Planner/Urban Designer
Planner/Urban Designer
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Job Description
LMN is seeking a Planner and Urban Designer to join our team. LMN is an internationally recognized design practice made up of 100 diverse individuals who collectively design places that elevate the social experience. Our Urban Systems Lab leverages the firms multidisciplinary studio environment to engage in projects at the intersection of architecture urban design and planning. We take a research-based systems-oriented approach to collaborative design and problem-solving. LMNs work drives positive change through design excellence equity sustainability and resilience with a particular focus on infrastructure design district planning urban redevelopment and strategic planning.
Key job responsibilities include:
- Generating design and planning alternatives for mobility and development projects
Leading GIS analysis for sites networks and neighborhoods - Producing clear diagrams to explain ideas concepts and alternatives
- Providing planning support for subarea and development projects
- Assisting with outreach and engagement
- 3D modeling and visualization in Rhino and Enscape
- Writing and producing highly visual and conceptually clear reports and presentations
A successful applicant will:
- Have an enthusiasm for city planning and urban design
- Demonstrate an eagerness to learn and engage in a dynamic team environment
- Express curiosity toward evolving tools and methods in planning and urban design with a drive to explore experiment and rethink traditional approaches
- Have exposure to digital prototyping fabrication visualization or immersive environments is preferred especially when paired with a desire to contribute to team-wide knowledge and capability
- Show experience in and a commitment to inclusive and equitable stakeholder engagement
- Play a pivotal role in elevating the work of the Urban Systems Lab inside and outside of the office
Minimum qualifications:
- Professional degree in city planning urban design landscape architecture architecture or a related field
- 0-3 years of experience in a range of planning and urban design contexts
- Proficiency in existing and emerging design and visualization tools and technologies such as the Adobe Creative Suite Rhino Revit Arc GIS and Microsoft Office
- Ability to self-direct and work independently as well as in a highly collaborative team environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication organizational and analytical skills
Office & Hybrid Hours
LMN employees collaborate in-office on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Fridays are hybrid workdays that allow employees to work in the office from home or any location they choose. Core work hours are from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm and provide flexibility for employees to structure their schedules around personal commitments and commuting.
Benefits
Eligible salaried employees receive an annual performance bonus depending on LMN profitability and individual performance. LMN offers medical dental and vision insurance to employees and their families along with an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Depending on the employees choice of health insurance coverage a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and a Health Savings Account (HSA) are available as well as a Dependent Care FSA for employees with eligible dependents. Employees are also covered by long-term disability insurance and group term life insurance. After meeting eligibility requirements employees may enroll in the LMN 401(k) plan which includes discretionary matching and profit-sharing contributions. Employees accrue a minimum of 3 weeks of paid time off (PTO) during their first year and observe 9 holidays including 2 floating holidays.
Compensation
This is a non-exempt hourly position with a pay range of $30.00 to $34.00 per hour. Compensation will be based on experience and qualifications.
About LMN
Located in downtown Seattle and led by nine partners LMN has dedicated our practice to the health and vitality of communities of all scales. We are a single office of talented professionals who are passionate about design and dedicated to collaboration. Working across a diversity of project typologies LMN is internationally recognized for the planning and design of environments that elevate the social recognition of the quality of our work and professional leadership LMN was the recipient of the 2016 AIA Architecture Firm Award the highest national honor bestowed upon an architectural practice. More information on LMN is available on our website at .
LMN expects all employees to support its equal employment opportunity policy and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can work in a productive respectful and professional environment. LMN does not tolerate discrimination against its employees on the basis of their race sex/gender religion/creed political ideology pregnancy age physical or mental disability marital status national origin genetics/genetic markers military or Veterans status sexual orientation actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
