Senior and Associate Level Urban Designers

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Urban Initiatives Full time
Job Description

About the Company:

Urban Initiatives is an internationally recognised urban design and planning consultancy with over 30 years of experience in delivering urban projects. From our base in London, we work across the full urban spectrum: from strategic thinking at wider city, town and district level to the development of specific urban design solutions at neighbourhood, block, street and building scales. Our work extends across major cities and towns in the UK, Ireland, Europe, and beyond. Urban Initiatives is now part of the Sidara Collective, a collaborative network of specialist firms uniquely positioned to address major global challenges.


About the Role:

We are looking to appoint Senior and Associate Level Urban Designers to help us deliver an expanding workload of high profile and exciting projects in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and further afield. These positions are full time, based in Central London, and suitable for talented, enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals with a minimum of 10 years post qualification experience in urban design and masterplanning in a relevant practice environment.


Applicants should have worked in a leading capacity in the conceptualisation, management and design of medium and large scale masterplanning, urban design or policy development projects, and have experience in client facing interaction, team leadership, presentation, project management and report writing.


Responsibilities:

  • Working as lead designer and project manager in close collaboration with Urban Initiatives’ leadership team on a range of urban design, masterplanning or policy projects in the UK or overseas, subject to relevant experience.
  • Contributing to the preparation of tenders for future work.


Required Skills:

  • A creative approach to urban design and masterplanning
  • Strong analytical and conceptual design thinking.
  • Excellent organisational skills and an eye for detail.
  • A professional approach to client management.
  • Project management experience.
  • Fluent written and spoken English with excellent command
  • Flexibility, adaptability and the ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
  • Initiative, motivation and be a team player.
  • Proficiency in Adobe CS, AutoCad / Civil3d, Sketch-up and ArcGIS is essential
  • Must have the right to work in the UK


Benefits:

  • Competitive salary based on experience.
  • 10% to 16% pension contribution covered by Dar.
  • Performance-related annual bonus.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • 35% salary uplift for overseas work.
  • Per diem payments during overseas assignments.
  • Life assurance.
  • Gym and retail discounts.


Urban Initiatives is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.


If you are interested in this role please click 'apply' or send your CV together with a supporting letter and brief portfolio to



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