Urban Designer

Place Logic; Canberra; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day week

Flexible hours

Collaborative studio

Career growth

Job summary

Place Logic in Canberra is seeking an Urban Designer to join our growing studio across Canberra and NSW. You will contribute across ideas and delivery, developing design concepts and carrying them through to resolution, preparing clear drawings and visual material, and coordinating project components with clients and consultants.

We value clarity, curiosity and place-based outcomes. The role supports a 4-day work week and flexible working arrangements within a collaborative studio.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Urban Design or a related discipline.
• 4+ years’ experience in urban design or similar.
• Strong design and graphic communication skills (hand and digital).
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Vectorworks.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite or Affinity.
• General competency with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Developing design concepts and carrying them through to resolution.
• Preparing clear drawings, diagrams and visual material.
• Supporting the coordination of project components.
• Contributing to client engagement and project conversations.

Skills

Urban design

Graphic communication

AutoCAD

Vectorworks

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Education

Urban Design qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Vectorworks

Adobe Creative Suite

Affinity

MS Office

Job description

Place Logic is looking for an Urban Designer to join our growing studio across Canberra and NSW.

Our work focuses on shaping new communities, public spaces and urban environments, projects grounded in a design-led approach from first ideas through to delivery. We work across scales and disciplines, with an emphasis on thoughtful, place-based outcomes.

The person we are looking for brings 4+ years’ experience, a strong design awareness, and a genuine interest in how exceptional places come together. Someone who is as comfortable testing ideas as they are resolving them, and who takes pride in producing clear, well-considered work.

The Role

This role sits within a multidisciplinary team working across:

• Master planned communities
• Neighbourhoods and estates
• Public realm and streetscapes
• Urban renewal and infill

The person we are looking for contributes across both ideas and delivery, including:

• Developing design concepts and carrying them through to resolution
• Preparing clear drawings, diagrams and visual material
• Supporting the coordination of project components
• Contributing to client engagement and project conversations

The work spans the full project lifecycle, offering involvement from early thinking through to approvals and delivery.

How We Work

We are a collaborative studio where people take ownership of their work while learning from those around them.

We value clarity, curiosity and good judgement both in design and how we work together. Our projects are developed through close collaboration across urban design and landscape architecture, ensuring outcomes are integrated, considered and grounded in place.

What We Offer

• A strong pipeline of meaningful, design-led work
• A studio environment that is supportive, open and collaborative
• Opportunities to grow capability and take on responsibility
• A 4-day work week and flexible working arrangements
• A range of additional employee benefits

We place real value on balance, recognising that good work comes from having the time and space to think.

Skills & Experience

Minimum:

• Qualification in Urban Design or a related discipline
• 4+ years’ experience in urban design or similar
• Strong design and graphic communication skills (hand and digital)
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Vectorworks
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite or Affinity
• General competency with MS Office

Valued:

• Experience preparing design documentation across multiple stages
• Understanding of planning frameworks and approvals processes
• Confidence working within multidisciplinary teams
• Clear and proactive communication
• Experience coordinating project elements and managing time
• Report and tender writing
• Experience on larger-scale urban projects
• Site experience, including inspections and delivery phases