Senior Project Urban Designer

Description

• Performs land use ideation and program development
• Leads and supports project presentations, project coordination, and client communications
• Provides own expertise in writing and compiling a variety of document types, including planning reports, technical memoranda, design narratives, project approach and design guidelines
• Interfaces with clients, sub-consultants, and other professionals during all stages of complex and multi-disciplinary project development to ensure a coordinated, cohesive, and informed engagement and appropriate guidance and response to project requirements
• Manages the work and manages the production of design concepts of other members of the team
• Leads the development of creative design concepts on a wide range of master planning and urban design projects, including large-scale master planned development, mixed-use and infill development, resort and hospitality destination master plans, community and neighborhood-scale master planning and design, and vision master planning

Requirements

• Ability to effectively meet deadlines while managing multiple priorities
• Extensive technical experience with physical design and planning, including site planning and programming, building layout, development yields, and massing modelling
• Proficient in MS Office, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Rhino, Enscape and other rendering software
• Excellent graphic skills, including hand-sketching ability, visualization renderings, plans, and document layout
• Bachelor’s degree in planning, urban design, landscape architecture, or architecture
• Proven project leadership and team management responsibilities, with the ability to effectively manage a team
• 15+ years of experience in urban design, urban planning, or architecture practices
• Knowledge of ArcGIS and GIS analysis
• Relevant urban planning certification preferred
• Knowledge of Grasshopper, Ladybug and other sustainability analysis software and mapping tools
• Demonstrates design competency and creativity in producing design sketches, site planning, analysis diagrams, site sections, footprint layouts, 3D models, and presentations for urban design and master planning projects
• Working knowledge of sustainable design and planning
• Highly effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of Revit
• Knowledge of Midjourney and other latest AI tools approved by WATG for project work
• Environmental accreditation preferred
• Advanced knowledge and experience with land use planning, residential, retail, commercial and mixed-use development typologies

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance