Urban Designer
- Crewe, Cheshire
- Permanent
- Competitive
Job Title: Urban Designer
Location: Crewe, Cheshire
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: Competitive – DOE
About the role:
Muller Property Group is a leading name in property development with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality residential, mixed-use, and care home schemes across the UK. We are committed to creating thoughtfully designed, sustainable, and community-focused developments.
We are now seeking a talented and versatile Urban Designer to join our team. This newly created role offers the opportunity to work on a wide variety of design projects, contributing to the lifecycle of development proposals, from concept through to planning applications.
Role Overview:
The Urban Designer will play a key role in shaping the vision of our developments, producing high-quality design outputs to support the planning and delivery of residential and care home schemes. The role involves both creative and technical work, combining design flair with strong analytical and presentation skills.
What you’ll be doing:
- Prepare and develop masterplans, sketch layouts, and detailed site layouts for a variety of sites.
- Create engaging visualisations and concept designs, including sketches and CGIs, to bring residential and care home schemes to life.
- Evaluate site constraints and opportunities to inform design proposals.
- Prepare compelling presentation documents and vision documents to communicate development concepts.
- Contribute to the preparation of planning application materials, including detailed site layouts and masterplans for outline planning applications.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external consultants to ensure design outputs align with project objectives and planning requirements.
- Maintain awareness of planning policy, urban design principles, and best practice in residential and care home development.
What are are looking for?
- Degree in Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, or related design discipline.
- Experience in UK housing and mixed-use projects gained in design, architectural and/or planning consultancies
- Proficiency in design software (e.g., AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
- Strong design and graphic presentation skills with an eye for detail.
- Ability to evaluate complex site constraints and opportunities and translate these into viable development proposals.
- Experience in the production of residential and mixed-use masterplans and strategic frameworks as well as Design and Access Statements, Design Codes and associated plans for planning submissions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly.
- A collaborative team player who is also capable of working independently and managing multiple deadlines.
Why Join Us?
- Join a profitable, privately owned business with significant financial resources and a proven track record.
- The chance to be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking property development company.
- Opportunities to work on a variety of projects, from residential layouts to visioning large-scale masterplans and care schemes.
- A supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Opportunity for progression based on performance and delivery.
- Enjoy a high level of autonomy in a streamlined decision-making environment.
- Competitive and flexible remuneration package tailored to your skills and aspirations.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- 37.5-hour week – Full-time permanent role
- Early finish on Fridays
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension contributions and incentive package
- Car allowance
- Free on-site parking at our office
- Long service awards including additional holidays
- Pet-friendly office
About Muller Property Group
Muller is a privately-owned, family run company, and has a diverse portfolio covering residential, healthcare, office, leisure, employment, and retail property schemes.
With 25 years of expertise in land promotion, planning, and development, we work collaboratively with local authorities, landowners, and end users to bring forward high-quality schemes that meet the evolving needs of local communities.
