Urban Designer Jobs

Who We Are

Dudek is a leading environmental, planning, and engineering firm that helps public and private clients achieve compliance, practicality, and innovation through our project work. Founded in 1980, Dudek has grown steadily to more than 800 professionals across the U.S. and received the Top Workplace Award for 2021.

As a 100% employee-owned company, Dudek’s culture rewards smart, productive team members with ownership, professional development, and financial benefits. Our work communities are designed to encourage collaboration, sustainability, and connectivity with the surrounding communities.

We invest in our Employees and communities through various initiatives that make Dudek a great place to work! Dudek makes it a priority to DuGood by giving back to the communities in which we live and work, and offer Dudekians the opportunity to take a paid volunteer day each year. Our experts are encouraged to eDUcate school groups about planning, engineering, and preserving the natural and built environments. We promote environmental sustainability through our DuGreen initiative by working to improve our environmental footprint. We also DuWell to educate our associates on their health and wellness. And our Du Something Fun team brings everyone at Dudek together to balance our hard work with exciting activities.

At Dudek, we understand the best problem solving happens when diverse viewpoints and experiences are shared. We recognize that different perspectives, inclusivity, and trust build a stronger culture and add value to our firm. We celebrate our differences and strive to make meaningful progress toward becoming a more diverse company.

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About The Job

Dudek is seeking a self-motivated, organized, and detail-oriented entry-level urban designer to join our Planning & Urban Design (PUD) team at Dudek. This is a design-focused position and will be staffed out of our Urban Design studio in Pasadena, California.

Learn more about the projects you will have the opportunity to shape.

.Who You Are

To thrive at Dudek, you should be comfortable with freedom and accountability. We value collaborative, resourceful, and independent thinkers. We look for curious, solution-focused people who are able to adapt quickly to an ever-changing industry. There is no single way to solve a problem, so we support your creative approaches to solve problems.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creating 3D models and renderings/photo-simulations
• Building physical study models
• Conducting demographic, historic, precedent, and zoning/code/policy research
• Supporting at public workshops
• Preparing 2D and 3D graphics and diagrams (by hand and/or digitally)
• Preparing presentations, exhibits, and final documents/reports
• Conducting spatial analysis and preparing maps and graphics using ArcGIS
• Conducting architectural design studies in 2D and 3D, including site layout/planning, programming, massing, and calculations
• Contribute to projects from start to finish across all phases of a project, including research, analysis, design concept development, preparation of final documents, and public outreach.
• Visiting project sites across Southern California
• Collaborate with Dudek’s team of multi-disciplinary experts to address issues that relate to land use, housing, the environment, mobility, infrastructure, economics, and civil engineering.
• Duties will generally include:
  • Visiting project sites across Southern California
  • Preparing 2D and 3D graphics and diagrams (by hand and/or digitally)
  • Conducting demographic, historic, precedent, and zoning/code/policy research
  • Conducting spatial analysis and preparing maps and graphics using ArcGIS
  • Conducting architectural design studies in 2D and 3D, including site layout/planning, programming, massing, and calculations
  • Creating 3D models and renderings/photo-simulations
  • Building physical study models
  • Preparing presentations, exhibits, and final documents/reports
  • Supporting at public workshops
• Work on a range of planning and urban design projects for public and private sector clients, including design and feasibility studies and concepts, vision plans, master plans, specific plans, community plans, development standards, design guidelines, and other efforts for downtown cores, transit districts, industrial districts, corridors, and neighborhoods.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to work out of our Pasadena, CA office.
• Both a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree related to design (e.g., urban design, architecture, landscape architecture) and/or planning (e.g., policy, urban planning, urban studies, policy).
• Graphic portfolio, work samples, and/or a website of professional and/or educational work.
• 0-3 years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Capacity to be self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and resourceful with a desire to learn more.

• Proficiency in using the following software: AutoCAD, Rhino/Sketchup, MS Office, and the Adobe Creative Suite. Knowledge of Grasshopper, V-Ray, ArcGIS, or other 3D, mapping, or rendering software is a plus.
• Willingness to experiment and tinker.
• Ability to think and write thoughtfully, just as well as thinking and drawing by hand.

Proposed Salary Range: $26-35 hourly*

• Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to an individual’s related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location.

Perk of Being a Dudekian

Not only will Dudek provide you with a competitive salary, but we also strive to create an environment that promotes growth, career development, and a flexible work–life balance. Dudek offers an array of benefits, from your typical medical, dental, and vision coverage to the opportunity to share in Dudek’s success through discretionary bonuses, based on firmwide, divisional, and individual performance. We also offer a yearly merit review, an employee stock ownership program, and dog friendly offices! Since we encourage our colleagues to take time off when needed, Dudek also provides a generous vacation package. If you’re tired of an overly structured environment and decision-making process to get your job done, Dudek is a place where your ideas are heard and your initiative is rewarded. Speak with your recruiter to learn more about the great perks of being a Dudekian.

Dudek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Protecting the health and safety of our communities is our highest priority. Please note that due to the federal government’s recent Executive Order for federal contractors, Dudek has adopted a policy requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to limited exemptions/accommodations based on medical conditions, sincerely held religious beliefs, or applicable state laws and regulations. In addition, a number of Dudek’s clients have similarly issued requirements that any personnel working on their projects must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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