Planning Leader, Cultural + Performing Arts

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet.

DLR Group’s Cultural and Performing Arts practice has an opening for a Senior Planner
. The role operates within a hybrid model, allowing flexibility between office time and remote work. The position could be based in Dallas, Houston, New York, Los Angeles, Orlando, or other DLR Group offices.

As a Senior Planner/Urban Designer, you will be an important part of our integrated design process and will gain exposure to all elements of the planning and design process. You will lead and grow our planning and urban design practice within the region and nationally, working closely with business development and practice leaders across sectors and disciplines.

• Act as a growth agent for DLR Group within the arts and entertainment, museums, planning, and urban design community, visible in speaking events, writing, and other activities to amplify DLR Group’s planning and design voice
• Identify, pursue, and secure new projects through building a client network for relevant planning projects among municipal organizations and institutions focused on arts and entertainment
• Attend industry events, business development events, interviews, and client meetings
• Provide technical support to planning and urban design pursuits including interviews and presentations
• Lead project teams for planning, design, and/or technical development of planning and urban design projects
• Write narratives and develop deliverables that explain recommendations and capital planning for facilities, open space, and infrastructure to a variety of audiences
• Possess strong conceptual design ability, solid professional planning acumen, and contribute meaningfully to projects involving complex sites at a variety of scales and contexts
• Champion equity for a wide spectrum of individuals within the region and across our planning and design practice
• Coordinate with project teams and align with QA/QC, practice standards, and DLR Group protocols

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or a related construction industry degree
• 10+ years of professional experience in planning and/or urban design
• Experience leading arts and entertainment related planning projects, client communications, and community engagement
• Excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills
• Ability to manage complex tasks and competing priorities

• Professional licensure and/or AICP, LEED AP, and other sustainability-related certification
• Graduate degree in urban planning and/or urban design

Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities.

Pay Range: $120,000—$150,000 USD

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.