Architect | Residential Planning
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Job Description
Lead Architect / Urban Designer
Salary: 50k
Location: Chelmsford
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm (in office)
A fantastic opportunity to work for a leading Architecture Studio with a legacy stretching back nearly a century this practice brings deep expertise across residential commercial hospitality healthcare education and civic sectors. Known for blending creative flair with practical buildable solutions they consistently deliver distinctive high-quality environments that stand the test of time. With a client-first mindset they build long-term partnerships through integrity passion and design excellencemaking them the go-to team for ambitious design-led developments.
This role is perfect for a Lead Architect / Urban Designer looking for their next career move.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborative Project Work: Support multi-disciplinary teams on urban regeneration master planning and urban extensions from concept to planning stages.
Research & Analysis: Conduct site research mapping feasibility studies and planning background analysis for current and prospective projects.
Design-Led Approach: Develop creative practical urban design solutions using best practices contributing to high-quality place-focused outcomes.
Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with clients stakeholders and communities through consultations meetings and presentations.
Document & Report Production: Produce planning documentation including Design Codes Access Statements and Parameter Plans to support planning applications
Person Specification and key skills
- MA in Urban Design / RIBA qualified
- Minimum of 5 - 10 years post qualification experience working on medium to large-scale urban or suburban housing design and master planning projects
- Strong management skills - teams of 3/4 people
- Confidence in employing a range of hand drawn and technical drawing skills to a high level
- Client and team focused - Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build and maintain strong collaborative internal and external working relationships
- The ability to communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing and to demonstrate competency in presenting ideas and concepts
- Strong software knowledge and skills - AutoCAD Revit (not essential) Sketch Up Adobe Creative Cloud (including but not limited to Photoshop InDesign) and MS Office required
Employment Type
Full-Time
