Urban Designer – Senior

Locations

Washington, DC, US

Your Role

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.

What You Will Do

• 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

Your Qualifications

• 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

Preferred qualifications:

• AIA (Registered Architect, RA) and/or AICP certified
• Leadership in urban planning professional organizations
• Proficiency in GIS and Mapping tools

* This role is not remote, we look forward to working with our new Urban Designer in our dynamic Washington, D.C. office .

*** The estimated base salary range for this position is $95,000 - $128,000, plus eligibility for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package, with final compensation contingent on relevant experience. To learn more about our compensation philosophy and full benefits offerings,…