Senior Project Manager Urban Design Campus Planning

BBB is seeking a Senior Project Manager with extensive experience managing complex urban design and campus planning projects often involving multiple stakeholders to join our New York Office. We are looking for candidates with subjectarea expertise in architecture urban design campus planning mixeduse development and master plans with an emphasis on integrating the public realm and open space resilience and sustainability mobility innovation affordable housing and a range of mixeduse residential higher ed and institutional building typologies. In addition to meeting scope schedule and budget a senior Project Manager implements the breadth of the project with ingenuity and leadership.

Urban design and planning are central to BBBs mission and form a significant part of our multidisciplinary practice. We work with clients and communities across the US and internationally to envision the future of neighborhoods campuses and cities and to imagine and plan new developments. Our projects range from urban master plans downtown vision plans and waterfront revitalization to campus master plans and involve a mix of public private and institutional clients. Meaningful and inclusive community engagement is a significant aspect of our work. BBBs urban design studio is a highly collaborative team environment and joining the team offers growth potential within the studio and the firm.

Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary client liaison to ensure the projects successful completion including managing the project schedule budgets contracts and invoicing and acts as the team leader on a daytoday basis.

Prepare management plans and work proactively with the Partner or Principal in Charge for project success.

Regularly prepare and delivers project presentations to the client internal and external stakeholders community groups boards public agencies and others.

Estimate and negotiate fees determine scope of work and prepare proposals and contracts.

Provide oversight and monitoring of the work of the project team including internal staff and consultants.

Manage project staffing: Ensure the team has adequate resources to complete their tasks and effectively delegate assignments to ensure an equitable balance of work suited to each team members core strengths.

Develop buildingscale sitescale and largescale master plan concepts and urban and campus framework plans.

Coordinate with related disciplines internal and/or external to BBB including historic preservation landscape architecture civil engineering transportation real estate economics and others.

Develop a project schedule coordinate with other team members create agendas and meeting minutes and document project process and outcomes.

Conduct research and analysis that informs design and planning strategies and approaches.

Research technical architectural zoning building code and other requirements that inform urban design and planning concepts.

Lead the creation of community and stakeholder engagement materials and facilitate engagement events such as meetings town halls and open houses.

Participate and/or guide team members in preparing illustrative and technical drawings including site plans sections 3D visualizations renderings hand sketches conceptual diagrams and others.

Lead the creation of presentations written narratives and other materials to support project communication with the client consultants and stakeholders. Participate in the creation of final deliverables.

Regularly communicate with the Partner or Principal in Charge urban design team members and consultants.

Apply current and futureforward design best practices for sustainable and equitable design and leverage current and leading design technology tools.

Lead business development efforts including writing technical proposals estimating budgets and developing proposal approach narrative and team structure as well as participating in interview presentations.

Required Skills Knowledge and Experience:

Professional degree in Architecture (BArch or MArch)

1525 years of professional experience including experience in urban design campus planning mixeduse development architecture and/or master planning.

At least 5 years of experience in project management.

Demonstrated experience presenting projects to stakeholder groups and facilitating community engagement sessions.

Experience managing a team including internal staff and external subconsultants.

Demonstrated proficiency in working at the urban and multibuilding scale including work samples of analytical mapping conceptual diagrams 2D and 3D design concept drawings and rendered perspectival views.

Demonstrated understanding of technical and regulatory aspects of urban design and planning programming and space planning for campuses and familiarity with related fields including economics sustainability landscape mobility engineering etc.

Advanced proficiency with Adobe InDesign & Illustrator Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook and project management software

Proficiency and familiarity with Rhino ArcGIS Grasshopper PowerBI Adobe Photoshop and Enscape (or other comparable design software) sufficient to guide other team members and contribute to ongoing work. Proficiency in Revit is preferred but not required.

Highquality visualization skills in 2D and 3D including hand and/or digital representation.

Demonstrated ability to work precisely and efficiently even at the conceptual level.

A high degree of selfmotivation flexibility and resourcefulness.

Excellent communication collaboration and teamwork skills.

Strong organizational and file management skills.

Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $130000 $160000. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below it based on factors including but not limited to experience education professional achievement and business needs.

In addition to base salary employees will participate in an annual performance review process with the possibility of receiving a performancebased bonus and base salary increase each year.

BBB understands the importance of your personal life and we strive to create an environment that supports your wellbeing professional development and worklife balance. The package includes:

Medical dental and vision coverage (including an option with no employee premium contribution)

401(k) employee savings plan (pretax/ and or Roth)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid time for volunteer opportunities

Company subsidies and reimbursements for professional development expenses like ARE exam fees AIA membership dues and others

Fitness Discounts

Employee Assistance Programs: mental health support and wellness programs

Pretax healthcare and dependent care savings plans

Pretax commuter transit/parking program

Life shortterm and longterm disability insurance

Mentorship Program

Employee Resource Groups

As an equal opportunity employer we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone is valued and respected. In line with our commitment to providing equal opportunities to all candidates we want to ensure that the interview process is accessible to everyone. If you require any accommodations to facilitate your participation in the interview please email to discuss any accommodations or support you may require. Your request will be handled with the utmost confidentiality and respect. We appreciate your interest in pursuing a career with Beyer Blinder Belle.