Job Title: Layout Designer Location: Peterborough, PE2 Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Layout Designer and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters. Why Persimmon Homes? We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year. At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Layout Designer, you'll benefit from: Competitive salary Bonus Car Allowance or Company Car Hybrid Working 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction Healthcare Life Cover & Contributory Pension Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development What is the role? This is an exciting opportunity for a Layout Designer to join the Technical Team. The purpose of the role is to support the Technical / Design team to provide a practical and cost effective design / layout service for the regional business. What you'll do as a Layout Designer Production of sketch and AutoCAD layouts for prospective sites efficiently and accurately so that the Management team and Group Design department can assess the viability and make necessary amendments Preparing residential planning layouts with accompanying design statements for submission to the local Authority with accuracy so to maintain the company view whilst accommodating the site constraints Fully understanding the relationships between Group portfolio house types and how the design and layout can be improved efficiently thus maximising on unit size and density, sales and turnover for the region Supporting and co-ordinating the planning application packs with planning colleagues including, but not limited to:- plans, elevations, design and access statements working cohesively to maintain a high standard of work and successful planning consents On occasion attending and promoting the plans at meetings with Planning Authorities and be able to sell your architectural vision effectively to gain confidence and agreement for the project. On occasion to deputise for the Senior Layout Designer to provide support and assistance to the team What experience do I need? Previous experience working on residential housing schemes, in an architectural practice or for a residential developer AutoCAD technical skills are essential and some Photoshop and Sketch-up experience Ability to perform hand sketches for feasibility studies Ability to use your own initiative and work in a team