Assistant Urban Design Consultant
Essex County Council
- Chelmsford, Essex
- £30,678 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supporting the Urban Design Team by providing technical and graphical support, including preparation of documents, plans, diagrams and GIS mapping.
- Contributing to effective delivery of a range of urban design services including assisting with a case load of development management consultations at all stages of the planning process.
- Supporting the evaluation and preparation of design codes and design briefs, assisting with design reviews, evaluating masterplans, and completing specialists tasks as part of multi-disciplinary projects.
- Writing consultation letter responses on Design matters to Planning Case Officers for pre-application consultations, and consultations for all types of planning applications.
- Assisting the development and delivery of learning and promotional material, training activities and events, and engaging with networks, to enhance the recognition and reputation of Place Services.
- Support the delivery of the Essex Quality Review Panel.
- Assisting bids for low-value opportunities and helping to monitor contractors and volunteers against specifications, indicators and budgets on low value contracts and minor projects.
- Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, working to create a positive team culture within Place Services.
- Candidates should be educated to degree level in a relevant discipline (relevant disciplines could include Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Town Planning and Architecture-based degree) and have relevant demonstrable professional experience.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, including report writing, publication and presentation.
- Demonstrable knowledge of legislation, planning policy and good practice relating to the built environment, including office and site-based practices and procedures.
- Has and maintains a broad knowledge of the constituent elements of the built environment, with an interest in developing specialist knowledge in one or more periods, topics, or practices.
- Awareness of commercial practices including preparation of bids and tenders.
- Good level of technical experience and knowledge of planning, architecture and urban design including site analysis, researching and preparing evidence base reports.
- Able to effectively prioritise and efficiently deliver work whilst maintaining focus on key projects or activities, within defined timescales.
- Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications and one or more of the following: AutoCAD, GIS, and other specialist software such as Adobe suite (InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop)