BuroHappold Cities is focused on shaping the cities of the future, integrating strategies that enhance the built environment, natural resources, and quality of life. We provide strategic planning, project management, and organization building to help our clients tackle complex and often high profile challenges related to urban development. From visioning to implementation, we work alongside our clients to develop tailor-made and highly effective solutions, providing expertise in sustainability and resiliency, infrastructure and land use, economic development and affordable housing, and governance and operations. We take an interdisciplinary approach to each project, using evidence-based planning and stakeholder engagement to bring new ideas, critical thinking, leadership, and an understanding of what it takes for cities today to meet the challenges of tomorrow. BuroHappold Cities develops robust strategies that are financially and technically viable, supported by both clear market rationale and an understanding of the delivery mechanisms and actions necessary to achieve the desired outcomes.
BuroHappold is an international engineering firm with over 35 years of specialist experience. Our 1600 employees are problem-solvers tackling development issues that are most relevant to communities, institutions, real estate, and government. With 24 offices located around the world and strong academic ties, our New York City-based employees are able to combine local knowledge with both theory and international best practices.
We are looking to add senior urban design capacity to our New York team to support urban development and place-making, masterplan and waterfront planning projects and mobility and transportation analysis. We are looking for an urban designer with experience working on inter-disciplinary masterplanning and urban development projects. This individual will help to grow the NYC Cities group, develop and lead projects, support members of the team on additional projects, and liaise with the planners, economists and civil engineers throughout the organization.
The ideal candidate for this role will come from an urban design background and possess strong sustainable design credentials. We’re looking for a clear, confident communicator who is ready to further their career by inheriting more responsibility and expanding their technical, commercial and creative skills. We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic senior Urban Designer to lead master planning and urban design aspects of development, who can also contribute to the business development efforts of the group. The individual will provide design leadership services to the group on a wide variety of projects primarily within the campus, open space, and urban redevelopment sectors.
Qualifications:
- Masters or higher in urban planning, urban design, architecture, or other related field
- At least ten years of experience; including experience in planning and design in urban environments
- Experience in delivering sustainable designs and providing sustainability advise (LEED AP etc)
- Experience with working closely with architects, planners and other professionals working in the field of urban development
- Extensive experience in a comparable master planning role.
Personal Specification:
- Strong demonstrated written and oral communications and presentation skills; ability to communicate technical subjects to senior, non-technical audiences
- Experience in working as a key team member in large multi-disciplinary project teams
- Ability to work autonomously and make design decision.
- Enterprising and resourceful, organized and results oriented
- Energetic, pro-active, collaborative and strategic
- Project management experience; ability to set up the problem, manage projects against tight timelines and proactive and collaborative style that works well in teams
- Ability to prioritize among competing needs and opportunities and manage multiple projects at the same time
- Strong entrepreneurial and leadership ability; enjoy managing people, including providing professional development guidance
- Strong problem solving skills and orientation
- Ability to look at the big picture and search for insightful, creative solutions
- Comfort interfacing with senior officials and business leaders
- Ability to consult and work effectively across a wide range of professions and areas of expertise
- Demonstrated interest or experience in economic development, urban infrastructure, transportation, real estate, and/or public policy issues
- Knowledge of New York City, State and Federal government
Software and Technologies:
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Experience of Adobe InDesign and/or Illustrator, GIS preferred
- Knowledge of MSProject (optional)
Key Responsibilities:
To lead and support various members of the team to deliver solutions in any or all of the following main areas:
- Manage large, complicated strategic planning and urban redevelopment projects, including large-scale mixed-use development projects
- Provide strategic direction and management to project teams in framing infrastructure problems and identifying key technical issues/questions at the beginning of projects
- Provide direction in development of project and policy recommendations
- Oversee creation of or personally create and deliver PowerPoint presentations or memos for key stakeholders
To lead business development and develop the team:
- Engage in business development and project management
- Identify and pursue business development opportunities
- Build and maintain relationships with governmental and quasi-governmental entities, real estate and business groups, civic and community organizations, cultural and professional organizations, and advocacy groups
- Represent Buro Happold at meetings with clients and other professionals
- Work to grow the team and offer within the region
- Provide overall guidance and management in professional development to junior staff
- Liaise with the key technical teams within the Cities business unit and promote key strategies within the New York and wider North American market
- Support BuroHappold offices and teams worldwide
