Senior Architect and Masterplanner

Senior Architect & Masterplanner (Full-time and Permanent)

Location: Manchester or Leeds, United Kingdom.

• Are you a creative designer looking for a new challenge?
• Are you passionate about sustainable place-making and making a difference to communities?
• Would you like to have a senior role in Gillespies northern urban design team?
• Do you want to work on unique projects across the UK and internationally in a supportive working environment with flexible working arrangements?
  
  

Then please read on:

For over 63 years we've been designing exceptional places across the globe, driven by the belief that by designing intelligently with people and nature we can make a positive difference. We value highly our living legacy - it's one of the pillars of our practice - and that means that we're always looking for passionate, purposeful and like-minded people to join us.

Across the UK and internationally, we design places from small community parks, new buildings in landscape settings to new neighbourhoods. We are collaborative, supportive and foster a creative design approach that is intelligent, responsible and with foresight to best protect and harness the earth's equilibrium. We help create remarkable places that are personal and become the setting for human stories.

We are an agile, independently minded team, working in creative and sociable studios from four UK cities - Manchester, Leeds, London and Oxford.

We foster creative design freedom and individuals with passion and skills to make a difference. This is an exceptional opportunity, and we are looking for proven candidates to help us shape our architecture, urban design/masterplanning portfolio in the region and internationally. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself in a supportive and stimulating work environment, where you will receive a wide range of benefits, including flexible and remote working arrangements to ensure a better work-life balance, paid professional memberships, and more.

About the role:

We are looking for a Senior level Architect & Masterplanner to join our studio in Manchester or Leeds. As part of a team of talented and passionate designers you will deliver multiple large-scale projects and smaller individual architecture commissions, whilst supporting our Head of Urban Design in developing and expanding our client base.

What we are looking for from you:

• 5+ years of professional work experience.

• Riba Part 3 Architect Qualification / ARB registration.
• Ability and proven experience of project delivery.
• Excellent design skills in urban design, masterplanning, regeneration and smaller scale architecture projects.
• Ability to liaise with external consultants and clients in a proficient and professional manner, nurturing relationships in support of ongoing business development.

What we can offer you:
• An opportunity to work on exciting projects in the UK and internationally.
• A competitive salary with a range of benefits.
• Professional development and growth.
• A 'flexi-day' scheme to allow for a healthy work-life balance.
• Hybrid working - allowing 2 days a week working from home and 3 days in the studio.
• Paid Professional Membership fees.
• HSF Healthcare Assistance support and Perkbox membership.

To Apply:

If you think you are a suitable match for these roles, please go to Gillespies website careers page and use the 'Apply For This Job' button to send us your CV, Portfolio, information on your salary expectations and working status (visa) information as soon as possible.

The deadline for applications is 22nd of September 2025

• Gillespies is an equal opportunities employer.
• References will be required following interview.
• We regret that we can only respond to successful applications.