Junior Urban Designer
8 days ago
Winchester
Job Title: Junior Urban Designer Location: London Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a well-established, design-led architectural and urbanism practice in their search for a Junior Urban Designer to join their growing multidisciplinary team. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate with a passion for urban design, masterplanning, and contextual architecture to develop their career within a collaborative and highly respected practice. The Role You will support a dynamic urban design team on a wide range of projects, contributing to masterplanning and speculative housing schemes of varying scales. From early concept through to detailed planning stages, you will gain hands-on experience across the full project lifecycle. This role offers the chance to work on bespoke homes, mixed-use developments, and large-scale masterplans, while developing your understanding of design coding and long-term placemaking strategies. Key Responsibilities Design & Technical • Assist in the preparation of vision statements and masterplans * Support the development of design codes and planning documentation * Produce sketches, CAD drawings, and presentation material * Contribute to feasibility studies, layouts, and planning applications * Attend site visits, surveys, and project meetings * Refine designs in response to client briefs and site context Collaboration & Communication • Work closely with the wider urbanism and design teams * Participate in internal and external meetings * Support public and stakeholder engagement activities * Deliver clear visual and verbal presentations Key Requirements • Degree in Architecture, Urban Design, or related discipline * Strong design skills, both hand-drawn and digital * Awareness of site analysis, urban form, and character assessment * Working knowledge of CAD (ArchiCAD beneficial, training provided) * Excellent communication and organisational skills * Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team * Willingness to travel within the UK Desirable • Interest in traditional and contextual urbanism * Understanding of masterplanning processes * Experience preparing Design & Access Statements (academic or professional) What's on Offer • Structured support and career development opportunities * Exposure to a diverse and high-quality project portfolio * Collaborative and supportive studio environment * Opportunity to work alongside leading professionals in urban design and architecture Interested?