Bristol, UK
Senior urban designer
at BDP
BDP is hiring a senior urban designer to join its studio in Bristol, UK.
About the role
We have a permanent position in our Bristol studio for a senior urban designer to join our talented team of landscape architects. We are seeking applications from qualified landscape architects that are looking to develop their professional and technical skills whilst contributing to an exciting programme of high-quality work, including the design of the public realm for the Cardiff University Innovation Campus working alongside Architects HOK and Hawkins Brown.
We have ongoing international projects, including the German Embassy in Addis Ababa and G21 Airport Road in Abu Dhabi and a number of high-profile projects in the UK, such as a landscape masterplan for the Whitchurch and Forest Farm Campus for Cardiff Council, landscape design for the University of Worcester’s Severnside Campus Berrows House Building, and exciting high-density residential developments in Bristol and Woking along with developing therapeutic landscape designs for a range of significant health care projects.
About you
You will ideally have a specific qualification in urban design, although applicants who are qualified in urban planning, architecture or landscape architecture may also be considered, subject to being able to demonstrate strong urban design skills.
You will have excellent creative design skills, good relevant experience and a high level of IT proficiency and a proven ability to work in CAD. Passionate about landscape architecture, you will be keen to develop your personal and professional skills in a supportive environment.
Key aspects of the role:
- demonstrate a collaborative team-working style and enjoy working to tight deadlines and an ability to provide leadership and mentoring to our team and to projects at different scales and complexities
- be a designer with strong visual and written communication skills
- working in the landscape team, you will be confident in taking responsibility for leading the landscape input on projects along with delegating and overseeing the work of the less experienced team members
Essential requirements
- minimum of five years post-chartership experience is expected, to have the skills and knowledge required to undertake this role successfully
- working closely with architects, landscape architects, town planners and other consultants who work with BDP to deliver our commissions for both public and private sector clients
About us
Passionate about design and curious in nature, we are thought pioneers, innovators and early adopters of new technologies. In a constantly changing world, we enjoy creating and delivering clever solutions that add value to our clients whilst enhancing the environment and improving the everyday lives of the communities we serve.
We have grown to be one of Europe’s largest landscape practices through our enthusiasm for collaboration, our ability to deliver quality and our ready access to a large collective of experts. Reliability and our ability to exceed expectations afford us a special status and capability in the design world. Widely recognised as being one of the leading landscape design consultancies in the UK. We enjoy working collaboratively with our clients, stakeholders and communities and we strive to meet aspirations through contextually responsive solutions that improve people’s lives through the delivery of improved environments that are unique, healthy, welcoming and inclusive to all.
The great thing about working as a place maker at BDP is the variety, scale and complexity of the projects we work on. One day we can be crafting a bespoke street furniture detail, and the next strategising on entirely new settlements sometimes local sometimes global. We are proud to have developed an award-winning portfolio of projects on a local, national and international scale. Creative about design, we enjoy a challenge and understand how to create inspirational places and landscapes from an original concept through to successful implementation. Assisted by our passion and our understanding of human behaviour, ecological science, regenerative design, politics, cost and logistics, we have an excellent track record of transforming visions and strategies into distinctive, stimulating, healthy and resilient places.
Our recent award-winning schemes have included Sponge Park, our climate-resilient park created in West Gorton, Manchester, which won the excellence in water management award in last year’s Landscape Institute Awards. The park is designed with nature-based solutions to ‘drink’ and absorb rainwater, thereby reducing flood risk. We worked alongside artist Wolfgang Buttress to relocate the HIVE from Milan to Kew Gardens. In 2016, The Hive won a Landscape Institute Award for its immersive impact. A beacon of contemporary art, it continues to stand tall as a striking symbol of the challenges facing bees today. The Italian Gardens in Weston-Super-Mare won the best pedestrian environment category in the Street Design awards in 2019, they were shortlisted for the Pineapples Awards of that year
BDP offers
BDP offers a great opportunity for your personal development with exposure to the full range of our skills and expertise, as well as an attractive remuneration package that includes a competitive salary, flexible pension allowance, private medical insurance, contribution towards professional subscriptions, a stimulating working environment and excellent prospects for career advancement. BDP appreciates the importance of training to develop all of its professional staff. Becoming a member of an institution is an important milestone in anyone’s career and BDP offers encouragement, guidance, and support to achieve this goal.
BDP’s remuneration package includes:
- flexible pension allowance
- private medical insurance
- all employee profit share
- employee assistance programme
- income protection/prolonged disability insurance
- buying additional holidays (winter and summer windows) on top of 32 days
- contribution towards professional subscriptions
- BUPA health screening
- critical illness insurance
- give as you earn
- SMART drive and cycle
- season ticket loans
- retail discounts
To apply
To apply for a role please visit vacancies on our website and click on the apply button below the vacancy. You will then need to complete the online application form, please ensure that you attach an up-to-date CV with a cover letter (less than 400 words) that outlines your experience with the above job description. Please include an indication of your salary expectations and notice period in your cover letter. No agency or third party applications will be accepted.
BDP is actively fostering an inclusive organisation where people can be themselves and everyone has a sense of belonging. We want our teams to be diverse at every level, reflecting the communities we design for. As designers, we will create spaces for all that promote equity, well-being and participation within the built environment. We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different skills, and professional and life experiences, to join us and help us to achieve our aspirations. We also welcome applications from candidates who wish to work flexibly.
BDP is an equal opportunity employer.