Urban Designer Ii Jobs

Our vision is simple. In our commitment to the Southeast, we create architecture that enriches community through a culture of design excellence and expertise, innovation and collaborative engagement. To us, that means our design excellence is rooted in relationships. These relationships include those with our highly valued team members, with our clients across the region and beyond, and with the communities that we serve. The mission for the Urban Environments (UE) practice is to engage with our communities across the Southeast to better understand the challenges impacting people’s quality of life and planetary health; to design buildings, places, plans, policies and systems that tackle these challenges; and to transform cities and the region to enable all people and the planet to thrive.

Interested? Keep reading!

What You Can Expect

• And much more!
• Leadership development and mentoring across sectors, markets, offices and the firm;
• Ongoing engagement with fantastic design team members;
• Professional development allowance to cover educational opportunities;
• A competitive compensation and benefits package;
• To develop new skills and contribute to world-class projects;
• Participate in meaningful collaboration;
• Participation in community service and outreach occasions supporting local and national organizations;
• Flexibility and balance in your schedule;

Our Expectations

SECTION I: DESIGN COMPETENCY

• Design ideation skills necessary to generate, test, organize, and advance design resolution
• Understanding of key Urban Design issues and strategies
• Design, graphic, and presentation skills
• Understanding of the design and procurement processes
• Storytelling rigor and skill

SECTION II: TECHNICAL COMPETENCY

• Registered Architect or ability to become registered within 6-months of hire would be an advantage
• LEED accreditation or interest in achieving such is preferred
• Experience in Revit, SketchUp, and the Adobe Suite is required
• Strong organization, multi-tasking and time management skills
• Experience in Rhino and Enscape is preferred
• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Urban Design, Architecture, Planning or related field of study
• 4+ years of experience in an architectural office or equivalent professional setting

SECTION III: TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION COMPETENCY

• Communication skills and a strong team ethic
• Ability to interact professionally with office leadership and clients
• Ability to motivate work efforts of others and handle stressful situations
• Ability to self-manage project assignments from start to finish with oversight
• Openness to exploration, innovation, and agility

SECTION IV: LEADERSHIP

• Be a good team member fostering a positive work environment
• Develop strong relationships within the firm, with our clients and in our communities
• Anticipate critical issues and adjust design thinking appropriately

A cover letter, resume and portfolio demonstrating design thinking and rendering abilities are required.

Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting.

This position requires sufficient physical ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform work in an office setting; which includes, extensive employee contact, frequent interruptions, the ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time, to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist, to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight, to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard, to verbally communicate to exchange information, to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation, to verbally communicate to exchange information with or without accommodation, to see in the normal visual range with or without correction, and can hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.