Seeking candidates for the available position:

Project Planner/Urban Designer– 3 to 6 years of experience

Stromberg Garrigan & Associates, Inc., (SGA) (www.s-ga.com) is seeking a project planner and urban designer with three-to-six years of community planning experience, preferably in urban environments, brownfields, and large-scale redevelopment projects. Our ideal candidate has supplemental experience and/or education in the fields of communications, environmental sciences, horticulture, sustainability, landscape architecture, architecture, or urban design.  The successful candidate brings leadership abilities, passion, and verve to our multi-disciplinary collaborative design studio. 

Stromberg/Garrigan & Associates, Inc., (SGA) is a multi-disciplinary collaborative design studio focused on the revitalization of established communities and the creative development of new places. Our firm is a national leader in urban and community revitalization specializing in urban and brownfields redevelopment planning with projects located across the U.S. SGA’s projects are diverse, ranging from major urban centers, including the Cities of Philadelphia, Norfolk, Detroit, Pittsburgh and New York, to smaller cities and towns located throughout the East Coast, Midwest, and Mountain regions.

Employment location(s):

• Norfolk, VA (Hampton Roads Region)

Job Responsibilities:

• Support and contribute to project design work from master planning and analysis efforts.

• Serve as a technical resource to support and manage tasks and projects.
• Assist in the development of presentations, technical documentation, master plans and reports.
• Demonstrated experience in project communications and giving client and public presentations.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating public workshops, public meetings, and design charrettes.
• Serve clients, project teams, and staff in support of project implementation; ensure timely, cost effective, high-quality service, and product delivery.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) with a master’s level degree (preferred) in City and Regional Planning with a concentration in Urban Design. It is desirable, but not necessary, for candidates to also hold a degree(s) in communications, environmental sciences, horticulture, sustainability, landscape architecture, architecture, or urban design.
• Interest or experience preparing public presentations, technical documents, master plans and reports for neighborhood planning and civic design projects.
• Interest or experience working with non-profit clients, community groups, government clients, and private clients.
• Interest or experience in facilitating client, key stakeholder, and public meetings.
• Interest or experience in strategic project-based communication and digital/social media campaigns.
• Periodic and multi-day travel to site locations and to facilitate public engagement programs.

Proficiencies:

• English fluency (writing, speaking).
• Exemplary writing, presentation, and verbal communication/public speaking skills.
• Proficiency in ESRI ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Bluebeam, and O365 Office suite. (It is desirable that applicants have a high proficiency in all or most software packages listed to support the design studio’s work product).
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, AutoCAD 3D map, Rhinoceros, and/or Sketch Up Pro (for urban designers)
• Experience preparing and assembling presentations and report/plan document preparation and assembly.

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting for extended length of time
• Periodic and multi-day travel to site locations and to facilitate public engagement/meetings
• Fieldwork/ability to travel
• Valid driver’s license
• Listening
• Typing and handwriting
• Hand drawing
• Occasional lifting of boxes up to 50lbs

Compensation + Benefits:

The base salary is commensurate with experience and may be adjusted based on qualifications and expertise. SGA offers a competitive benefits package and is part of a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) with Insperity offering an extensive suite of benefits which include but is not limited to the following:

• 15 days of PTO annually and 8 office holidays.
• Eleven (11) Medical plan options, two (2) Dental plan options, two (2) Vision plan options.
• HSA and FSA eligible medical plan options
• Caregiver Support Program and resources
• Wellbeing Resources Marketplace (Perks at Work)
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Simple IRA retirement program

Our standard work schedule is Monday through Friday, from 9am to 6pm, with one (1) hour for lunch, year-round. We understand that life has many demands and are open to discussing schedule flexibility, including hybrid work as needed.

How to Apply:

Candidates should submit cover letter and resume to: careers@s-ga.com. Please indicate the position (Project Planner/Urban Designer) you are applying for in the subject line of your email. Phone inquiries are not accepted.

Stromberg Garrigan & Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.