Careers With Us
Introducing Spawforths
- Spawforths is an Employee Owned Trust (EOT), which means that our employees have a strong stake in the future of Spawforths. Profits are shared amongst our staff through tax free bonuses and reinvested into the business. Less than 1% of RIBA architectural practices are EOTs.
- Spawforths are an award-winning and innovative multidisciplinary team of town planners, architects, and master-planners, who are passionate about quality place making.
- Our in-house planning, land promotion and architecture teams add value to land and property. We are currently progressing over 40,000 houses and 25 million square feet of commercial floor-space through the planning system, driving forward both small and medium sized projects as well as some of the largest and most complex planning and regeneration schemes in the region.
- We are one of the region’s largest independent planning and masterplanning consultancies and are trusted advisors to many of the region’s most significant developers and house builders.
- We have an award winning architecture team.
- We have over 37 years of experience.
- We have an excellent reputation for creating inspirational and deliverable development projects for both private and public sector clients throughout the north of England and the Midlands.
- We are professional, commercially focused, design literate and effective, with a great success rate.
- We have been awarded the Quality Mark by IEMA for the high quality of our Environmental Assessment work.
- We are leaders in five year housing land supply, having pursued and won the lead appeal cases within Barnsley, Leeds, Rotherham and Doncaster.
- Spawforths is a great place to work, within a well-established, friendly and supportive team, assisting our employees to reach their professional goals.
- We have a high staff retention rate with our staff, on average working here, for 15 years.
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits package
Current Vacancies
Senior/Principal Planner (Planning Policy) – see attached job spec: SeniorPrincipal Planner Job Role Oct 2025
If you would be interested in joining our team, please send a CV and covering letter by email to;
hannah.richardson@spawforths.co.uk
All applications will be treated in confidence.
We run a two interview process at Spawforths. The first interview will be held on MS Teams, the second interview in person.
If you would like to discuss this further, then please do not hesitate to contact Hannah or Andy.
Speculative applications:
We’re always on the lookout for talented planners, architects, and masterplanners at various levels of experience to join our growing team at Spawforths. Whether your background is in the private or public sector, your experience is valued here.
As a leading integrated consultancy, we offer the opportunity to work on ambitious, high-profile projects that shape places and communities – as well as unique, passion-led initiatives. Our collaborative work environment and strong focus on personal and professional development make Spawforths a dynamic and rewarding place to build your career.
If you’re passionate about creating inspiring, sustainable places and are interested in joining our team, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV and covering letter by email to:
hannah.richardson@spawforths.co.uk and andrew.rose@spawforths.co.uk