Senior Residential Layout Feasibility Designer

Salary: £38-48,000(dependent on experience)

Location:

St Albans

An established architectural practice in the St Albans area is looking for a senior designer to take ownership of its residential layout and feasibility work. You’ll shape how sites are planned, tested and brought forward, and for the right person this role offers a genuine path into the practice’s senior management team.

• Developing residential layouts from a blank sheet, turning raw sites into viable, well-considered schemes
• Reviewing schemes drawn up by other teams or consultants and reworking them where needed to cut cost, improve quality and unlock extra value for the client
• Handling projects of every size, from compact infill plots to large-scale masterplans, mainly across St Albans and the wider Southeast
• Working closely with technical and planning colleagues from concept through to submission, keeping designs practical, efficient and quick to turn around
• Helping to secure planning approval through strong, thoughtfully designed applications

• Significant experience in residential design, with a background in feasibility studies, space planning and assessing development potential
• Solid, up-to-date knowledge of UK planning policy and legislation
• A good grasp of residential design standards, site constraints and the commercial drivers behind development
• A clear understanding of how the property development process works, from acquisition to delivery
• A client-focused approach, with the interpersonal skills to understand what developers and landowners need