Senior Architectural Designer - Residential Layout

We want to hear from great Residential Layout Designers!

Do you thrive on creating top-quality residential spaces? Are you based in or looking to relocate to the beautiful city of either Bristol or Exeter?

Join our team and become a key player in shaping exceptional housing developments across the UK. We offer a unique opportunity for a Senior Architectural Designer to lead projects ranging from intimate 5 unit schemes to expansive 1000 unit communities.

Here's what makes this role stand out:

• Make a real impact: Your expertise will directly influence the design and functionality of new homes, shaping vibrant places for people to live.
• Diverse portfolio: Work on a variety of residential projects, from contemporary greenfield developments to exciting regeneration schemes.
• Thriving, collaborative environment: Be part of a friendly, inclusive team where open communication and shared expertise fuel innovation.
• Growth and development: We invest in your success, offering a supportive atmosphere and genuine career progression opportunities.
• Industry-leading benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous pension scheme, life assurance, healthcare, and a flexible benefits package you can tailor to your needs. 

You'll be a perfect fit if you have:

• Experience as a housing layout designer, with a flair for both modern and traditional styles.
• 3D freehand drawing skills to bring layouts to life.
• In-depth knowledge of UK building regulations and planning standards.
• A passion for collaboration – you'll work closely with our multi-disciplinary teams including large planning, masterplanning and landscape teams.
• The ability to manage projects of all sizes, meeting deadlines and budgets.
• A keen eye for detail and strong communication skills.
• Business development drive – you'll help showcase our integrated design services to clients.

We believe that it is our people and their individual talents that make us special. We work within a friendly, inclusive, and supportive culture and one of high support and high challenge, with genuine career opportunities based on merit.  We create a working environment that offers flexibility, adopting a hybrid approach to agile working and one which fully supports you through your career. 

Why join us?

People culture: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.

Award winning workplace: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.

 Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland - we want you to be part of it!

Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.

Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

Professional development: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions.

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The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [email protected] we will talk to you about how we can support you.