Senior Planning Position 

Job Description:

Mahan Rykiel Associates is seeking a motivated, career-focused professional to lead our Planning Studio. The ideal candidate will be licensed with a BLA or BS degree in either planning, landscape architecture/urban design, or architecture with 15+ years of experience. We envision this role expanding into a leadership position with the opportunity to grow the Planning Studio, its project work and strategic reach throughout the region. Our Planning Studio works on projects at varying scales that include site master plans, downtown/ “Main Street” districts, neighborhoods, parks, and campuses.

Location:

Available for both our Baltimore and Philadelphia Office:

BALTIMORE
Whitehall Mill
Clipper Mill Road
Baltimore, MD 21230

 

Who We Are?

Mahan Rykiel is an internationally recognized, award winning, woman-owned landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm with a staff of over thirty (30) design professionals. We have a team that delivers high-quality, value-added solutions for our clients. Our practice is diverse, with projects that span a diverse range of markets, scales and typologies with a portfolio that includes institutional and academic work, housing, hospitality, retail/mixed-use, parks, urban planning, resiliency and transportation.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary and Paid Overtime
• Performance Based Bonuses
• Vacation and Sick Leave Commensurate with Work Experience
• (8) Paid Holidays
• Summer Hours/Schedule
• IRA Simple Plan
• Health, Dental and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Potential Signing/Relocation Bonus

 

What We Are Looking For:

 Experience & Education:

• 10+ Years of Full Time Professional Experience
• Professional Licensure Desired or Working Towards Licensure
• Accredited Degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Design or Related Field
• AICP certification

 Professional Skills:

• Team player, thought leader, passionate and self-motivated professional
• Strong sense of design and experience in design and planning
• Ability to think at the “big picture” and detail levels
• Collaborative thinking, design/planning coordination with internal and external teams and consultants
• Ability to work on multiple assignments, while mentoring junior staff and balancing project responsibilities

 Technical Skills & Expertise 

• Excellent graphic (computer and/or hand), verbal, and written communication skills
• Excellent creative thinking and design ability
• Demonstrated experience in the development and coordination of planning projects and documents
• Demonstrated experience in AutoCAD preferred
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
• Proficiency in or knowledge of GIS desired
• Demonstrated experience in pursuing RFP’s, building multi-disciplinary teams, and marketing

 

DIRECTIONS TO APPLY:

If you are passionate about design and looking for an opportunity to grow and lead while working on a broad range of project types, we are eager to hear more about you!

Please send inquiries and your information to [email protected] and include the following information:

• Letter of interest
• Professional Resume
• Project Portfolio with 5 (minimum) planning/master planning-oriented design documents/ illustrations