Urban Designer – Senior
About The Position
Gensler is the world’s largest architecture, design and planning firm with offices in over 50 locations globally. As a natural outgrowth of Gensler’s core business of creating great places, our Cities + Urban Design (C+UD) practice area delivers a range of performance focused design strategy and planning services to an ever-expanding group of cities, institutions, developers, governments, and international organizations. Gensler’s team in Washington D.C. is seeking an experienced Urban Designer join our Cities + Urban Design practice area to deliver on a range of both local/regional and international high-profile public and private sector projects including: large-scale master plans, conceptual design, site-specific plans, urban design guidelines, development standards and other planning studies. Ideal candidates will possess a background in urban planning, particularly urban design, or architecture; and have demonstrated experience leading, organizing and coordinating project teams and team assignments to deliver successful large-scale planning and mixed-use projects. This role is intended specifically for design leadership, with the candidate possessing strong design talent and sensibilities, sophisticated graphic aptitudes, award-winning projects, global insights, and an innovation mindset for 21st century cities.
Requirements
- 10-15 years of experience related to urban planning, policy, design and/or strategy
- Working knowledge of planning laws, policies, and regulatory tools
- Experience preparing and managing planning projects, including: large-scale master plans, public entitlements, design guidelines and other planning studies, large scale international urban design and planning projects
- Experience leading community workshops and public presentations
- Experience successfully responding to public RFPs and winning projects
- Bachelor’s degree in City/Regional Planning, Urban Design, Architecture or other closely related field
- Excellent written, verbal and graphic communication skills
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills are critical
- Comfort in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Candidates should be self-starters, collaborative, and eager to supervise, train and mentor teammates
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign)
- Basic skills in AutoCAD and/or Revit
- Basic skills in Sketch-Up, Rhino and/or other 3D and multi-media technologies
Nice To Haves
- AIA (Registered Architect, RA) and/or AICP certified
- Leadership in urban planning professional organizations
- Proficiency in GIS and Mapping tools
- Real estate development experience and/or education
Responsibilities
- Lead and elevate design, and envision transformational projects through client leadership, design leadership, and mentorship
- Project team leadership in preparation of planning and design documents, including large-scale master plans, design guidelines, design standards, renderings, illustrations and other planning studies
- Collaborate with team and clients to generate creative planning and design solutions
- Preparing and making presentations to clients, community stakeholders, and city planning staff
- Support C+UD practice area with business development efforts
- Conduct site visits and meet on-site with client teams
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- disability
- wellness programs
- flex spending
- paid holidays
- paid time off
- 401k
- profit sharing
- employee stock ownership
- twice annual bonus opportunities
- reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
- reimbursement for tuition for certain eligible programs or classes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
