Senior Planner/Urban Designer

Barge Design Solutions • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Barge is seeking a Senior Planner/Urban Designer for the Landscape Architecture and Planning practice area within its Site Solutions business unit. The group focuses on the quality of the built environment. Projects are primarily in the southeastern United States, with an emphasis on Nashville and Middle Tennessee, and span urban design, housing, town centers, mixed-use developments, streetscapes, greenways, trails, educational, industrial, and institutional work. The position supports public- and private-sector projects and calls for strong design, drawing, and rendering skills.

The Senior Planner/Urban Designer provides analysis and recommendations on community planning, urban design, and entitlement issues in rural, suburban, and urban settings. The role involves developing high-quality planning and urban design work individually and with multidisciplinary teams; preparing plans, guidelines, applications, and supporting graphics; explaining urban design and sustainable planning principles; communicating design concepts verbally and graphically; and working with stakeholders, including representing the organization at public meetings. The position also builds and maintains relationships with governmental entities, civic and community organizations, and professional organizations.

Requirements

• AICP certification and at least 10 years of planning experience demonstrating the described skills; alternatively, a bachelor's degree in Planning, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, or a related field from an accredited university and four years of planning experience may be considered.
• Innovative thinking and knowledge of planning and development principles, practices, and trends.
• Ability to conduct studies, analyze findings, and provide recommendations on a wide range of urban design issues, with an emphasis on landscape architecture and site design.
• Ability to interpret federal, state, and local regulations and ordinances.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, and Microsoft Office Suite, as well as strong hand-drawing skills.
• Strong written, oral, and graphic communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and compellingly with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to understand and interpret architectural drawings, landscape plans, and grading plans.
• Experience preparing and assembling presentation graphics, graphic models and renderings, and report and plan documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis and recommendations on community planning, urban design, and entitlement issues in rural, suburban, and urban settings.
• Work independently or with multidisciplinary teams to complete projects in a timely manner and produce high-quality urban design and planning products.
• Assist with comprehensive plans, master plans, zone changes, mixed-use development guidelines, subdivision applications, other entitlement applications, and related graphics and efforts.
• Explain urban design and sustainable planning principles and practices to internal and external clients.
• Communicate urban design concepts and solutions verbally and graphically.
• Work with stakeholders and represent the organization at public meetings.
• Build and maintain relationships with governmental entities, civic and community organizations, and professional organizations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior