Senior Associate Masterplanner

Penguin Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading architectural multidisciplinary firm seeks a Senior Associate Masterplanner. The role involves leading design inputs for high-profile projects, managing teams, and creating planning documents. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in masterplanning and exceptional design skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8-10 years of masterplanning experience.
• Strong graphical, verbal and written skills to communicate design concepts.
• Ability to work at various scales from high level masterplans to small scale interventions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects, preparing high-quality planning documents.
• Work collaboratively with the planning team and stakeholders.
• Conduct client presentations explaining urban design concepts.

Skills

Masterplanning

Urban Design

Research Capability

Communication

Job description

Senior Associate Masterplanner

Location: Wakefield

Penguin Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a unique architectural, planning and masterplanning multidisciplinary in their search for a senior associate master planner. This structure reflects their commitment to shared purpose, collaboration, and long-term stewardship of the places we help create. Our integrated approach ensures every project is not only deliverable, but also sustainable, community focused, and economically transformative.

Their projects allow them to draw on a wider pool of knowledge, testing ideas, sharing insights, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible. From strategic, long-term developments to commercial delivery and bespoke one-off projects, they help clients realise their ambitions through creative thinking, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of place.

Candidates will be able to show:

• A minimum of 8-10 years of masterplanning experience in a relevant field.
  Ability to work at various scales from high level masterplans through to small scale interventions and contribute to the design of places from concept through to planning.
  Strong research capability and ability to collate key information about a site/ project, including political, environmental, social, economic and spatial considerations.
  High graphical, verbal and written skills to communicate urban design concepts and technical inputs.

What does the role involve?

As a Senior Associate Masterplanner, you will provide design inputs into high profile projects ranging from large scale urban extensions / new towns to urban regeneration schemes.
The ideal candidate will possess exceptional design skills, the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders, lead projects and a commitment to staying up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in masterplanning and urban design.
You must have strong design and narrative building skills, that can clearly articulate how a project has been developed through text and drawn information.

What are the key responsibilities for the role?

• Lead and manage projects and coordinating team members.
  Preparation of high-quality planning documents, including visions, design and access statements, design codes, feasibility studies and associated drawings.
  Work with the wider planning team to make sure relevant policy and guidance is followed.
  Attending site visits and client meetings.
  Communicating with clients, design team and stakeholders, as appropriate.
  As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will play an active part in client presentations, explaining urban design concepts and technical inputs.
  Provide a positive contribution to wider elements of running the practice, including helping to prepare marketing collateral, presentation images, social media posts and website updates.

What does the role offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits

If this Senior Associate Masterplanner role is of interest, please contact Joel Bland on (url removed) or call (phone number removed) to discuss further!