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This posting will accept applications until January 18^th, 2023. Please apply as soon as possible!

Are you a passionate and creative urban design or planning professional seeking to build community and shape the future of one of the country’s fastest-growing cities? Do you have experience with urban design and community planning? The City of Denver is seeking a Principal Urban Designer to join a tight-knit team of professionals who create the visions and design tools that move our city forward. This position provides an opportunity to manage and participate in meaningful efforts to promote equitable development in Denver within a fun and supportive workplace. If this sounds like a fit, we invite you to apply today by clicking here!

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BUILDING COMMUNITY: Denver Community Planning and Development (CPD) is responsible for visionary city planning and ensuring safe, responsible, sustainable building. CPD regulates planning, zoning, development, and maintenance of private property in Denver. We're working hard to make Denver a great place to live, work and play! Visit www.denvergov.org/cpd and www.DenverGov.org/DS to learn more.

The City and County of Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department (CPD) is seeking a highly motivated and creative individual with a proven track record of professional achievement, strong visualization, design, and communication skills to fill a Principal Urban Designer position to work directly with the Chief Urban Designer. The ideal candidate will offer experience in project management, development of long term visions, and implementing plans through regulatory tools. Additionally the candidate will posses a positive attitude toward community service, with a strong commitment to advancing equity and advancing the City’s adopted plans, including Comprehensive Plan 2040 and Blueprint Denver, as well as a desire to contribute to an engaging, fast-paced work environment in roles that impact the growth and development of the City.

Key responsibilities for the Principal Urban Designer positions include: 

• Lead urban design review process and related recommendations on applications and large-scale, complex projects submitted to the Department
• Lead negotiation of improved design outcomes through an equity lense and other community benefits in new development that is shaping Denver’s future
• Lead, coordinate and contribute to complex planning projects, which may include multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional efforts and may include overseeing the work of consultants and staff
• Lead efforts to implement urban design goals, prepare conceptual designs, develop design criteria and frameworks for large-scale planning projects, and coordinate with CPD staff and other Departments
• Research and, under guidance of the Chief Urban Designer, lead urban design policy development for the Department
• Plan, organize and conduct urban design studies, research data, analyze conditions, prepare technical and illustrative drawings, digital models, and presentation materials, and write reports
• Proactively engage the public in planning including facilitating meetings, making effective presentations, and bringing together stakeholders to discuss proposed planning initiatives, assess obstacles, evaluate opposing views and interests, and determine areas of support

We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications:

·       Education: Bachelor’s Degree in City or Regional Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Engineering, or a related degree

·       Experience: Six (6) years of professional planning experience

·       Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education

·       Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Three work samples that demonstrate your urban design and graphic skills. If submitting samples from group projects, please specify which task(s) you performed