Lead Architect / Urban Designer
Salary: £50k
Location: Chelmsford
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm (in office)
A fantastic opportunity to work for a leading Architecture Studio with a legacy stretching back nearly a century, this practice brings deep expertise across residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, education, and civic sectors. Known for blending creative flair with practical, buildable solutions, they consistently deliver distinctive, high-quality environments that stand the test of time. With a client-first mindset, they build long-term partnerships through integrity, passion, and design excellence—making them the go-to team for ambitious, design-led developments.
This role is perfect for a Lead Architect / Urban Designer looking for their next career move.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborative Project Work: Support multi-disciplinary teams on urban regeneration, master planning, and urban extensions from concept to planning stages.
* Research & Analysis: Conduct site research, mapping, feasibility studies, and planning background analysis for current and prospective projects.
* Design-Led Approach: Develop creative, practical urban design solutions using best practices, contributing to high-quality, place-focused outcomes.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders, and communities through consultations, meetings, and presentations.
* Document & Report Production: Produce planning documentation including Design Codes, Access Statements, and Parameter Plans to support planning applications
Person Specification and key skills
* MA in Urban Design / RIBA qualified
* Minimum of 5 - 10 year’s post qualification experience working on medium to large-scale urban or suburban housing design and master planning projects
* Strong management skills - teams of 3/4 people
* Confidence in employing a range of hand drawn and technical drawing skills to a high level
* Client and team focused - Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build and maintain strong collaborative internal and external working relationships
* The ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, and to demonstrate competency in presenting ideas and concepts
* Strong software knowledge and skills - AutoCAD, Revit (not essential), Sketch Up, Adobe Creative Cloud (including but not limited to Photoshop, InDesign) and MS Office required
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