Architectural Intern

About Us:

Ballast Point is the leading architecture, planning, and construction practice in the Inner West, and we're now in our tenth year. We handle everything from concept design through planning to construction, and we're constantly refining our offerings - whether it's consultancy services or collaborations with local real estate professionals. Our work is predominantly focused on high-quality single residential dwellings in heritage conservation areas in the Inner West, though our projects span a variety of locations and types across Sydney.

We are both a registered architectural practice and a licensed building company, with Class 2 building and design practitioner accreditation. This offers our team exposure to a broad range of experiences across design and construction, all within a fully integrated practice.

Our close-knit, family-friendly (and dog-friendly) team is in a period of rapid growth, and we need an experienced architectural graduate or designer to join our architecture team and work in close collaboration with our construction team and external consultants.

About the Role:

We recently hired an experienced architectural graduate but we found a lot of people came back to us and said that they were finding it hard to get their foot in the door. To get the first break in architecture. We created a role to make this happen but we're going to be upfront; it's not going to be glamourous. We need admin support

You'll work closely with both the architecture and construction teams to support senior staff.

This is a full-time, in-office role based in Balmain.

Ballast Point is looking for a motivated and organised intern or assistant to support the day-to-day operations of our architecture and construction studio. You'll be working closely with the team to keep things running smoothly — from refreshing meeting rooms to managing uniforms, setting up software, and organising our materials library.

This is a great entry point into a dynamic design-led practice for someone who enjoys being hands-on, proactive, and part of a fast-moving team.

Your tasks will vary, but could include:

Office Upkeep

• Restock cupboard supplies (tea, coffee, milk, etc.)
• Refresh drinking water stations
• Help keep meeting rooms clean and set up

Uniform Management

• Track and distribute staff uniforms

Meeting Coordination

• Set up rooms, tech, and documents
• Clear up after internal meetings and workshops

End-of-Year Prep

• Assist with planning for the Christmas party
• Help purchase and wrap gifts

Office Supplies

• Organise stationery and printer supplies
• Maintain tidy shelves and resource areas

Library Management

• Sort, label and organise our sample library and publications

Studio Culture

• Update the "project wall" with current and upcoming projects

Software Testing

• Assist with basic testing of in-house or project-specific software tools

Schedules & Legends

• Help prepare visual schedules or legends for projects or internal tracking

• Basic graphic/design skills (Canva, Adobe, etc.)
• Strong communication or writing ability
• Experience working in teams or on events (school, uni, or volunteer)
• An interest in project management, design studios, or startups

About You:

You'll thrive in this role if you're proactive, detail-oriented, and motivated to deliver excellent outcomes for our team and our clients. You are a team player with a strong respect for systems, but you're also confident in identifying opportunities for improvement.

We're looking for someone with:

• A friendly, humble, and self-driven attitude with excellent communication skills to get along well with the team, clients and consultants
• Comfortable with office dogs

A bonus if you can show us:

• A passion for design and architecture
• Prior experience in customer-facing roles (even outside of architecture)

You Are

• A natural organiser who sees what needs doing and gets it done
• Tech-comfortable (happy to use tools like Excel, Google Docs, and maybe dabble in some software testing)
• Friendly and professional — you'll be a go-to helper in the studio
• Happy to help with physical tidying, errands, and light admin
• Curious about architecture, design, or the construction world (but no experience necessary)

What's on Offer:

• With limited or no experience in the field - this is an opportunity to get your foot in the door. Work alongside a collaborative, motivated, and supportive team reimagining how design and construction are delivered
• Mentorship under two experienced registered architects and 2 Licensed Builders
• A head office in the heart of Balmain with proximity to good coffee (and the occasional beer)

How to Apply:

Please send through your CV, portfolio and a cover letter (download links are welcome). If you have references, feel free to include them.

Important

If you are short listed you will be required to make a short video. This is to speed things up for us.