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Junior / Mid Level Planner / Urban Designer
Gensler / Los Angeles, CA
Posted on: November 12, 2019
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
As Urban Designer/Planner, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams creating design and planning initiatives. Your role will include coordinating efforts both internally and externally including client facing efforts such as leading project meetings and community outreach efforts, designing urban design solutions, and creating well-crafted deliverables to both public and private sector clients.
What You Will Do
- GIS and Mapping
- Community, neighborhood and City-wide master planning
- Campus master planning
- Urban strategies and feasibility studies
- Design Guidelines and corridor planning
- Transit oriented developments
- Large-scale urban infill developments
- Mixed-use developments
- Design Guidelines, corridor planning and development frameworks:
- Prepare graphic/narrative reports and presentations that communicate the design process and concepts
- Manage presentations and production of urban design and master planning projects
- Assist in managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination
- Assist in programming client needs, managing budgets and project schedules
- Contribute to office activities, initiative and learning programs
- Interact through projects and other office wide initiatives with other studios and practice areas
Life at Gensler
At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions and hackathons, to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our teams’ diverse interests.
We encourage our employees to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership and twice annual bonus opportunities.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future. Please submit resume and work samples to be considered for this position.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
- 3-5 years of experience in related planning and urban design projects
- Planning, Environmental Design or Urban Design discipline equivalent required, advanced degree in Urban Design or Planning preferred
- Strong knowledge of land use planning, residential, retail, commercial and mixed-use development
- Proven background in creative collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams, from concept through presentation
- Knowledge and familiarity in working in a variety of urban environments
- Knowledge of urban planning, zoning and policy
- Ability to engage in and lead a community engagement process
- Strong experience in 3D building massing and conceptualization
- REQUIRED: Proficient in Rhino, AutoCAD, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite and Sketch Up/Rhino
- Working Knowledge of ESRI / GIS
Application Instructions
please forward your resume to Maryam_Taghikhani@nullgensler.com
