Junior Urban Designer

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?

The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)