Work Placement - Urban Designer

Final date to receive applications: 28th June 2026. Please note we reserve the right to close roles sooner, so early application is encouraged.

Our paid Placement programme is designed to give you a hands‑on insight into the work we do as a company and help to develop skills and knowledge within your chosen field. Supported by sign‑posted training, the programme is based on Arcadis’ core values, giving both technical training and support to help develop personally and professionally. You will be exposed to real projects and clients and be given a range of experiences to immerse yourself into over a 12‑month placement.

Urban Designer – As a Placement Urban Designer, you will support the delivery of master planning and urban design projects for UK and global clients across the public and private sectors, including urban regeneration. You will work within project teams to develop design ideas, prepare drawings and presentation material, and contribute to reports and client outputs. You’ll collaborate closely with multi‑disciplinary teams and, with professional supervision and on‑the‑job learning, build your technical capability and understanding of project delivery.

• BA, BSc, MA, or MSc in Urban Design, Landscape Architecture or closely related degree

• Working towards a degree in one of the accepted disciplines listed above.
• CV and portfolio / work sample submitted with your application (max file size 10MB).
• Strong design, graphic communication and presentation skills (evidenced in your portfolio).
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Software skills are advantageous, including:
  • Revit/BIM
  • Adobe Creative Suite (e.g., Photoshop and InDesign)
  • 3D visualisation tools (e.g., Enscape, V‑Ray, Sketch Up)
  • MS Office (Word, Excel)

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I work streams:
Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.