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MIG Los Angeles · 2 months ago

Project Manager – Urban Planning and Design

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$35/hr - $45/hr

MIG Los Angeles is expanding its San Antonio planning team and is looking for an experienced Urban Planning and Design Project Manager to join their office. The role involves leading project teams, creating innovative planning solutions, and maintaining strong client relationships while working on various urban planning projects across Texas and the United States.

Architecture & Planning

Responsibilities

Collaborative Teammate: You will work as part of a cross-office, cross-discipline team that creates designs and plans for neighborhoods, districts and communities of all sizes around Texas and across the United States

Project Management: As a project manager, you will be leading teams as well as working hands-on creating bold, innovative, and equitable planning solutions. You will also help build and maintain strong and responsive client relationships by networking, preparing proposals, and participating in interviews

Project Work: You will work with MIG Principals to provide overarching project direction to MIG staff and oversight of work products; manage internal and external sub consultant and client teams; and develop and oversee scopes of work, budgets, and schedules. In addition, Project Managers at MIG produce high-quality planning documents and other deliverables; maintain client relationships; identify the correct course of action to the client; represent clients at public hearings and meetings; and set the standards for excellence, responsiveness, and accountability

Project Types: The projects you will typically work on may include citywide comprehensive plans, small area plans, neighborhood plans, downtown plans, housing strategies, parks and recreation system plans, and inclusive community engagement, including the use of various online tools

MIG works on projects nationwide; some travel, evening, and weekend work will be required for community engagement, site evaluations, or to meet deadlines

Qualification

Urban PlanningProject ManagementMicrosoft Office SuiteArcGIS/ArcProAdobe InDesignClient Relationship ManagementPublic PresentationsBilingual (Spanish)Communication SkillsCollaboration

Required

A Bachelor's degree in planning, urban design, landscape architecture, public policy, geography or a related field

Relevant consulting experience working in planning or a closely related field and experience producing plan documents is required

Demonstrated experience managing private-sector projects, including maintaining compliance with project contracts, drafting and managing scopes budgets, and maintaining schedules, as well as working with clients and partners to execute project work

The ability to prepare and deliver effective public presentations, lead working meetings, and speak easily and clearly in front of groups and facilitate client and stakeholder meetings

Knowledge and demonstrated interest in the intersection of design, planning and equity and an ability to develop collaborative, productive, and respectful relationships with community members, organizations, and partners

Excellent skills and written and verbal communication

Software proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS/ArcPro, and Adobe InDesign is required

Ability to actively participate in or lead marketing and business development opportunities, develop proposals for prospective projects, participate in interviews, and develop and maintain potential client and partner relationships

You are local or willing to relocate to the San Antonio area to participate in work directly with our teams and clients