Associate Director

Associate Urban Design Director

Final date to receive applications: 16 January 2026

Department:
Marrons - Marrons - Master planning - Master planning - 2403

Employment Type:

Permanent - Full Time

Location:

Flexible

Reporting To:
James Bush

Are you looking to propel your career in 2026? Marrons are expanding across the North West and are looking for an Associate Urban Designer Director to join the regional team!

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary with great benefits including private medical, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and a bonus day off for your birthday
• A varied workload working on a variety of projects including residential strategic land promotion, urban regeneration and major mixed-use sustainable urban extensions across the UK.
• The opportunity to join a vibrant, forward - thinking team with the support of friendly, approachable partners who encourage and support your career development
• Hybrid working from our soon to open Manchester hub (opportunity to work from our other North West hubs in the meantime)

We have exciting growth plans across the North West region and are looking for people with the enthusiasm to come and be part of this and to drive their career forward with us. The Associate Urban Design Director will play a key role in driving the strategic direction of our Master planning & Urban Design team in the North West.

We are looking to appoint an Associate Director to play a key part in our growth strategy across the North West region. As an Associate Director, you will work on a wide variety of projects encompassing residential strategic land promotion, urban regeneration and major mixed-use sustainable urban extensions across the UK. You will naturally make significant contributions to major projects working with national house builders, land promoters, and land owners and become an integral part of our team.

• Previous UK based experience working in a planning or architectural practice on residential/mixed-use projects for national house builders or housing developers
• Degree in a design related course
• A strong design flair with an interest in delivering high quality projects from a strategic masterplan level to the details of individual built area and urban spaces
• Competence in the use of the full range of design focused packages including Auto Cad, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Sketch Up, as well as Microsoft Office suite
• The ability to manage projects at a high level, with a strong attention to detail

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have the following hubs across the UK:
Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon, Tunbridge Wells and will soon be opening our Manchester hub.

Additional information: Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found.

Equal opportunities: Marrons is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.