Senior Urban Designer - Masterplanning / Architecture Led

Description

• Develop landuse strategies and development schedules, ensuring effective integration of uses on site.
• Produce masterplan drawings, design strategies, and detailed illustrations in both 2D and 3D to clearly communicate design principles.
• Generate urban design concepts with robust design rationales, balancing creativity with technical constraints.
• Engage with communities and stakeholders through design workshops and public exhibitions.
• Deliver outstanding work to brief and within deadlines, maintaining attention to detail and design excellence.
• Take ownership of comprehensive Design Codes and Guidelines, setting clear standards for delivery.
• Contribute to UK projects, supporting planning applications and masterplans for new communities ranging from 200 to 10,000 homes.
• Support the production of Design and Access Statements and Vision Documents, combining written and graphic outputs, and manage coordination with consultants and client teams.
• Create indicative and proving layouts to test feasibility and capacity using CAD and handdrawn techniques.
• Bring creativity and innovation to your design work and project involvement.
• Produce highquality rendered drawings, by hand or using design software, employing a variety of techniques.
• Mentor junior team members, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Develop visionary, placeled concepts for new settlements and town extensions, ensuring designs are both exciting and deliverable.
• Combine attention to detail with strategic thinking, balancing the finer points of design with the bigger picture and commercial realities.
• Produce highquality handdrawn sketches to complement digital outputs.
• Bring creativity and innovation to every aspect of your design work and project involvement.

Requirements

• Be proficient in key design software, including AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, and Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrate excellent teamworking and facilitation skills, leading workshops and building consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
• Bring experience in UK masterplans, including new settlements, urban extensions and urban renewal or regeneration within an Urban Design or Masterplanning role.
• Work confidently across scales, from strategic frameworks to detailed development parcels and building footprints.
• Hold a relevant qualification in Urban Design, ideally complemented by an architectural qualification or experience, and demonstrate a genuine passion for creating highquality, sustainable communities.
• Show strong project management skills, including the ability to coordinate and produce comprehensive and compelling documents including Visions, Design and Access Statements, Design Briefs and Design Codes or Guidelines.
• Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a car for site visits and client meetings.
• Communicate effectively, both visually and verbally, with clients, stakeholders, and colleagues.
• Have consultancy experience, ideally within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Work independently and manage your own time, delivering to deadlines with confidence and professionalism.

Benefits

• Flexible / Hybrid working arrangements
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions
• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment

Training + Development

Interview process

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