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Urban Designer, Cannon Design - Chicago (Onsite with Client in Brownsville, TX)

Urban Designer
Cannon Design - Chicago, IL
Creating design solutions to the greatest challenges facing our clients and society, Cannon Design is ranked among the leading international firms in planning and design and in delivering success for our clients in the areas of health, education, corporate and government markets. The firm employs a staff of over 1,000, delivering services across our network of offices throughout North America and in China and India. Our culture of innovation places strong emphasis on collaboration, mutual support, personal growth, productivity and accountability, offering challenging and rewarding career opportunities in a dynamic, high-performance team environment.
The City Design Team at Cannon Design is an interdisciplinary practice of architects, planners, engineers; and above all we are urbanists. Our collaborative approach brings together the best creative and strategic thinking to provide city design solutions that create livable communities: vibrant and culturally thriving environments that provide a higher quality of life for their members.

We are seeking designers to work on a temporary basis for up to a three year period at our project site in Brownsville, Texas.

We are looking for candidates that are passionate about the design of dense urban environments. Candidates must a minimum of one year of experience working in the design or engineering field. Excellent presentation preparation skills (i.e. sketching, InDesign, Prezzi, Powerpoint or others) as well as working knowledge of technical design and analysis tools (such as GIS, Revit, Stata, or others) are essential . Must have a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree, preferably in planning, design or engineering.

Join us at Cannon Design, one of the finest design and project delivery firms in the world. Upload resumes and portfolio materials through our career portal located at www.cannondesign.com .