Urban Designer

BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) is an international architectural company characterized by an entrepreneurial spirit, true team-work across expertise areas and new ways of approaching conventional tasks.
We have an informal work environment where camaraderie and collegial support are highly valued and where ambition, very high work morale, and dedication to being the innovators of our field unify our staff.
Our office culture is characterized by creativity, high energy, and a strong team spirit. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a workplace where we want to be and work continuously at becoming better and better at what we do.
We are a company experiencing steady growth and, as we grow, we also strive to mature. Over the past 15 years as a group, we have developed from being 10 to 750 people in the organization in Copenhagen, New York, London, Barcelona, Shenzhen and Los Angeles.
At this moment, we are looking to fill the position of Urban Designer in our Barcelona office.
Requirements:

A professional degree in urban design and / or planning (architecture and landscape degrees will also be considered).
Experience within large scale urban / master planning projects and design (around 5 years of experience).
Middle eastern masterplan experience.
Experience working on public realm projects, including both the horizontal (street, landscape and public space design), and vertical (architecture, massing and façade articulation) and being able to bridge multiple disciplines at the same time.
Experience in developing technical planning documents including urban design guidelines and detailed site plans, sections, axonometric and diagrams.
Experience in coordinating multiples consultants at once including mobility, civil, infrastructural, financial, and zoning.
Experience in communicating clearly and confidently the urban design and planning vision and goals to diverse clients, public officials and the general public, both orally and in writing.
Able to work with multiple teams to provide guidance on design, technical development and approvals processes.
Work closely with the directors and partners on advancing agenda on the future of cities, including urban design and planning trends, sustainability, resiliency, mobility, ecology, infrastructure, etc.
Work with business development team on urban planning and design RFQs and proposals.
Excellent communication skills, with English language speaking, writing and presentation skills being a must.
Strong BIM, V-Ray, Rhino, Adobe Suite knowledge.

BIG offers:

A young and social environment with many social events.
Diverse group of people with many different nationalities.
Salary scheme based on experience and qualifications.
Flexible lunch options.

Application:
We wish to fill this position asap so do not delay your application Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis.
Diversity has been part of our DNA since BIG’s foundation. A multitude of cultures and backgrounds creates a new point of reference which leads to amazing insights.
At BIG, we celebrate and support diversity because it makes our team, work and the built environment better. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and take affirmative action to employ equally regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
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