Senior Urban Designer (London Area)

About Woods Bagot

Woods Bagot is a People Architecture company placing human experience at the centre of our design process to create and deliver engaging, future-oriented projects that respond to the way people actually use space.

With a team of over 850 experts working across 17 studios in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America, our Global Studio model allows us to work collaboratively across time zones and borders, using the latest technology to share design intelligence and strengthen our knowledge base around the world.

About the Role

In this role you will work closely leaders of Woods Bagot / ERA-co Urban Strategy and Masterplanning on a range of master planning and urban design projects.

You’re able to work across multiple clients, contexts, timelines, time zones and deliverables at once, thriving on the diversity of the work and global nature of the business.

You can delve into projects with strong inter-personal skills and time management. You actively listen and can proactively spot opportunities to add value to internal teams and Woods Bagot / ERA-co clients. You quickly earn the trust of those around you. You bring with you an appetite to learn, contribute and introduce new partners & talent to improve the output of Woods Bagot / ERA-co. You are nimble and responsive to feedback, providing creative solutions to project demands quickly with a collaborative attitude to working. In the presence of ambiguity, you take initiative to gain clarity and create a path forward.

Key Requirements:

• Have excellent concept and design skills.
• Develop conceptual urban design strategies and masterplans, ensuring alignment with project objectives, site conditions, and sustainability goals.
• Strong time management skills in fast paced and interdisciplinary workplace.
• Good understanding of Master planning concepts, best practice, and principles.
• Good understanding of CMP (concept masterplan) and DMP (detailed masterplan) process and deliverables.
• Work closely with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to refine design concepts, ensuring they meet both functional and aesthetic requirements.
• Ability to manage project coordination and organise sub-consultants.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior staff members.
• Support generation of new client work and engagement, have interest in developing good business development skills and relationships.
• Positive, proactive, and friendly attitude to working and teamwork.
• Self-motivated and can take initiative under minimal guidance.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Present and articulate design concepts clearly to clients, stakeholders, and other team members, fostering collaboration and gaining consensus on direction. Have excellent visualisation and graphic skills.
• Proficient in advanced design software such as Rhino and others (Grasshopper is a plus) to develop complex forms and urban design solutions.
• Proficient in Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) for creating presentations, diagrams, and graphic representations of design concepts.
• Strong collaborator with multidisciplinary teams including architects, landscape architects, and engineers to integrate urban design with architectural and environmental considerations.

Your Experience:

• 5-8+ years post graduate experience in urban design (or equivalent)
• Seeking candidates with urban design and masterplanning experience that’s passionate about the future of places and that is intrigues by the multi-disciplinary nature of Woods Bagot / ERA-co and the potential to work with our other studios and offices.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, Excel. Willingness to learn how to use other tools highly desired.
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) for creating presentations, diagrams, and graphic representations of design concepts.
• Advanced knowledge in Rhino (Grasshopper is a plus), GIS environmental mapping (or QGIS) and AutoCAD.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit an up-to-date resume and portfolio via our Senior Urban Designer LinkedIn job post. Applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or names from agencies. All personal data collected by the Company will be kept confidential and only used for recruitment purposes.

Mandatory requirements: It is an essential requirement that at the time of applying for this position, applicants must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom.

Inspiration. Innovation. Inclusiveness. We are Woods Bagot.

Woods Bagot is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity and gender expression.

At Woods Bagot, we are committed to creating an environment where the difference is celebrated, valued, and respected, practices are equitable, and our people feel like they belong. We accept that none of us is smarter than all of us. We believe building a diverse workforce is the foundation of creativity and innovative design – it is only by working together that we can realise the potential of our people, clients, and communities around us. Through our inclusive leadership and our truly global studio network of architects and designers, you will find your voice and have the support and flexibility required to bring your whole self to work and build an exceptional career.

We run a flexible working environment to ensure a strong work/life balance, including options for partial work-from-home.