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Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all. 

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people. 

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

Work with the Business Units to improve the quality of Taylor Wimpey’s development design. This in turn will deliver; improved performance in delivering value from land, implementable planning consents and sustainable communities for our customers through improved development design.  

Primary Responsibilities

• Be a passionate and informed advocate of good quality place making and it’s benefits to TW and our customers
• Develop strong relationships with the TW design community
• Assist the Head of Urban Design to support Business units in the preparation of development designs with a focus on placemaking quality, planning policy compliance and delivery of TW business objectives.  Focus on, but not limited to high profile and high risk projects
• Assist in the delivery of the internal Design Academy and the running of regional design workshops to improve knowledge and share best practice
• Support the planning and delivery of the bi-annual Design Lead Conference and the annual Design Competition
• Support internal regional design reviews to improve the quality of our developments
• Working with the Head of Urban Design to implement new standard processes and practices within TW
• Preparing best practice notes and guidance and embed best practice
• Liaise with external designers to ensure alignment with TW practice and policy
• Liaise with the external urban design community to represent TW and to bring learning back into TW
• Work with other Head Office functions with regard to issues that cross between respective responsibilities, particularly Land and Planning and Technical

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Degree in Urban Design /Architecture or other appropriate qualification  or membership of appropriate professional body.
• An understanding of current thinking and government policy in place making and its implications in planning and development  
• Experience and understanding of the business and technical requirements of volume house building
• Track record of working with or in design consultancy, preparing high quality designs
• Ability to communicate graphically both with free hand drawing and the appropriate design software.

What we offer at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions.  We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover.  Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.    

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey. 

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

Internal Applicants:

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.