Residential Masterplanning Architect – Lead UK Projects

Lofthouse Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership trust

Mentoring programme

Professional memberships paid

Cycle to work

Social events

Path to Associate

Job summary

Lofthouse Group in London is seeking a Project Architect to strengthen its residential masterplanning team, working directly with the Director and Associate who lead the practice's residential and masterplanning work.

You would lead early-stage residential design, from site appraisal through outline and detailed planning, coordinating consultants and engaging with clients and authorities.

Qualifications

• Qualified architect with a minimum of five years' experience in residential design.
• Demonstrable masterplanning and design coding experience.
• UK outline and detailed planning applications for residential-led, low to medium-rise projects.
• Strong communicator capable of fronting meetings and presenting work.
• Confidence in client-facing settings and in public/stakeholder engagement.
• Proficient in Revit, Adobe Suite and SketchUp.
• Interest in sustainability and place-led design.

Responsibilities

• Running residential-led masterplanning commissions from first appraisal through to planning submission.
• Preparing design codes for large-scale residential schemes.
• Preparing outline and detailed planning applications in the UK.
• Working across every scale, from strategic masterplan to plot layouts.
• Presenting work to clients, local authorities and the public; leading stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinating consultant teams and managing information flows.
• Creating 3D models, sketches, reports and presentation materials.

Skills

Residential design

Masterplanning

Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Suite

Communication

Tools

Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Suite

Job description

Lofthouse Group in London is seeking a Project Architect to strengthen its residential masterplanning team, working directly with the Director and Associate who lead the practice's residential and masterplanning work.

You would lead early-stage residential design, from site appraisal through outline and detailed planning, coordinating consultants and engaging with clients and authorities.