Senior Associate Masterplanner in Wakefield)

Penguin Recruitment; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm specializing in architecture and masterplanning seeks a Senior Associate Masterplanner in Wakefield. This role provides a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful projects while leading teams and engaging with various stakeholders in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in masterplanning and strong communication skills, ensuring effective project delivery and contributing to sustainable development.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8-10 years of masterplanning experience in a relevant field.
• Strong ability to manage various scales of projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication for urban design concepts.

Responsibilities

• Provide design input into high-profile projects including urban extensions and new towns.
• Lead and manage projects while coordinating team members.
• Prepare high-quality planning documents and ensure policy compliance.

Skills

Research skills

Communication skills

Graphical skills

Job description

Senior Associate Masterplanner

Location: Wakefield

Penguin Recruitment is supporting a multidisciplinary firm specializing in architecture, planning, and masterplanning in their search for a Senior Associate Masterplanner. This role embodies their commitment to shared purpose, collaboration, and sustainable development. The firm’s integrated approach ensures projects are deliverable, sustainable, community-focused, and economically transformative.

Their projects leverage a broad knowledge base, testing ideas, sharing insights, and pushing creative boundaries. They handle a range of projects from strategic developments to commercial and bespoke initiatives, helping clients realize their ambitions through creative thinking, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of place.

Candidate requirements:

• Minimum of 8-10 years of masterplanning experience in a relevant field.
• Ability to work at various scales, from high-level masterplans to small interventions, contributing from concept to planning.
• Strong research skills and ability to gather key site/project information, including political, environmental, social, economic, and spatial factors.
• Excellent graphical, verbal, and written communication skills for urban design concepts and technical details.

Role responsibilities:

• Provide design input into high-profile projects, including urban extensions, new towns, and regeneration schemes.
• Lead and manage projects, coordinating team members.
• Prepare high-quality planning documents such as visions, design and access statements, design codes, feasibility studies, and drawings.
• Ensure relevant policies and guidance are followed in collaboration with the planning team.
• Attend site visits and client meetings.
• Communicate effectively with clients, design teams, and stakeholders.
• Participate actively in client presentations, explaining urban design concepts and technical inputs.
• Contribute to practice management, including marketing collateral, presentation images, social media, and website updates.

What the role offers:

• Competitive salary and benefits.