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Boston Planning & Development Agency
**BOSTON RESIDENCY IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT**
TITLE: URBAN DESIGNER I
GRADE: 5
STATUS: EXEMPT
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: URBAN DESIGN
The Urban Design department is responsible for crafting and executing a beautiful, human-scale, and inclusive vision for the design of the built environment across Boston. We champion the transformative power of beautiful, sustainable, walkable communities for everyone that support social, mental, and physical health while improving resiliency and promoting equity.
SUMMARY of RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the direction of the Assistant Deputy Director for Urban Design, the Urban Designer will contribute to new and ongoing planning and interdepartmental efforts focused on resilience, affordability, and equity. The Urban Designer will be a key contributor to a wide range of urban design and planning projects, producing analysis, conceptual ideas, and planning and urban design scenarios. The Urban Designer may also conduct design review of projects of varying scales, sometimes in collaboration with other urban design and planning staff.
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The general duties and responsibilities of the position are included in but not limited to the information listed below.
URBAN DESIGN AND PLANNING:
DESIGN REVIEW:
GENERAL:
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
The position requires a master’s degree in architecture, urban design, urban planning, or landscape architecture, or a closely related field, plus 0-3 years of related professional experience. Candidates holding a bachelor’s degree in architecture, urban design, urban planning, landscape architecture, or a closely related field with a minimum of 2 years of experience may also apply.
The work requires the ability to:
Proficiency with design and office software including AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, and/or equivalent programs is required. Familiarity with ArcGIS Pro or equivalent software is a plus.
Application Requirements:
Applicants are required to submit work samples that illustrate strong graphic and written communication skills, or one graphic work sample and one written work sample. Work samples should be combined as a single PDF with the applicant's cover letter.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Normal office environment. Local travel for site visits and meetings.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Little or no exertion. Occasional handling of full-scale drawing sets, presentation boards/easels/equipment, or models.
SCOPE:
Not applicable.
**BOSTON RESIDENCY IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT**
Full Time
$75k-104k (estimate)
05/05/2024
05/20/2024
bostonplans.org
BOSTON, MA
50 - 100
1957
BRIAN GOLDEN
$10M - $50M
Business Services
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA)* is the planning and economic development agency for the City of Boston. The BPDA plays a far reaching role in shaping the City. We are a self sustaining agency and our love for Boston inspires us to make our City an even better place to live, work, and connect. We are 200 professionals who serve the City in a variety of ways. The BPDA is charged with growing the tax base, cultivating the private jobs market, training the workforce, encouraging new business to locate in Boston and existing businesses to expand, planning the future of neighborhood ...
s with the community, identifying height and density limits, charting the course for sustainable development and resilient building construction, advocating for multi modal transportation, responding to the city's changing population, producing insightful research on our City, and ensuring Boston retains its distinctive character. Our Vision Shaping the future of Boston together. Our Mission The BPDA plans and guides inclusive growth in our city creating opportunities for everyone to live, work and connect. Through our future-focused, city-wide lens, we engage communities, implement new solutions, partner for greater impact and track progress. We focus on planning. We make comprehensive city planning a priority, and use our tools to shape our city. Our goal is inclusive growth. We believe in an inclusive Boston where everyone has opportunity for success. We have translated inclusivity into three relatable quality-of-life metricsLive, Work and Connect. We see big picture. We look across Boston from an altitude that allows us to understand it as a complex system, and plan and shape it holistically. We prioritize the future success of our city. *Formerly known as the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), the BPDA implemented its new organizational identity and brand strategy in September 2016. Learn more about that process and what it means here: http://meetbpda.bostonplans.org/
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