Job title
Graduate Urban Designer
Purpose
As an Urban Design Graduate, you will be expected to assist with a range of placemaking projects throughout the UK, Ireland and some overseas projects. Masterplans will also include urban regeneration, urban extensions, new towns and settlements, site feasibility, community engagement, and general urban design advice. You will work as part of the national Urban Design Studio, regardless of office location. No day will be the same within the pathway, where you will be constantly learning and expanding your knowledge.
About the team
Please click here to find out more about our Urban Design pathway, from one of our current graduates.
Savills Urban Design Studio is a national team of professionals with a focus on creating exceptional places that enrich lives and deliver enduring value. The studio sits within the Savills Planning Division, which comprises over 300 professionals across the UK, and is the largest planning consultancy in the country. Savills Urban Design Studio prides itself in delivering best practice in design, thought leadership, and creating resilient and thriving places that people value.
The Studio has expertise in all aspects of placemaking, including new communities, environmental sustainability, mixed‑use developments, housing, commercial, and urban regeneration. We collaborate with the wider Savills specialisms, including Planning, Savills Earth, Economics, Social Value, and Development Services. Our approach is founded on meaningful collaboration, commercial intelligence and a well‑informed practical and deliverable development strategies.
Locations available
Oxford, Southampton, London
Assessment for this role
• Online application - Applications close on 12th April 2026
• Assessment Centre - Will take place in London on the 14th May 2026
• Panel Interview
Training
Graduates are expected to have a good placemaking design knowledge and design skills, relevant qualifications in design and built environment (such as urban design, architecture, landscape architecture).
Our training and development regime is one of the best in the property industry, and is geared towards enabling our people to reach their full potential.
As a graduate, you'll also have regular opportunities to attend technical, business skills and personal development activities – including conferences, courses, lectures, networking, and social events – which complement both your practical experience and meet the theoretical requirements of your Urban Design related qualification. You will be assigned a mentor who supports you throughout the two‑year training programme.
Career development
Once you've successfully passed your qualification and become a Recognised Practitioner in Urban Design (via the Urban Design Group), you'll continue to receive training and career development opportunities. We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up‑to‑date with changes to legislation and business needs.
Right to work in the UK and employment offer
Any employment offer made is contingent on you obtaining and maintaining the right to work and reside legally in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates who have their own right to work within the UK, where you can maintain and demonstrate your right to work throughout the duration of your employment. You will be asked to provide evidence of your right to work during the recruitment process.
Savills are unable to sponsor candidates for this role as the Home Office's eligibility criteria will not be satisfied.
How you’ll make an impact
* High attention to detail, well organised and a proactive approach
* Strong verbal, numerical and report writing skills
* A team player with leadership potential
* Strategic approach to problem solving
* Highly motivated
* Computer literate, and the ability to use a range of design software, including AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite software.
Ahead of anything else, we look for individualism and diversity in our graduate intake – so it's very important at every stage of the selection process that you take the opportunity to show us what you're really like. Be honest and above all, be yourself.
Benefits
• Permanent Contract for all graduates, as opposed to a 2 year training contract
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Pension Scheme – Royal London
• Company mobile phone and laptop
• Training and APC costs covered
• 25 days annual leave
• Employee discounts – save money using our MyRewards on thousands of discounts and offers
• Pitch your idea to our Board via the Savills Dragons Den (Innovation and growth initiative)
• Sports activities (Hockey, Netball, Skiing, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton & Squash)
• Employee Assistance Programme – a 24 hour service available to all staff and completely confidential
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• ShareSave – Save As You Earn share option scheme
Find your place to thrive
Savills is an organisation full of extraordinary individuals. Brilliant people at the forefront of their specialisms, eager to drive progress for themselves, their colleagues and our business as part of a truly inclusive culture.
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values.
Savills Values
We listen
Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower
Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market‑leading research and insights.
We challenge
The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate
When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000‑strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best‑in‑class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We’re looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
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