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Associate Urban Designer
September 5, 2025 | Comments Off on Associate Urban Designer
Associate Urban Designer Job in London
Our client has an Associate Urban Designer Job in London currently available. lead impactful placemaking across mixed-use, residential and regeneration projects with a collaborative, design-led consultancy based in lively Farringdon. Shape real-world outcomes while enjoying hybrid working and industry-leading benefits.
The company is a multi-skilled planning and design consultancy working with developers, land promoters and landowners across the UK. Established in 2005, the business blends deep technical expertise with a people-first ethos, delivering creative, inclusive and sustainable places. From early site appraisals and feasibility through to masterplans, design codes and planning submissions, you'll join a supportive team that values mentoring, continuous learning and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead and drive urban design projects from feasibility through to outline and planning submission stages
- Prepare and oversee masterplans, design codes, development briefs and supporting planning documents
- Undertake site appraisals and feasibility studies, articulating clear, people-centred design responses
- Manage client relationships; contribute to business development and portfolio growth
- Coordinate inputs across disciplines (planning, heritage, transport, landscape, economics) to achieve integrated outcomes
- Present design proposals clearly through drawings, reports and client/ stakeholder meetings
- Support and mentor junior team members; help shape the growth of the Design team
Required Skills & Experience
- Post-graduate qualification in Urban Design (or strong UD interest with Architecture/Landscape/Planning background)
- Proven UK consultancy experience on residential, mixed-use and/or employment-led schemes
- Strong knowledge of UK urban design and placemaking principles
- Creative design flair with attention to detail from strategic visioning to parcel-level resolution
- Excellent written, visual and verbal communication skills
- Chartered RTPI (or working towards), or Recognised Practitioner in Urban Design/committed to achieving it
- Software: Adobe CC, AutoCAD, SketchUp; Vectorworks and QGIS desirable
- Confident hand-sketching advantageous
- Team leadership, coordination and quality management skills
- Eligible to work in the UK
What you get back
- Salary dependent on experience with discretionary bonus scheme
- 9% employer pension contribution
- Hybrid and flexible working options, including part-time and compressed hours
- Health & wellbeing support: annual £500 health check and wellbeing allowance
- Option to take a career break (up to nine months after two years' service)
- 25 days' holiday + bank holidays, with option to purchase additional days
- Vibrant social culture (Culture Club, sports teams and events)
- Volunteering: "Give a Day. Get a Day." initiative and wider community opportunities
Apply
If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies.
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Referral
Did you know we run a referral scheme? We pay a £1000 referral bonus if you introduce us to anyone who we then successfully place in a new job role. Just send us their information and we'll do the rest. Terms: A candidate is deemed to have been successfully placed once they have started a new job as a result of an introduction made by Hunter Dunning and when they've successfully completed the probation period. See website for full terms & conditions.
Associate Urban Designer Job in London - Your Property Recruitment Specialists (Job Ref:128476)
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