in potential sites near the highway and inspire the team to come up with creative solutions to design and acquire new locations.

• You will primarily be responsible for managing the team of 4 Architects in Belgium.
• Our Expansion Managers will bring in new location leads and you will focus on delivering station designs for the different stages of a project: from initial sketch and site investigation to obtaining building permits from regional and local authorities.
• Our in-house architects detail out the execution package, and you will also oversee the plans and construction details for our contractors. You are expected to often go on site visits with the team to see your beautiful projects being built!
• You will spend time with our local Belgian team and will work closely with our Expansion and Construction teams. You will also be in contact with the other architects based in the different offices in Europe.

Become part of a young, innovative and growing company in the e-mobility sector. Use your design skills to make the earth a more sustainable place!

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an architect who takes responsibility for the location design team in Belgium.

• You are convinced of the importance of branding & visual identity and you can apply traffic safety regulations to your own design proposals.
• You are goal-oriented and a true team player, able to navigate successfully in complex team dynamics.
• You take initiative and work independently with confidence.
• You are not afraid to make mistakes and you always want to keep learning.
• 'Think like a founder' is a statement you recognize yourself in.
• You have a strong experience as an architect and/or as a team lead, with the aspiration of coaching and managing teams.
• You can confidently discuss projects with local authorities and you have experience with permit processes in Belgium.
• You speak fluent English + ideally Dutch and/or French.
• Bonus point if you've worked with Revit.
• You are highly motivated to accelerate the energy transition!

Our perks

We work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognise & celebrate our successes, big and small. We put a focus on work-life balance, provide you with genuine work flexibility and have family-friendly policies in place.

Our benefits include:

• Stock-option plan: we believe in shared value creation.
• Training & development budget of €3,000 per year per employee, because development and training are important to us and our sector offers endless opportunities.
• Free daily veggie lunches, snacks and drinks all day in the office.
• Full access to our electric vehicle fleet with all charging expenses covered.
• 37 days of holidays (40-hours contract) + public holidays every year.
• Eco-cheque vouchers every year.
• Next to fun events year-round, we throw notorious Christmas parties and organise an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees.

Other perks include flexible working hours, full travel compensation and the working gear of your choice.

Interested? Apply today!

Do not wait: send your application and motivation letter! The application process will consist of these steps:
- Discovery interview with our recruiter;
- Interview with our Director of Location Design;
- Assignment interview with the Director again and a Sr Architect;
- Office visit in our Ghent office & discussions with key team members.

We are looking forward to your application!

If you have questions or need further information regarding your application, please contact our recruitment team via recruitment(at)fastned.nl

Fastned stands for equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, neurodiversity, disabilities, parental status or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique.