Hybrid Urban Design Sr. Job Captain chez SERA Architects Inc
SERA Architects Inc · Portland, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
- Professional
- Bureau à Portland
Description
Summary
This position requires an independent thinker to help lead a team along with the senior urban designer/project manager. You will
be able to guide projects, using your experience and professional judgement to craft the final outcome. Providing
mentorship and guidance to staff on your teams is a key element of your role. You will have the opportunity to develop a
wide array of skills whether they be technical, design, or managerial. You will be able to influence exciting projects across
a wide variety of types and clients.
Duties and Responsibilities
Primary
- Guides, coordinates, plans, and reviews the work of mid-size teams (approximately 3-6 staff members).
- Mentors staff on project teams, cultivates a positive project experience and a collaborative team atmosphere.
- Prioritizes goals, scope, and tasks to meet client needs and use teams effectively.
- Proactively communicates staffing needs and changes with senior urban designer.
- Works with senior urban designer/project manager to develop, articulate, define, and execute the project scope for a wide variety of projects.
- Participates in selected marketing and business development opportunities.
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and jurisdictional/approval agencies.
- Works with senior urban designer/project manager to identify and leverage core skills and areas of interest for staff, providing opportunities for growth and development.
- Works with senior urban designer/project manager to confirm that project goals are carried out and reinforced through design, technical, and cost decisions, both internally and externally.
Additional
- May participate in employee review process for team members.
- Identifies unique goals and objectives required by the client and project team and the decision-making strategies and success metrics used to validate them.
- Works with senior urban designer/project manager to manage changes in scope, schedule and fee throughout the project to ensure project success.
- Works with and supports the accounting department regarding project financials including project set-up and/ or invoicing and collection efforts for projects.
- Model the firm’s values and core commitments, ensuring alignment with internal expectations for professionalism, collaboration, and ethical behavior.
- Respect and reinforce established firm policies and processes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education and Experience
- Requires a Bachelor or Master’s degree in planning, urban design, architecture, or landscape architecture.
- Generally has 6+ years of industry experience in a planning or design office.
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS, and MS Office Suite required.
- AICP, or other accreditation, is encouraged.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of Rhino and Revit preferred.
- Strong knowledge of urban planning/urban design best practices that can be applied to projects in collaboration with project team members.
- Possesses group facilitation skills for use at Charrettes, community workshops, etc.
- Established ability to communicate through verbal, written, and graphic communication formats.
- Knowledge of available tools and best use strategies.
- Ability to prioritize and evaluate multiple important tasks.
- Critical thinking skills to identify strengths, weaknesses, or alternate solutions to a problem with limited supervision.
- Professional judgment and decision-making processes to determine the most appropriate course of action.
- Leadership skills that motivate and guide teams and projects to desired outcomes.
- Hand sketching skills preferred.
SERA Architects Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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