Senior Associate Director

Are you an ambitious, creative designer who is looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about sustainable place-making and making a difference to communities? Would you like to have a senior role leading our busy urban design team? Do you want to work on unique projects across the UK and internationally in a supportive working environment with flexible working arrangements? Then please read on:
For over 60 years we’ve been designing exceptional places across the globe, driven by the belief that by designing intelligently with people and nature we can make a positive difference. We value highly our living legacy – it’s one of the pillars of our practice – and that means that we’re always looking for passionate, purposeful and like-minded people to join us.

Ranging across the UK and internationally we design places from small community parks and neighbourhoods to city districts. We are collaborative, supportive and foster a creative design approach that is intelligent, responsible and with foresight to best protect and harness the earth’s equilibrium. We can help create remarkable places that are personal and be the setting for human stories to unfold.

We are an agile, independently minded team, working in creative and sociable studio atmospheres from a range of UK cities. 

We foster creative design freedom and individuals with passion and leadership skills to make a difference. This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious senior Urban Designer to lead and shape our urban design and masterplanning portfolio nationally and internationally, with a particular focus on the Middle East. You will have autonomy and the opportunity to develop yourself in a supportive and stimulating work environment, where you will receive a wide range of benefits, including flexible and remote working arrangements to ensure a better work-life balance, paid professional memberships, and more.

About the role:
We are looking for a Senior Associate level Urban Designer to join our studio in London or Oxford. You will act as an ambassador for the Practice, assist the Partners with local office matters, lead and co-ordinate multiple large-scale projects, whilst developing and expanding our national and international client base and leading a team of passionate and talented Urban Design specialists.

What we look for from you:
15+ years of professional work experience.
Riba Part 3 Architect Qualification / ARB registration and possibly CMLI
Ability and proven experience of leading teams and project delivery.
Excellent design & design leadership skills of urban design, masterplanning and smaller scale architecture projects.
Proven experience of working on Middle East projects
Ability to liaise with external consultants and clients in a proficient and professional manner, nurturing relationships in support of ongoing business development.
Excellent contacts in the urban design community (nationally and internationally) to support our business generation activities.
Ability to supervise and advise on staff progress and performance.
Excellent project management skills, strong leadership and organisation.
Management and understanding of the financial aspects of the project, including project resourcing, managing project budgets and costs.

What we can offer you:
An opportunity to work on exciting projects in the UK and internationally whilst leading our talented Urban Design team.
A competitive salary with a range of benefits.
Professional development and growth.
A ‘flexi-hours’ scheme to allow for a healthy work-life balance.
Hybrid working – 2 days a week working from home and 3 days in the office.
Paid Professional Membership fees
HSF Healthcare Assistance support and Perkbox membership