London, UK
Urban designer
at Camden Council
Camden Council is hiring an urban designer in London, UK.
Starting salary: £36,984
Location: London, N1C 4AG
Permanent, Hours per week: 36
About us
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Because we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.
The role
We are looking for a talented urban designer to help deliver projects across Camden. This will involve a range of skill sets from the production of visions and frameworks that will shape the major areas of change in the borough, to providing high-quality urban design advice to development
management, housing delivery and transport. The ability to produce plans, graphics, images and documents of exceptional quality is essential along with the ability to critique and direct proposals from developers and their architects. This is an opportunity to positively influence growth in a
London borough that demands and delivers some of the best new development in the country.
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden and meet some of our people by visiting here.
About you
You should have a degree in architecture (RIBA Part 1) or equivalent design qualification. You should be ambitious and driven to secure high-quality design. You should also have recent professional experience in critique and review of architectural and urban design proposals.
You should have experience of using SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign and Illustrator, and GIS software, eg Mapinfo. You should also have experience of working on site based planning and urban design projects including feasibility work.
You should have experience of urban design related image and document production as well as knowledge of national and local planning issues. You’ll have good time management and ability to work independently or collaboratively in a team.
Working for Camden
We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine our supporting communities, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Visit here to see full details of our benefits.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome
applications from black, Asian and those of other ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equality and justice remains at the
heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit here.
Closing date: Sunday 6 August 2023 23:59
Interviews to be held: TBC
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
Please click here to apply for this role.