Senior Planner/Urban Designer

Barge is currently seeking to fill a Senior Planner/Urban Designer position in the Landscape Architecture and Planning (LA/P) practice area of the Site Solutions business unit. The group is committed to and passionate about the quality of the profession in the built environment. Projects are primarily located in the SE USA, but with emphasis in Nashville and Middle Tennessee, and include urban design, housing, town centers, mixed-use developments, streetscapes, greenways, trails, educational, industrial and institutional projects.

The candidate will assist us with both public and private sector projects and will have strong design, drawing, and rendering skills.

Responsibilities

Provide analysis and recommendations on community planning, urban design and entitlement issues in a wide variety of rural, suburban and urban settings; Working individually or with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that projects are completed in a timely manner, producing high-quality urban design and planning products; Assist in the preparation of comprehensive plans, master plans, zone changes, mixed-use development guidelines, subdivision and other entitlement applications and related graphics or efforts; Explaining urban design and sustainable planning principles and practices to internal and external clients; Effectively communicating urban design concepts and solutions verbally and graphically; and Working with stakeholders and providing representation at public meetings.

Build and maintain relationships with governmental entities, civic and community organizations, and professional organizations