If you are passionate about urban design, place shaping and the role it can play in improving the lives of our residents, then we have a great opportunity for you.
Based in the Planning, Design and Sustainability Division, we are looking for an experienced and motivated Urban Design professional to join our recently established Design Service. You will be joining at an exciting time, playing an important role in shaping the service and helping to embed good design in everything we do. We are seeking designers with a background in architecture or urban design, with experience in complex planning applications, developing masterplans, design briefs and feasibility studies.
You will provide design advice and develop design-led projects, providing advice on pre-applications and applications, and helping develop policy, design codes, supplementary planning guidance, masterplans and regeneration frameworks. In addition, you will work across the council to ensure council led projects, from regeneration to leisure and housing, have good urban design and place making embedded from conception to delivery.
This role requires innovative thinking and the ability to influence and motivate. The successful candidates will be working in a directorate full of people dedicated to achieving great things, and in an organisation with an appetite for innovation and continuous improvement to ensure we deliver the best for our residents, businesses and visitors.
You will report to the Urban Design Manager.
To find out more about the role please see the role profile.
For more information on the Economy and Sustainability directorate please view our brochure. If you would like an informal conversation about this exciting role, please email Sarah Cook scook001@ealing.gov.uk after Jan 30th or Jennifer Peters petersj@ealing.gov.uk before.
This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role. This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.
Please note all applications will be determined on merit.
This post is subject to Ealing council’s enhanced vetting process.
