Urban Designer - Location Flexible

Description

• Preparing best practice notes and guidance and embed best practice
• Work with other Head Office functions with regard to issues that cross between respective responsibilities, particularly Land and Planning and Technical
• Support internal regional design reviews to improve the quality of our developments
• Liaise with the external urban design community to represent TW and to bring learning back into TW
• Develop strong relationships with the TW design community
• Support the planning and delivery of the bi-annual Design Lead Conference and the annual Design Competition
• Assist the Head of Urban Design to support Business units in the preparation of development designs with a focus on placemaking quality, planning policy compliance and delivery of TW business objectives. Focus on, but not limited to high profile and high risk projects
• Liaise with external designers to ensure alignment with TW practice and policy
• Working with the Head of Urban Design to implement new standard processes and practices within TW
• Assist in the delivery of the internal Design Academy and the running of regional design workshops to improve knowledge and share best practice

Requirements

• Ability to communicate graphically both with free hand drawing and the appropriate design software.
• Experience and understanding of the business and technical requirements of volume house building
• Degree in Urban Design /Architecture or other appropriate qualification or membership of appropriate professional body.
• Track record of working with or in design consultancy, preparing high quality designs
• An understanding of current thinking and government policy in place making and its implications in planning and development

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance