Senior Urban Designer

Marrons; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Subscriptions paid

Hybrid working

Job summary

Marrons in Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior Urban Designer to lead masterplanning and urban design at a national scale. You will work within the Masterplanning & Urban Design team in the northern hub, contributing to a growing multidisciplinary practice.

You will help deliver residential and mixed-use schemes across the UK, from initial vision planning to detailed design, while collaborating with clients and colleagues across offices. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Degree in a design related course
• Good working knowledge of current urban design issues in a UK context

Responsibilities

• Assisting on the development of design solutions and strategies for a range of projects encompassing residential strategic land promotion, urban regeneration and major mixed-use sustainable urban extensions across the UK
• Supporting the team on a wide portfolio of projects from feasibility through to detailed design
• Preparing high quality outputs
• Producing creative solutions for clients which are well researched and structured
• Contributing towards seeking, winning, and delivering new work
• Delivering excellent service to clients whilst building strong relationships, managing expectations, and adding value to their business
• Working with the wider team on the delivery of the business strategy and related activities for growth

Job description

Are you a dynamic and talented Urban Designer / Layout Designer looking to take the next step in your career? Do you want to work for a growing consultancy and contribute to our ongoing growth? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The role:

We have big growth plans and are looking for people with the enthusiasm to come and be part of this and to develop a career with us. The Senior Urban Designer / Layout Designer will play an active role within the Masterplanning & Urban Design team in the northern team, located within one of our hubs in Manchester, Leeds or Sheffield (the right person could also be situated in one of our other nationwide offices).

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary with great benefits including private medical & payment of relevant subscriptions
• A culture of trust, empowerment and autonomy over your work
• The chance to work on a variety of projects nationwide from initial vision planning to Reserved Matters Applications.
• The opportunity to join a growing team within an established multi-disciplinary firm, and to help influence our business strategy for the region
• Hybrid working with the flexibility to define working patterns that work for you in and outside the office

Marrons has grown rapidly over the past 5 years to become a top 15 UK planning consultancy, with a team of 50+ specialists across our regional hubs. We also provide complementary socio-economic, heritage, masterplanning, landscape, transport and architectural services.

The opportunity:

Our whole team are vital in helping to achieve our ambitions, helping to lead projects, build client relations and champion the Marrons brand.

As a member of the Marrons team, you will continue to develop your career working collaboratively with colleagues within our multi-disciplinary consultancy, alongside having ample opportunities to build client relationships and start developing your own workload.

You will be involved in projects from the day one, working closely with colleagues, clients and other consultants.

The key duties will be:

• Assisting on the development of design solutions and strategies for a range of projects encompassing residential strategic land promotion, urban regeneration and major mixed-use sustainable urban extensions across the UK
• Supporting the team on a wide portfolio of projects from feasibility through to detailed design
• Preparing high quality outputs
• Producing creative solutions for clients which are well researched and structured
• Contributing towards seeking, winning, and delivering new work
• Delivering excellent service to clients whilst building strong relationships, managing expectations, and adding value to their business
• Working with the wider team on the delivery of the business strategy and related activities for growth

You will need:

• Previous UK based experience working in a planning or architectural practice on residential/mixed-use projects for national house builders or housing developers
• Degree in a design related course
• Good working knowledge of current urban design issues in a UK context
• A strong design flair with an interest in delivering high quality projects from a strategic masterplan level to the details of individual built area and urban spaces
• Competence in the use of the full range of design focused packages including AutoCad, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Sketch Up, as well as Microsoft Office suite. Vectorworks is beneficial but you will be trained in this if not.

Benefits, Agile Working And Additional Information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.

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Additional information

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities

Marrons is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

About Marrons

Welcome to Marrons, a rapidly growing team of town planning, socio-economic, heritage, transport, landscape, master-planning, design and architectural specialists committed to providing expert advice nationwide. We handle planning matters of all types and scales, serving major house builders, developers, manufacturers, investment companies, and more across the UK.

Specialising in coordinating, project managing, and auditing planning applications, we offer expert guidance on a wide range of issues including EIA development, urban regeneration, strategic planning, and commercial/retail planning. Leveraging our extensive experience, we negotiate with local planning authorities to secure permissions for our clients.

Marrons is part of Ampa Group, a leading house of brands in legal and professional services. Ampa Group brings together complementary firms - including Lime Solicitors, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Shakespeare Martineau and others - connected by shared values and a modern, people-first culture.

As a group, we’re focused on unlocking potential. We believe in the power of : corporate & human, purposeful & profitable, ambitious & inclusive. Ampa Group provides the shared infrastructure, development programmes, culture, values and empowered working framework that enable our brands, and our people, to thrive.

For you, that means access to award-winning learning, flexibility built on trust, and opportunities to collaborate across a diverse network of specialists.

Marrons remains its own distinctive brand with its own clients and markets. Ampa Group gives our people the strength of the group and the freedom to grow their careers in the way that works for them. We prioritise the professional development of our team members and support membership of the RTPI.