Graduate Urban Designer

Cooper & Hall Limited; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in urban design seeks an Urban Designer to join their London team. This role involves contributing to significant urban projects, requiring a degree in Urban Design or related fields, strong CAD skills, and a passion for sustainable development. The company offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection cover

Flexible benefits package

Profit sharing

Qualifications

• 2:1 or above in relevant degree.
• Excellent drawing and presentation skills.
• Interest in large scale urban projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to urban projects in the UK and overseas.
• Work in design-led project teams.
• Help develop city regeneration strategies.

Skills

Drawing skills

Presentation skills

3D modelling

Graphic skills

Programming skills

Curiosity

Education

Undergraduate degree in Urban Design, Architecture or Urban Planning

Tools

AutoCAD

Rhinoceros

Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Microsoft Office Suite

GIS

Grasshopper

Lumion

Job description

A Future with purpose

At Arup we’re dedicated to sustainable development and to do socially useful work that has meaning. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible. We explore challenges with curiosity and creativity - using technology, imagination and rigour to deliver remarkable outcomes.

The Opportunity

Arup's Cities Planning & Design Team delivers an integrated approach and sustainable solutions to the design of cities and complex urban environments. We are a team of landscape architects, urban designers, architects, planners, economists and sustainability experts based in London and working on a variety of projects across the world. We are differentiated from our competitors by our ability to combine skills to solve particularly complex or unusual problems and help our clients to create an integrated vision with a full commitment to develop successful and sustainable urban places.

As Urban Designers, we work on a range of district, city and regional scale projects in the UK and overseas, moving between strategic and conceptual ideas to typology and streetscape detail. We work in small, design-led project teams in collaboration with our multidisciplinary colleagues.

You will play a design role within the Urban Design Team and will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of exciting urban projects in the UK and overseas, including new towns and city regeneration strategies, university campuses and innovation districts, tourism and leisure destinations, mixed-use city centre masterplanning, sports and legacy masterplans, amongst others.

This role is based in London, and we will be considering UK based applications only.

Is this role right for you?

You will have:

• An undergraduate degree in Urban Design, Architecture or Urban Planning with an achieved or predicted grade of 2:1 or above
• Excellent drawing and presentation skills, including 3D modelling and outstanding graphics
• A keen interest in large scale urban projects and be able to present your work in this context
• An awareness of the RIBA Work Stages and current UK Planning Policy
• Programming skills to aid our digital transformation initiatives are a plus

Technical Skills:

• Good CAD skills (AutoCAD) including 3D modelling (Rhinoceros)
• Outstanding graphic skills including hand drawings and diagrams, plans and images using in the Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Good familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite
• Additional skills in GIS, Grasshopper, Lumion, advanced visualisation or sustainability qualifications are desirable.

We are looking for people who are curious and ready to evolve how you think and work. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective, in which we encourage individuality to thrive.If you can share your knowledge and ideas and encourage others to do the same; whilst having a desire to deliver excellent services for clients – we would like to hear from you.

You should be able to start this opportunity in September 2025.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success.As well ascompetitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – throughbenefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts

We also provide for our permanent membersPrivate medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to adaptable benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and adaptability to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.