Freese and Nichols · 1 month ago
Urban Designer/Campus Planner
Houston, Texas
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expFreese and Nichols, Inc. is currently searching for a highly-motivated, passionate and energetic Urban Designer/Campus Planner to grow the Urban Planning and Design Group. The role focuses on managing and developing urban design projects and campus planning projects for higher education, providing innovative and sustainable solutions to communities.
Building MaterialConsultingReal Estate
Responsibilities
Work in a collaborative environment as part of a multi-discipline team
Demonstrate ability to produce well-written reports and highly visual documents
Demonstrate ability to develop design projects from conceptual design through schematic design and construction administration
Manage personal timeliness and technical correctness of a project to ensure high-quality work that fits within a client’s budget and expectations
Be willing to travel as needed to meet project commitments, including overnight travel and evening client meeting obligations
Prepare and facilitate public involvement and consensus-building meetings and workshops
Assist the group manager and team managers with related marketing and client development for planning assignments, and help support/identify strategic direction to advance the Urban Planning+Design Practice as well as other practices supporting higher education, and state and local governments
Represent the company at conferences, seminars, meetings; make presentations to clients, government officials, and industry representatives
Plan, schedule, conduct and coordinate detailed phases of planning work in several large and important projects
Maintain liaisons with individuals inside and outside of the company
Draft proposals and statements of qualification within the directives of company policy relating to marketing
Supervise technicians and other planners when performing project tasks, with potential to supervise a team based in Central Texas
Qualification
Required
10+ years of urban design and campus planning-related work experience
Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in urban planning, landscape architecture or architecture is required
Preferred
Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, Sketchup and rendering/visualization programs
Strong freehand illustration and rendering skills
AICP certification, or Registered Landscape Architect or Architect in the office location state or ability to gain reciprocal licensing
Experience in project management of multiple and complex projects, facilitation and engagement, project and scope development, and other skills necessary to be successful in a government-client and institutional-client focused, high-paced firm
Benefits
Paid overtime for salaried employees
An annual bonus
Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico
Flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work
An alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday
Company
Freese and Nichols
Freese and Nichols, Inc. is a consulting firm offering engineering, architecture, environmental science, construction and planning services.
1001-5000 employees
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President/CEO
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