Sr. Project Manager | Cities & Communities

Urban Design Manager

A primary managerial position for all active Urban Design projects and is ultimately responsible for project successes. Responsible for coordinating project schedules, contractual and financial duties. Shares responsibility with Senior Urban Designers and respective leadership for project successes. Recognized ability to impact revenue and growth. Possesses strong leadership and communication skills, a flexible attitude, ability to solve problems creatively and ability to foster and manage effective client relationships. Responsible for high-impact decisions across multiple projects. Endorses the firm's values by personally influencing client service, innovation and communication. Fosters productive client and design team relationships.

Responsibilities:

1. Acts as lead designer on multiple projects developing urban design concepts at a variety of scales, site and context analysis, presentations and final client deliverables
2. Guides and directs multiple project teams to manage the development of design throughout design development and implementation documents
3. Establishes the vision and sets project goals in conjunction with the client and project team
4. Leads design effort and client presentations to develop and support client relationships
5. Exercises skills of persuasion and negotiation on critical issues
6. Develops creative design concepts for projects and expands on concepts of others
7. Manages design solutions based on principles of urban design and planning including building massing, scale, public space design, building typologies and site circulation to projects
8. Ability to lead public input processes, community engagement and develop stakeholder outreach strategies
9. Oversees schematic land and site planning drawings with graphic content to convey ideas, methodologies and approaches for marketing and proposal requests
10. Oversees the development of and may modify and/or review graphic presentations, 3D rendering and implementation documents to incorporate the design intent
11. Oversees delivery of complete project design presentation to client user group or public forum
12. Coordinates with consultants, community stakeholders and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives; manages project details with consulting firms
13. Resolves complex design issues with innovative and practical solutions to maintain goals and objectives of projects
14. Works with respective teams to manage client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination
15. Leads and collaborates in team meetings to discuss project issues, technical issues and coordination with other disciplines

Qualifications:

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning or related field
• Architectural registration or associated licensure strongly preferred
• Typically 10+ years of experience
• Urban design or planning related accreditation preferred such as AICP, LEED ND or Ecodistricts AP
• Proficiency in geographic information systems (GIS) software such as ArcGIS or QGIS preferred
• Proficiency in architectural software such as 3D modeling (including Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper, 3D Studio MAX, etc.) and AutoCAD preferred
• Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, SketchUp and InDesign graphic software preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite preferred
• Successful track record with managing a team and performing duties in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post-occupancy
• Strong knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines
• Knowledge of zoning regulations, land use and mobility planning standards
• Strong presentation skills and graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas at a variety of scales
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
• Ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships
• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing
• Ability to problem solve and apply innovative solutions
• Ability to collaborate and encourage collaboration in a team environment
• Ability to effectively meet deadlines at expected quality
• Travel may be required