Urban Place Makers Expert

4 days ago


StokeonTrent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Full time
Unlock the Power of Sustainable Communities

We are seeking an Urban Designer with strategic planning experience to join our team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. As a key member of our Service Delivery Team, you will play a vital role in supporting local authorities and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality places that meet the needs of communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a newly established non-departmental public body that aims to catalyse a fundamental change within and across all levels of government, communities, and the development, planning and design industries. Our objectives include helping neighbourhoods, communities and public servants working on their behalf to ask for and deliver new places, and manage existing places, to be popular, healthy, beautiful, and sustainable.

You will be responsible for bringing urban design expertise to support and inform the delivery of relevant and useful urban design digital tools, collaborating with the team to understand, scope out, design and build products like downloadable design code elements. You will also deliver consultation exercises with the sector on emerging tools, working across OfP, government and other design and planning professionals to ensure that any tools and products meet the needs of OfPs key stakeholder base and add value.

We require someone with a qualification in town planning, urban design, or architecture and relevant professional experience in urban design and planning at a strategic scale. You should have demonstrable experience of working in or closely with a local planning authority and knowledge of national development, planning and placemaking issues. Experience developing and implementing design codes is beneficial but not essential.

The salary for this role is £41,679 per annum. In addition, you will contribute towards being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. We offer learning and development tailored to your role, flexible working options, an environment encouraging inclusion and diversity, and many more benefits that make us a great place to work.

If you are a self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills, confident in speaking publicly and engaging with local authorities, communities, and the planning and development sector, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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