Urban Designer

Page Southerland & Page is seeking an Urban Designer for their San Francisco office. The role involves collaborating with a team on various urban design projects, integrating sustainable solutions, preparing visuals for reports, and conducting research and analyses. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience and a relevant degree. Proficiency in design software and strong communication skills are essential for this position.
About the position

At Page, we promise design that makes lives better. We're actively seeking talented people to join an empowered employee environment. Page provides architecture, engineering, interiors, and consulting services on large, complex projects around the world. We credit the success of our projects that build communities to the global diversity of our people's backgrounds and experiences. We're seeking highly creative, committed team members to help us deliver on our promise of making lives better through design. As our market sectors and services grow, we continuously add new opportunities. Will you join us? We are currently seeking a highly talented and creative Urban Designer/Planner for our San Francisco office. This position has significant growth potential as you collaborate with senior Page urban designers, planners, architects, landscape architects, and other professionals to create integrated, sustainable, memorable, and implementable solutions to complex problems. You will contribute to a wide range of project types and scales for urban districts and neighborhoods, higher education campuses, research and innovation districts, transit-oriented developments, and mixed-use, residential, and commercial developments. In this role, you will integrate physical, social, economic, and sustainable factors into responsible designs for our clients. You will prepare clear and compelling visuals for project reports, coordination meetings, public outreach events, and presentations. Performing tasks in a self-directed manner within an established budget and schedule, you will manage select project components and conduct data research and analyses related to planning projects, such as planning level space analysis or land use development potential. Additionally, you will coordinate with internal team members and consultants and participate in design team presentations and stakeholder engagement. Additional responsibilities may include narrative writing.

Responsibilities
• Collaborate with senior urban designers, planners, architects, and landscape architects to create integrated and sustainable design solutions.
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• Contribute to a wide range of project types and scales for urban districts, higher education campuses, and mixed-use developments.
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• Integrate physical, social, economic, and sustainable factors into responsible designs for clients.
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• Prepare clear and compelling visuals for project reports and presentations.
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• Perform tasks in a self-directed manner within established budgets and schedules.
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• Conduct data research and analyses related to planning projects.
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• Coordinate with internal team members and consultants.
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• Participate in design team presentations and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements
• 3-5 years of professional experience in urban design or planning.
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• Bachelor's or Master's degree in urban design, planning, landscape architecture, architecture, or a related design field.
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• High level of proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and ArcGIS (preferred but not required).
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• Strong working knowledge of urban design principles, public realm design, sustainability, and resiliency.
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• Ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams and across various project types and phases.
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• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with experience in community engagement processes.

Nice-to-haves
• Professional certification and/or license in AICP, RA/AIA, RLA/ASLA, LEED, SITES AP, or other pertinent credentials.

Benefits