Urban Designer - Senior

Description Your Role As an Urban Designer Architect, you will contribute and develop strong, creative and innovative design and planning concepts supporting a breadth of project activities that include programming and analysis, conceptual design, preliminary design, final design, and production of final deliverables and reports. The ideal candidate will be able to work on projects of both urban design and architectural scale.

What You Will Do

• Provide leadership in conceptual design work for master planning and urban design projects and develop from feasibility through to detailed planning stage
• Ability to work across variety of sectors including mixed use, commercial, residential, hospitality and education as part of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals
• Design places where people want to be, help enrich our communities and contribute to our clients’ success
• Illustrate and present design solutions effectively through free hand sketching and computer aided design to convey intended vision to our clients including architectural design solutions
• Evaluate and take into consideration economic, social, regulatory, and physical factors affecting planning and design decisions for proposed projects
• Liaise with clients, government agencies and project stakeholders requiring excellent communication and people management skills
• Work closely with Directors and project team to ensure timely delivery of high-quality master planning projects within budget
• Inspire and promote collaboration across disciplines to spark innovation, motivate talent and support design experimentation across the off

Your Qualifications

• College Degree in Architecture required, Master’s qualification preferred
• 10+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Trained architect and experienced master planner with solid experience
• Strong command of urban planning regulations and regulatory parameters, with in-depth knowledge of the regulatory frameworks in the Dominican Republic and/or other Caribbean countries.
• Exceptional design talent and technical knowledge teamed with a passion for seeking innovative and creative design solutions for ever challenging design propositions
• Thorough understanding of international planning standards and requirements
• High level of verbal, written and graphic communication skills including freehand sketching
• Proficiency in use of digital design tools including Rhino, Grasshopper, Sketch-up, VRay, Adobe Suite is a must
• Good team spirit. Strong sense of personal responsibility and dedication to their work and the work of their team
• Proactive approach to progress our design by seeking new ways to innovate, grow our business and inspire the team

How to Apply

Submit an online application including a resume and portfolio in PDF form. If you choose to submit a link to an online portfolio, you must make sure it is not password protected and that it contains a resume, cover letter, and work samples.

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 to “Well-being Awareness Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.

We encourage every person at Gensler 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. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.

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.

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