Architect Residential Planning in Chelmsford

Project Architect / Urban Designer – Residential Housing Development
Salary: £50k
Location: Chelmsford
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm (In Office)

A fantastic opportunity to work for a leading Architecture Studio with a legacy stretching back nearly a century, this practice brings deep expertise across residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, education, and civic sectors. Known for blending creative flair with practical, buildable solutions, they consistently deliver distinctive, high-quality environments that stand the test of time. With a client-first mindset, they build long-term partnerships through integrity, passion, and design excellencemaking them the go-to team for ambitious, design-led developments.

This role is perfect for a Project Architect / Urban Designer looking for their next career move.

Key Responsibilities –

• Collaborative Project Work: Support multi-disciplinary teams on urban regeneration, master planning, and urban extensions from concept to planning stages.
• Research & Analysis: Conduct site research, mapping, feasibility studies, and planning background analysis for current and prospective projects.
• Design-Led Approach: Develop creative, practical urban design solutions using best practices, contributing to high-quality, place-focused outcomes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders, and communities through consultations, meetings, and presentations.
• Document & Report Production: Produce planning documentation including Design Codes, Access Statements, and Parameter Plans to support planning applications

Person Specification and key skills –

• MA in Urban Design / RIBA qualified
• Minimum of 5 – 10 years post qualification experience working on medium to large-scale urban or suburban housing design and master planning projects
• Strong management skills – teams of 3/4 people
• Confidence in employing a range of hand drawn and technical drawing skills to a high level
• Client and team focused – Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build and maintain strong collaborative internal and external working relationships
• The ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, and to demonstrate competency in presenting ideas and concepts
• Strong software knowledge and skills – AutoCAD, Revit (not essential), Sketch Up, Adobe Creative Cloud (including but not limited to Photoshop, InDesign) and MS Office required

Interested, or know someone that might be? Submit your CV & portfolio for more information!