Principal - Design

2 months ago


Sydney, Australia Ethos Urban Full time

**About Ethos Urban**

Ethos Urban is a multi-disciplinary business that brings together planning, urban design, property economics, social strategy, community engagement and project management. We focus on bringing together the collective intelligence of our different people to help deliver better solutions to complex problems, and ultimately achieve better urban outcomes for our community. Our towns and cities are always changing and we know this creates choices that can make a difference to the quality of our urban living.

We have a vibrant, enthusiastic and highly skilled team of professionals that love what they do and who get excited about planning and development, and we’re looking to grow that team by adding new like-minded people. At Ethos Urban you will have opportunities to work on the most exciting city shaping projects on offer, with great colleagues and with the most high-profile clients in the industry.

We undertake extensive work in both statutory and strategic planning, and cover all sectors including residential, commercial, retail, tourism, health, education, industry, and infrastructure. At Ethos Urban you will therefore have the opportunity to explore your passions in planning and development, and ultimately shape the career that you want for yourself.

We believe we can always improve the urban life experience by creating engaging places that connect us to where we need to go, meet our changing needs and create opportunities for everyone to thrive.

For over 25 years our people have worked in partnership with the public and private sectors to provide them with the momentum to realise their ambitions for better places, communities and cities.

**About the role**

We are currently seeking a Principal-Design to join our highly engaged team of urban development professionals. This role will suit a dynamic and passionate individual looking to take the next step in their professional career. This is a mid-level role within the team.

**Key Responsibilities**

As a Principal-Design, you will:

- Have a developed industry profile, network of clients, and substantial industry experience with extensive knowledge of contemporary urban development issues.
- Lead moderate to large scale projects as a Project Manager and be able to provide oversight of multiple projects while developing the skills of others.
- Invest in long term relationships with clients, are concerned with improving the overall client experience and generate repeat business.
- With guidance, you will learn to initiate new opportunities in the market.
- Work collaboratively across a wide range of projects and services within the organisation’s diversified portfolios as part of multidisciplinary project teams.
- Further develop your consultancy and project management capabilities and enhance your ability to work with relevant policy and legislation, as well as understand and address contemporary issues within the urban development industry.
- Further develop a broader skillset through working side by side with planners, economists, social planners, project managers and community & stakeholder engagement professionals.

**We are looking for an experienced Principal-Design who has**:

- A Tertiary qualification in Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture or related degree/discipline.
- 5 to 8+ years of experience within a professional services firm or state/local government.
- Well-developed organisational and time management skills, with a flexible and positive attitude to working on a range of different projects concurrently.
- Sound working knowledge of the NSW planning framework.
- Well-versed communication skills, and the ability to build rapport with clients and other project team members.
- Excellent writing skills, who can draft efficiently, write accurate and comprehensive reports and prepare external correspondence.
- Structure and ‘style’ simple proposals (using letter and submission templates) that reflect bid requirements and are complete
- Determine suite of drawings required for urban design report, and prepare them and / or brief junior staff accordingly
- Demonstrate how project objectives, vision, design principles, design strategies and design concept cascade through the process to make a seamless holistic ‘story’ that underpins the design
- Prepare graphic material that communicates effectively, whether supporting analysis, comparing options, describing concepts, or illustrating design recommendations / solutions.
- Produce and update two-dimensional [hand or computer] drawings: plans, sections, and diagrams, that clearly communicate analysis, options development, concepts and urban design recommendations
- Knowing when to seek input from other disciplines, notably planners to test and develop design options for a site
- A professional commitment to striving for excellence.

**Why work with us?**

The business of creating a better urban experience is a complex one. It requires patience, dil



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