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​​Become a °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Adviser

The next Client Adviser submission deadline is 31 October 2024.

°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Advisers guide clients through the process of commissioning buildings, helping them to maximise the value and quality of their projects.

The °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Adviser is a °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ-accredited role that meets the need for independent advice among various client groups.

°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ accredited Client Advisers are experienced professionals that can provide impartial and informed advice from the earliest stages of the client’s project. They can draw up a business case, prepare the project brief, help select the right practice, set up and lead the project team or manage the procurement on behalf of the client.

The new °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ professional services contract for Client Advisers, aligned with the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Plan of Work 2020, recognises the strategic role of Client Advisers at the preliminary stages of a project and is available to use via °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Contracts Digital and in paper format.

If you would like to apply to join the Client Adviser Register, please see the Application Form and .

In your application, please complete your ‘expertise sectors’ using the following categories where possible:

  • Housing – private
  • Housing - commercial
  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Local authority
  • Humanitarian/resilience/disaster recovery
  • Other: please provide detail

How to apply

You do not need to be a member of the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ to apply to be a °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Adviser, but if you are accepted by the Assessment Panel you will either need to become a member or you will have to pay an additional £150 subscription before your name can be added to the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Adviser Register.

Please note that you need to be a registered architect in order to become a °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Adviser.

All applications are assessed by a °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Adviser Assessment Panel.

Please send your completed application to clientadviser@riba.org by 31 October 2024.

Fees

Fees for membership to the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Adviser Register are charged at £310 per annum.

Please email Client Adviser for more information.

If you are looking to work with a °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Adviser, please see the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Client Adviser register.

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