#SENIOR URBAN DESIGNER JOBS PROFESSIONAL#

The ability to solve site planning issues, to provide design guidance to consultant firms at an architectural scale, understand urban planning context, to communicate clearly in written, verbal, and graphic form, and to manage and work collaborative as part of a team are essential components of this role. Work requires strong urban design capabilities with knowledge of physical design practices including but not limited to site planning and programming, building layout and massing, zoning regulations, and architectural design. Prior experience working in urban planning or design with a municipality or institution of higher education is required.

#SENIOR URBAN DESIGNER JOBS PROFESSIONAL#

Knowledge and skills for this role typically obtained through a Master’s Degree in Urban Design, Planning, Architecture or a closely related professional field is preferred with a minimum of 8 years of increasingly responsible professional experience.

Working at a range of scales, from campus-wide approaches to capital project level planning and small placemaking efforts, being able to easily pivot between each is important.

In this work, the Senior Urban designer will also provide feedback and guidance to design teams in shaping projects that respond to University needs, leadership feedback and City requirements.Īs part of the Campus Planning and Design team which places high value on customer service and communication, partners with university stakeholders and connects them to the broader planning and design vision for the institution and mentors colleagues and manage coops and interns on best practices in campus and urban design. Lead signage, lighting, and other public realm review.Participate in capital project planning to identify opportunities for public realm improvements and opportunities to reduce physical barriers on campus.Lead review of architectural projects as part Northeastern’s Design Advisory Group.Act as a liaison between university leadership, City design review stakeholders and the project architects in providing feedback and design guidance on site planning, building massing, materials and campus scale and context.In This Role, The Senior Urban Designer WillĬollaborate with institutional stakeholders and city officials on regulatory permitting tied to the Urban Design Review as part of Article 80 and IMP project review. Communicating this alignment as well as updates associated with the urban design initiatives and projects to the AVP for Campus Planning and Design and broader PREF leadership. Leads and coordinates: developing and maintaining Boston and select global campus design standards managing consultant teams conducting campus-wide and project specific design studies engaging with stakeholders across the university around public realm planning and activation, architectural and landscape design coordinating with City of Boston agencies and other municipalities as it relates to campus design, signage, lighting and other project design review and develops phasing approach for implementation of projects in the public realm.Ĭollaborate with colleagues across PREF to review and implement work around campus public realm, the arboretum, and major infrastructure and capital projects to ensure investments align with the design framework for Institutional Master Plan in Boston, Oakland campus vision plan and other established campus design frameworks. It is in this context that the Senior Urban Designer, reporting to the Associate Vice President (AVP) for Campus Planning and Design, will be responsible for overseeing campus design studies and facilitating development and implementation of urban design guidelines in Boston, and undergraduate campuses in the network.

The Senior Urban Designer supports the mission of Northeastern University’s Planning, Real Estate and Facilities (PREF), to shape and care for Northeastern University’s physical environment in support of learning and discovery. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.

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