HTA | Urban Designer | London, Aldgate East

Type | Permanent

Salary | Competitive

Closing date | 02 Jul 2021

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Urban Designer with an architectural background to join our well-established design team based within our London design studio in Aldgate East.

The role is to assist on large-scale urban design and master planning projects of varying complexity. This work will be across all sectors, including residential, mixed-use and urban regeneration projects. The role will be hands on, requiring initiative and strong communication skills that will be invaluable for attending consultation meetings and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.

This role is ideal for those who have a keen interest in both regeneration and urban/suburban residential master planning, which are the main specialisms of the team. Your experience will be evident within your portfolio. You will share our passion and enthusiasm to create better places and will build upon your knowledge of the practice of urban design services, products and outputs.

The post-holder will be responsible for contributing to the design of places from concept through to planning and beyond. A large part of the daily tasks will revolve around site analysis and the production of high quality planning documents such as Design and Access Statements, Design Codes and Parameter Plans.

Candidate

In addition to the above, to be considered, the successful candidate will have:

MA in Urban Design or equivalent subject (Architectural background preferred).

Minimum of one year’s UK based post qualification experience working on medium to large-scale urban or suburban housing design and master planning projects.

Good knowledge of urban design best practice and UK planning policy.

Workplace experience of survey and analysis of sites, preparation of base plans and supporting material required for urban design and master planning work is essential.

A passion for housing and creating better places.

Excellent presentation and graphics skills, with the ability to create good quality illustrated, print-ready reports related to our projects.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build and maintain strong collaborative internal and external working relationships.

Excellent attention to detail with the ability to apply creative thought and energy to a range of projects.

Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage time well and meet project deadlines.

Ability to use initiative and work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

Strong IT skills, with experience of using all MS Office applications and highly proficient in AutoCAD and/or Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign and Sketchup.

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How to apply

If you have what we are looking for and want a role with excellent career development opportunities and a supportive environment, then why not apply? Follow the link in the button above for the application portal and to download supporting documents.

When applying:

1. Answer all pre-application questions accurately.

2. Upload a brief letter of introduction.

3. Upload your CV and a selection of your best and most relevant portfolio samples (formatted as a single PDF).

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
HTA is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. We value the differences, needs and contributions a diverse workforce represents and we strive to embed this ideal across all our people related activities and to create a culture of belonging.

HTA is a Disability Confident signatory - If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview (whether virtually or in person), please contact us at: recruit@hta.co.uk  quoting 'Reasonable Adjustment Request' and we will be in touch to discuss how we can assist.