Senior Lead Residential Layout & Feasibility Designer

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; St Albans; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd in St Albans is seeking a Senior Layout and Feasibility Designer to own residential layout and feasibility work, shaping how sites are planned, tested and brought forward. You’ll steer the process from inception to submission and contribute to the practice’s strategic growth.

Taking the lead on schemes of varying scale—from infill plots to masterplans—you’ll collaborate with planning and technical colleagues across the Southeast, with a clear path toward senior management

Qualifications

• Significant experience in residential design and feasibility studies.
• Knowledge of UK planning policy and legislation.
• Understanding of development potential and site constraints.
• Client-focused with ability to liaise with developers and landowners.

Responsibilities

• Develop residential layouts from concept to feasible schemes.
• Review schemes from other teams and optimize for cost and value.
• Manage projects from infill plots to masterplans, mainly in St Albans and the wider Southeast.
• Collaborate with planning and technical colleagues from concept to submission.
• Support planning applications to secure approvals.

Skills

Residential design

Feasibility studies

Space planning

Development potential

UK planning policy

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Penguin Recruitment Ltd in St Albans is seeking a Senior Layout and Feasibility Designer to own residential layout and feasibility work, shaping how sites are planned, tested and brought forward. You’ll steer the process from inception to submission and contribute to the practice’s strategic growth.

Taking the lead on schemes of varying scale—from infill plots to masterplans—you’ll collaborate with planning and technical colleagues across the Southeast, with a clear path toward senior management