Senior Urban Designer/Planner

7 months ago

London, United Kingdom Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Full time

At SOM, we are a collective committed to shaping a better future for our clients, communities and planet. We aspire to create the most sustainable, impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams with all the resources and diversity of a global firm. We value those who are passionate about excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration. Together we can achieve great things.

Success at SOM Means

Ideas: We believe in a meritocracy of ideas. We look to everyone to actively contribute to the discourse in the firm.

Knowledge: We believe that expertise is the result of lifelong learning. We are not expected to know everything, but rather to passionately pursue answers, develop new skills and deepen our knowledge.

Product: We strive for excellence in the concept, quality, and delivery of our work.

Individual: We value individuals who bring the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity in the way they work. Each person can develop and contribute their wealth of attributes, skills and knowledge to support the overall health of the firm.

Team: We value the power of interdisciplinary integration. A positive team culture in which everyone collaborates openly towards common goals is essential.

Firm : We have a history of making transformative contributions to the profession and our communities. We are constantly innovating and attempting to bring new approaches, solutions and processes to our work.

About The Role

You will join an exciting group of architects and urban designers who work in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. We are part of SOM’s Global City Design Practice of seventy talented professionals working across our offices around the world. You will work on projects at the regional, city, district, and neighbourhood levels, in collaboration with our in-house Architecture and Open Space teams. 

This work includes international design competitions, regeneration of urban districts, community planning, and University and Health Care campus planning each with a strong emphasis on placemaking, sustainability, and livability.

Position Responsibilities

Serves as an emerging leader of the Urban Design and Planning Team. Consistently demonstrates a highly disciplined and effective work ethic.

Demonstrates an advanced understanding of planning and urban design concepts, building typologies, critical dimensions and systems, utility and infrastructure systems, land development imperatives and planning / zoning codes, and phasing and implementation techniques.

Is able to enrich design concepts through sophisticated knowledge, demonstrated research acumen, and expert application of technical, visualisation, and other sophisticated communication strategies

Exhibits initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and decision-making quality with a high attention to precision and accuracy at a project level.

Envisions and develops diagrams, renders site plans, and contributes to all manner of graphic and visual production.

Effectively implements quality control standards for deliverables.

Creates and innovates with a strong conceptual design ability applied to complex projects at divergent scales and in varying geographic and social contexts; integrates interdisciplinary criteria to effectively move forward the design of large projects.

Actively collaborates at a project, consultant team, and client team level by critically and constructively evaluating ideas. Contributes to and actively participates within the studio and office.

Manages time and workload of own work efforts and those of others to meet project task deadlines and commitments, with occasional interaction and direction from team leaders.

clearly defines team member expectations and responsibilities, empowers others, and delegates where appropriate based on team members’ recognized abilities and potential.

Inspires and leads others by example, participates in staff mentoring and training

Leadership Responsibilities

Inspires and leads others by example, participates in staff mentoring and training, clearly defines team member expectations and responsibilities, empowers others, and delegates where appropriate based on team members’ recognized abilities and potential.

Directly supervises staff and is committed to direct reports’ professional development.

Develops and engages in talent strategy to find specialists, leaders, and future professionals for the firm through resume review and interviews.

In collaboration with team members, develops a clear and consistent work plan to achieve the project budget, deliverables, and schedule.

Actively engages in internal and external professional development opportunities.

Contributes to the implementation of sustainable strategies in all project assignments and the associated development of staff knowledge.

Contributes to the development of standards, policies, and procedures.

Protects SOM from financial and legal risk.

Minimum Qualifications

Professional Degree in Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, or Landscape Architecture.

Professional licensure process is close to completion; LEED accreditation strongly preferred.

Minimum 6 years of experience or equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.

Significant experience in large-scale planning, mixed-use and transit oriented development, and consistently demonstrated facility working in a fast-paced and intensely collaborative professional environment.

Effectively communicates internally with project teams and externally with consultants and clients through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means.

Demonstrates expertise in AutoCAD, ARC GIS, Rhino, Grasshopper, Enscape, parametric and rendering software, and other graphic software as well as Adobe Creative Suite, Google Suite and Microsoft Office; Revit proficiency is a plus.

SOM offers opportunities to work on transformational projects, competitive salaries, health insurance, wellness, retirement and financial and other work/life plans.

At SOM, we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace.

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