Urban Designer | Senior Urban Designer

Job Tile: Urban Designer/Senior Urban Designer

Location: London /Camberley

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a multidisciplinary who are on the search for experienced Urban Designers / Senior Urban Designers to join a well-established Design Team working on large-scale masterplanning projects, including new settlements, neighbourhoods and strategic site promotions.

You will play a key role in the design and delivery of vision-led projects, supporting outline planning applications and contributing to the creation of high-quality, deliverable places.

• Contribute to the design and delivery of strategic masterplanning and urban design projects
• Lead or support the preparation of vision documents, frameworks and outline planning application submissions
• Develop strong, design-led concepts for large-scale residential and mixed-use developments
• Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams including planners, engineers, landscape architects and environmental consultants
• Produce high-quality drawings, diagrams and presentation material to communicate design proposals effectively
• Support stakeholder engagement and design workshops where required
• Contribute to project coordination, timelines and design outputs across multiple schemes
• Assist with mentoring junior team members (Senior level)
• Ensure design work aligns with planning policy, development viability and client objectives

• Minimum 3+ years UK-based experience in urban design, masterplanning or a related design practice
• Postgraduate qualification in Urban Design from a UK university (essential)
• Background in Architecture is highly advantageous
• Proven experience in strategic site promotion and outline planning applications
• Strong portfolio demonstrating masterplanning and place-making projects
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary project teams
• Excellent written, verbal and graphic communication skills
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp and CAD
• Hand drawing skills advantageous
• Right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available)

• Opportunity to work on high-profile, large-scale residential and mixed-use developments
• Clear career progression and professional development opportunities
• Exposure to project management and project finances
• Collaborative and supportive studio culture
• Regular CPD and knowledge-sharing sessions
• Quarterly team and business meetings
• Competitive salary and benefits package aligned with industry standards

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing by 1 day per year, up to 27 days)
• Private Medical Insurance (single cover)
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Staff discount on property and financial services

The hiring manager is looking to meet suitable candidates ASAP. If you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)