Senior Urban Designer & Planner

Who We Are

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

This Opportunity

WSP has an immediate need for a Senior Urban Designer & Planner to join the New York, New York Office as part of the WSP National Urban Design Practice.
Our ideal candidate is design-oriented, creative, dynamic and collaborative, able to work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver urban design, land use planning, and placemaking-based projects. You will help us tackle challenging and impactful projects utilizing the full spectrum of urban planning skills and techniques.
Candidates for this position would have between 5-7 years of experience in urban planning, urban design or related fields. A well-qualified applicant will be at ease managing a variety of projects concurrently, leading the design process, report production, and stakeholder engagement on master planning, neighborhood revitalization, resiliency, and comprehensive planning for the sustainable growth of our communities. Project experience in New York Metropolitan Area is preferred.
Refer to links below for some recent projects of the group:

• Dallas Convention Center Master Plan: https://www.dallasccmasterplan.com/
• JTA U2C TOD Study: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/657074596/
• Equitable TOD Guidebook: https://raleighnc.gov/equitable-transit-development

Your Impact

• Manage multiple complex, concurrent projects, and lead simultaneous community engagement efforts
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Proven design leadership or design management creating urban design concepts (streetscapes, building massing, neighborhood context or connections) graphics, presentations, and planning reports of urban design and master planning projects.
• Interface with clients, sub-consultants, and other professionals as needed during all stages of project development.
• Lead or participate in the preparation of comprehensive plans, downtown revitalization plans, station area plans, transit-oriented development (TOD) studies, and land use code/zoning updates.
• Lead and facilitate public and stakeholder engagement, table facilitation, and community workshops.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
• Lead or participate in a full range of business development activities including development of project scoping and approaches, preparation of proposals, and presentations at client interviews.
• Be available and able to travel nationally (usually for 2 to 3-day segments)
• Write for, and assembly of project approaches, reports, and other documents.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in writing of project approach, design concept description, planning report, technical memorandum documents.
• Degree in urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, or related field.
• 5-7 years of professional experience, demonstrating a progression of project responsibility.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to lead and support project presentations, project coordination, and client communications.
• Advanced graphic skills. Proficiency in graphic software, including but not limited to AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino and/or SketchUp.
• Advanced knowledge of zoning regulations, urban design principles, building typologies, open space requirements, and other design and planning fundamentals.
• Candidates must provide a link/copy of your design portfolio in the application to be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project experience with transit-oriented development (TOD) planning and design.
• Project experience in the New York Metropolitan Area. New York City project experience is a plus.
• Essential Professional Licensure/Certification. AICP credential preferred.

Compensation and Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Expected Salary: $90,000 - $115,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Additional Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• All locations: US-NY-New York
• Employee Type: Full
• Primary Location: NEW YORK - PENN PLAZA
• Travel Required: 10%
• Job Status: Regular

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible, agile and hybrid workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.