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<h3>Bates Smart invests in our people and their individual talents. We aim to provide all employees with a challenging and exciting work environment.</h3>

Bates Smart is always looking for talented diverse individuals to join our team.
We strongly encourage all candidates to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals from multicultural backgrounds, and those with disabilities.
We encourage those with strong design capabilities, relevant qualifications and effective communication skills to apply. 
Please submit an expression of interest and include your resume, portfolio and studio location preference.

careers@batessmart.com

Bates Smart Future Employees

Current Opportunities

Bates Smart believes in providing students with an opportunity to enter the industry and learn first-hand the many facets of their chosen discipline. 
Employment opportunities offer students practical experience to supplement their related studies. We employ students at varying stages and offer opportunities for casual and full-time work throughout their studies. 
Our mentorship program provides everyone with the opportunity to learn from and receive the support and guidance of a highly experienced person in their field who is passionate about sharing their wealth of knowledge.
Bates Smart is proud to sponsor a number of awards for top-performing students studying architecture and design at Australian universities.
Bates Smart also contributes to the CareerTrackers Internship Program, which supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Student Opportunities

Bates Smart is a practice that believes and invests in its people and their continued career development. We build trust and foster strong relationships through a collaborative work environment that is both challenging and highly rewarding.
We are strongly committed to ensuring pathways of progression are equitable for all and we are constantly reviewing our protocols, systems and pathways for opportunities to support and promote individuals.
Bates Smart provides numerous benefits to our staff, including:
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<li>Career planning framework that provides a structure for setting goals, self-assessment and formal mentorship for all staff.</li>
<li>Diversity of work to support different interests, experiences and goals</li>
<li>Opportunities to move between different types of projects, sectors and phases</li>
<li>Knowledge sharing and training sessions</li>
<li>Funding of Architectural Registration</li>
<li>Collaborative work across national studios</li>
<li>Opportunities to develop and enhance BIM and Design Technology skills</li>
<li>Paid study leave</li>
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Professional Development

Our culture and structures enable individual choice in how you work to support work life balance. This includes flexible working, leave provisions and health and wellbeing.
Flexibility
We understand everyone has different needs and responsibilities. Our flexibility policy is available to all employees to accommodate tutoring, family, study and other commitments, and includes flexible or staggered hours and working from home opportunities whilst also ensuring effective in person learning and collaboration opportunities.
Parental Leave
Bates Smart’s parental leave policy provides support to parents and recognises each employee’s specific family circumstances and responsibilities. Our policy provides 12 weeks of paid parental leave without differentiation between primary or secondary caregiver and up to 12 months paid superannuation
Health + Wellbeing
Bates Smart recognises that the overall health and wellbeing of its people is integral to a well-balanced workplace. We uphold a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that supports individual physical and mental health and offers employees the confidence to express and contribute their opinions.
We provide an independent, third-party Employer Assistance Program (EAP) to assist with individuals’ wellbeing by connecting them with qualified and trained counsellors.

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Bates Smart invests in our people and their individual talents. We aim to provide all employees with a challenging and exciting work environment.

Current Opportunities

Strategist

Project Leader

Design Development Architect

Concept Design Architect

Graduate of Architecture

Student Opportunities

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