Senior Urban Designer

• Responsible for initiating and developing engineering drawings through completion for assigned projects in conformance with the requirements, applicable codes, and design criteria established by the project’s discipline engineers.
• Under direct supervision, completes design assignments of moderate complexity.
• Under general supervision, develops engineering drawings of moderate complexity.
• Applies a solid level of understanding within a specific discipline.
• Familiar with codes, permits, and software applications related to the discipline.
• Understands the process of preparing designs and drawings using project specifications and discipline-associated written and verbal instructions in accordance with established design practices, standards, and procedures.
• Basic understanding of Engineer’s process of performing and verifying design calculations to support the overall project design.
• Fully understands the purpose and use of vendor documents and reviews discipline supplier documents for accuracy. 
• Basic knowledge of the use of requisitions and the role of materials management.
• Assists in the collection of data on manpower, man-hour, and labor costs requirements for design staff to aid in evaluating the budget.
• Basic knowledge of cost estimating methods and performs material take-offs for the discipline.
• Intermediate knowledge of discipline’s materials costs and concept of cost analysis and forecasting.
• Basic knowledge of the project change control process and can identify a potential change.
• Basic understanding of the discipline’s equipment and material lists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in a relevant design profession such as Master Planning / Urban Design / Architecture
• Strong design and management skills.
• Capable of working on own initiative or as part of a larger multidisciplinary team.
• Able to mentor and help subordinates and peers to achieve career progression.
• Able to discuss career goals and aspirations.
• Assisting in managing teams preparing zoning and development control regulations, guidelines, processes and procedures.
• Must be conversant of the evolving standards of the profession primarily with respective to collaborative and multi-disciplinary design.
• Architectural and urban design, and landscape design expertise to create holistic built environments.