Visual Assessment Consultant

**Who we are**:
Urbis is people focussed, and we want the best for our team, our clients, and our communities. We are a community of passionate problem solvers, sought out by clients for our fresh thinking and approach to their city-shaping projects. Our mission is to help create meaningful, sustainable cities & communities.

Urbis is an employer of choice for gender equality (EOCGE), recognised through the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), and active participants in the Federal Career Revive Initiative which supports the attraction and retention of women returning to work after a career break.

We pride ourselves in empowering our employees and supporting them to be the best they can be. Here you will make a tangible difference and positive impact, while gaining incredible industry experience and broad ranging exposure to the most exciting work.

**_ Urbis, Shaping futures your way _**

**The Opportunity**:
The **Sydney design studio** is looking for a **Visual Assessment Specialist**to join **the Visual Impact Assessment team,**within the wider national Design Team. If you are passionate about shaping the visual character and built form of our cities and communities, read on

This role involves delivering high quality objective, technical analysis, built form massing solutions and assessing the effects and impacts of visual change across our cities, landscapes and unique visual contexts. This role is based in Sydney, but involves working across a wide range of National Design and Planning urban, rural and renewable energy projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure your position in this established but growing, specialised field.

**You will**:
As a Visual Assessment SC you will be responsible for fieldwork, project management, graphics, built form visual impact mitigation strategies, assessing visual effects and impacts of new development including;
Infill housing, tower forms, renewable energy (solar farms) and design virtual assistant to prepare certifiable 3D photomontages for Visual Assessments for a wide range of large-scale projects. This will involve fieldwork, photography, understanding and compiling various data sets and preparing final 'client ready' visual aids.

In particular you will need to;
- Have a strong understanding of all State and Local Government planning frameworks
- Strong understanding and experience in Visual Impact Assessment (VIA)
- Strong understanding and experience in Landscape VIA
- Interest or awareness Land and Environment Court of NSW planning principles relevant to visual impacts
- Your delivery of project work will meet established commercial targets, that supports the design team nationally

**About you**:

- You will have a Town Planning, Landscape Architecture or Urban Design related tertiary qualification and be able to work efficiently with Adobe Suite programmes.
- You may also have an understanding of the process of preparation of accurate visual aids (photomontages) via the use of 3D modelling experience in Studio Max, GIS lite, and 3D software programmes eg Revit/Sketchup is highly desirable.
- You may have an awareness of the Land and Environment Court of NSW photomontage policy requirements.

**Why Urbis?**
- Salary continuance insurance, a generous parental leave policy, health & wellbeing programs and much more.
- Active mentorship by the best in the business, development of career goals and support in achieving them.
- Investment in ongoing training with all employees provided with an annual training budget.
- Monthly morning teas and regular social events to celebrate professional and personal wins.

Across all our sectors, you will play a part in shaping cities and communities. Bring your spark, and shape futures your way.

**How to Apply?**

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