Planning, Architecture & Design

402 roles filled this year

Recruitment for the specialised professions and skills required in the early development stages, including town planning and architecture and development control.

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Recruitment in town planning, architecture and development control

Our Planning, Architecture & Design team specialises in the early stages of the real estate development process, recruiting the professionals and skills demanded by developers, occupiers and service providers.

Within the team, we have consultants that recruit in strategic & town planning; architecture & design; development control; and BIM.

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Team Leaders

London

Peter Moore MRICS

Board

As group CEO, Peter oversees Macdonald & Company across the international offices. Peter is a Chartered Surveyor who has worked in the Real Estate Human Capital & Talent Sector for over twenty years. He specialises in advising clients globally upon topics such as staff retention, talent selection, recruitment, mergers and acquisition, human resource policy and remuneration bench-marking and advice.

Peter Moore

London

Peter Moore MRICS

Board

London

Simon Crabb

Managing Director

Simon has worked for Macdonald & Company for two decades, becoming Manager Director for the UK in 2019. He leads the successful contract and permanent teams across the real estate sector. Simon's energy and motivation to supply unparalleled talent solutions to customers remain consistent as the day he joined.

Simon Crabb

London

Simon Crabb

Managing Director

London

Stephen Glands

Director

Stephen has over 20 years recruitment experience and operates in the UK and European markets. A member of Macdonald & Company's Strategic Partnerships team, Stephen's client base includes developers, design practices, estates, property consultancies, retailers, real estate owners and occupiers. Stephen works with job seekers from design, real estate / development, construction, sustainability / ESG and engineering backgrounds.

Stephan Glands

London

Stephen Glands

Director

United States

Alex Parkes

Managing Principal

As the Managing Principal for Macdonald & Company's North American business, Alex leads the growing U.S. division; focused on the search and placement of real estate professionals in the Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. Alex possesses more than ten years of experience appointing mid and senior-level real estate professionals, for a client base of Real Estate Developers, Investors, Owners, and Operators across all major markets in Texas, as well as Illinois, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee.

Alex Parkes

United States

Alex Parkes

Managing Principal

United States

Ben Miller

Vice President

Following a career in real estate sales and real estate property management, Ben joined Macdonald & Company in 2011 and, before moving to the United States, Ben was responsible for leading profitable real estate recruitment businesses for the group in the UK and Middle East.

Ben Miller

United States

Ben Miller

Vice President

Dublin

Richard Hughes

Managing Director

Bio Richard leads the Dublin office at Macdonald & Company. Prior to this,...

Richard Hughes

Dublin

Richard Hughes

Managing Director

Düsseldorf

Patrick Groene

Director

Patrick joined Macdonald in 2021 to play a key role in the expansion in Germany. As Director Real Estate recruitment, he leads the Düsseldorf office and focuses with his team on project developers, investors and real estate companies in Germany. With more than eight years of experience in recruiting real estate professionals, he brings a deep understanding of the real estate industry, various business strategies and asset classes.

Patrick Groene

Düsseldorf

Patrick Groene

Director

London

Alex Ashman

Director

Alex has over eight years experience working with Local Authority Town Planning Professionals across the UK. In this time he worked with Planners from every discipline and at every level, from Planning Officer to Director of Planning.

Alex Ashman

London

Alex Ashman

Director

Hong Kong

Edmund Cheung

Associate

Bio Edmund has fifteen years recruitment experience in Hong Kong and the Greater...

Edmund Cheung

Hong Kong

Edmund Cheung

Associate

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