Urban Designer
Ampa - Legal & Professional Services
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Birmingham • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- 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 concept and sketch design
- Preparing high quality visualisations from sketch through to illustrative and presentation standard
- 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
Requirements
- 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 using a full range of design focused packages including AutoCad, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Sketch Up, as well as Microsoft Office suite
- Confidence and competence in drawing and sketching by hand.
Benefits
- 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, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.
- 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
urban designdesign solutionsstrategic masterplanvisualisationsdrawingsketching
Soft skills
creative solutionsclient servicerelationship managementexpectation managementteam collaboration
Certifications
degree in design related course