All Things Urban

Gensler is a global design firm grounded in the belief that design strategy optimizes performance and enriches experience. Our 6,000 practitioners networked across 46 offices use global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. Whether we are refreshing a retailer’s brand, planning a new urban district, or designing a super tall building, we strive to make the everyday places people occupy more inspiring, more resilient, and more impactful.

Gensler is the world’s largest architecture, design and planning firm with offices in more than 50 locations worldwide. As a natural outgrowth of Gensler’s core business of creating great places, our Cities + Urban Design practice area delivers a range of performance focused design strategy and planning services to an ever-expanding group of organizations and institutions.

Gensler Los Angeles is seeking an energetic self-starter to join our Cities + Urban Design practice area working on a range of high-profile public and private sector projects including master plans, specific plans, vision studies, and concept-driven design efforts. Successful candidates will possess a background in urban design and/or architecture and have a demonstrated ability to communicate design ideas visually using well developed interpersonal, analytical, graphical and communication skills. Comfort in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously is a must. Candidates should be self-starters, quick-learners, and exude an entrepreneurial spirit.

Contribute and co-lead in developing creative and innovative design concepts on a broad range of urban design and master planning projects including:
-Transit oriented development

• Large-scale urban development
• Mixed-use and infill development
• Community and neighborhood-scale planning
• Streetscape Design
• Specific Plans
• Site Planning and Feasibility Studies

Develop and advance conceptual and schematic designs on urban design and master planning projects

Prepare compelling and immersive 3D and 2D diagrams that communicate strategy and design

Analyze/synthesize and document project influences of urban design and master planning projects

Assist with site planning and programming, footprint layouts, development calculations, massing and architectural design

• 3-5 years’ experience of related urban design, urban planning or architecture practice
• Master’s degree in urban design/urban planning or landscape architecture.
• Working knowledge of land use planning, residential, retail, commercial and mixed-use development typologies
• Knowledge of physical design practices including site planning and programming, building layout, development yields, massing and architectural design.
• Strong design skills and the ability to communicate ideas via graphic design, diagramming and 3D building massing and conceptualization
• REQUIRED: Proficiency in AutoCAD, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino3D and Sketch Up
• PREFFERRED: Grasshopper, ArcGIS or other mapping software, Enscape and/or other rendering software, Revit

We’re not fully sure whether this role is open to international candidates. If you would need visa sponsorship or work authorisation, we recommend checking directly with the employer before applying.