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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) · 1 month ago

Urban Designer

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $95K/yr

4+ years exp

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a global firm committed to shaping a better future through sustainable and impactful work. The Urban Designer will lead and contribute to planning and design projects, ensuring quality control and interdisciplinary integration while mentoring less experienced staff.

ArchitectureCommercial Real EstateInterior Design

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Consistently demonstrates a highly disciplined and effective work ethic

Serves as an emerging leader of the CDP Team

Generates sophisticated planning and design ideas

Conducts and increasingly directs high-level research, precedent, and relevant scale studies

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

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, visualization, and other sophisticated communication strategies

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 while guiding and teaching less experienced staff

Participates actively in project design and technical discussions and decision making

Communicates actively through weekly meetings, assisting with issuing meeting minutes and accurate project record keeping and sharing project information and correspondence

Supports owner/client relationship and expectations to allow SOM and team to work effectively, efficiently and collaboratively

Supports Senior Project Manager to initiate, monitor and maintain project schedule and work plan including schedule of meetings, presentations and project milestones / deliverables

Supports Senior Project Manager to initiate, monitor and maintain project plan and financial performance of project

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

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

Actively engages in internal 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

Qualification

Urban design conceptsAutoCADRhinoLEED accreditationMixed-use developmentAdobe Creative SuiteSpanish fluencyProject managementCollaborationProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

Professional Degree in Architecture, Planning, Urban design, or Landscape Architecture

Professional licensure or certification process is close to completion, LEED accreditation preferred

Minimum 4 years of professional experience or equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities

Experience in large-scale planning, mixed-use and transit oriented development in North America, and demonstrated facility working in a fast-paced and intensely collaborative professional environment

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

Actively collaborates at a project and consultant team level by developing, communicating, and critically and constructively evaluating ideas

Effectively communicates with the project team and consultants through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means

Demonstrates significant capacity and a high level of proficiency in AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, and rendering other graphic software, as well as Adobe Creative Suite, GSuite, Microsoft Office / Project and/or Smartsheet

Travel may be required

Preferred

LEED accreditation preferred

International project experience is a plus

Fluency in both written and spoken Spanish is preferred

Familiarity with Deltek Vision is a plus

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life & accident insurance

401K matching, pre-tax spending accounts, and employee discount programs

Inquire about our hybrid/flexible schedules, paid family leave, paid vacation, backup child and elder care, and an employee assistance program

Reimbursement for professional licenses, associated renewals, and exam fees as well as specialized in-house career development

Company

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

Glassdoor3.7

A global collective of architects, designers, engineers, and planners building a better future. Named No.

Founded in 1936

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.som.com/

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