We are looking for a talented and aspiring Senior Urban Designer to join our highly motivated and passionate design team in Manchester.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career in this newly created role within a vibrant and progressive employee-owned consultancy. We are a team of 15 Urban Designers working across the UK and Ireland. Our multi-faceted team comprises architects, landscape architects and designers with a planning qualification, giving us a unique and rich blend of skills and backgrounds.

In this role you will:

• Be a highly skilled and passionate urban designer/senior urban designer who is confident, committed to their own development and at the forefront of professional best practice.
• Be confident in how you discuss your ideas through both verbal and written or graphical communication.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A degree and/or a post-graduate qualification in Urban Design, Architecture or relevant discipline is desired
• Experience in UK housing and mixed-use projects gained in design, architectural and/or planning consultancies
• Experience of contributing to master planning projects from inception to completion with particular emphasis on providing great client service and the delivery of high-quality outputs.
• Experience in the production of residential and mixed-use masterplans and strategic frameworks as well as Design and Access Statements, Design Codes and associated plans for both outline and detailed applications
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft packages will be required with AutoCAD, 3D computer modelling, rendering, and hand drawing skills desirable.

"Since joining Turley as an Assistant, I have had the opportunity to progress into a Senior Urban Designer role, which has provided me with an opportunity to get involved in a wide range of projects alongside multidisciplinary teams at Turley. This has increased both my confidence, and my skill set as a designer, working within a collaborative and supportive environment".

Amy Whitten, Senior Urban Designer

Why work for Turley?

We are trusted independent advisors with restless ambition to shape a more sustainable future.

We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver successful places and communities that thrive. We combine professional expertise with in-depth market knowledge and deploy our services — Design, Economics, Environmental Impact Assessment, Expert Witness, Heritage, Townscape and Landscape, Planning, Strategic Communications, and Sustainability and ESG — individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way.

We offer excellent remuneration and a flexible benefits package including Life assurance and Group income protection, pension, flexible working allowance, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus.

Turley operates a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process. While we anticipate this will be a full time permanent employed role, we are open to considering other ways of working and would welcome a call to discuss.

We are committed to ensuring people, places and the planet can thrive.

We know that actions speak louder than words. As a business, and through our client work, we strive to make a meaningful impact. This is how we are shaping a more sustainable future.

We have been CarbonNeutral® certified since 2018; achieved Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation in 2023; and are working towards B Corp status.

Driven by our purpose, we believe in using business as a force for good, including generating value for our clients and profits for our co-owners.

Our aim is to be an even more diverse and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we're working to build more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments for you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team (careers@turley.co.uk).

If you think that Turley could be the right move for you, please apply in confidence by following the Apply Now link or email careers@turley.co.uk, providing your CV and a covering letter.

We welcome applications directly and would prefer not to receive CVs from recruitment agencies.

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment