The government has officially begun its hunt for a new head of architecture to replace former PRP chief Andy von Bradsky who announced his departure last week.

The grade 6 post has been advertised on the civil service website with the location given as either London or Wolverhampton, where the housing ministry is due to open a second headquarters in Glenn Howells’ i9 building. In a first for a departmental centre outside of the capital, it is set to have a “regular ministerial presence” with senior civil servants based in the building.

The head of architecture role comes with a salary of £63,465 for London-based applicants or £57,446 for those who choose to work from the West Midlands. A further £1,000 is available for “exceptional” candidates.

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