Principal - Design

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.

Our ideal candidate for this role will have urban design experience working within the private or public sector. They will have an outcomes-oriented attitude, excellent client liaison skills, be a team player, and have a passion for working in a high performing organisation.

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.
• Liaise regularly with clients and understand their needs, deliver high-quality work by applying on-the-job knowledge and skills, and manage small to large projects.
• 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, diligence, intelligence and perhaps most importantly, a passion for making a difference to our experience of urban life.

What we do and the way that we do it is unique. We view each project as a complex puzzle that requires different perspectives and alternative angles to solve it. At Ethos Urban, no one individual ever has the answer. It’s only when we bring people with different specialisations from different teams that we can see the full picture and then the way forward. We call it collective intelligence.

We continue to hire great people with a diversity of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups. We encourage applicants from any background to apply to join Ethos Urban!

We back our people: We are proponents of flexible work, we provide generous leave provisions including purchased leave (up to 4 weeks annually in addition to your standard 4), 18 weeks paid parental leave regardless of your parental definition, paid study leave & access to transitional coaching. In addition, we cover your industry memberships, we provide access to an array of great learning and personal development initiatives and incredible career pathways. For more please visit our website.

We have adopted the globally recognised United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as our ESG framework. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) is a clearly defined pathway to improving our world, and how business can align its goals and actions to help us all collectively get there.

Why not take a moment to hear from some of our people why they think Ethos Urban such a great place to work https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=uE-IrFb43sY

How to apply

Interested in joining our team? We’d love to hear from you. Click apply and send through a resume and cover letter.

Keywords

Urban DesignArchitectureLandscape ArchitectureProject ManagementPlanningDevelopmentClient LiaisonConsultancyProject ObjectivesDesign PrinciplesCommunication Skills