Senior International Planner (Boston)

Sasaki-Associates,-In; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Sasaki seeks a Senior International Planner to join our Boston studio. The role leads multidisciplinary teams, manages master planning content, and collaborates on project pursuits with Sasaki principals.

Ideal candidates have international planning experience in civic, higher education or institutional projects, strong project management in a design office, and the ability to coordinate architects, planners, and engineers across continents.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in planning or related field with strong credentials.
• Experience leading international planning projects and teams.
• Proven ability to manage multiple master planning assignments.

Responsibilities

• Manage interdisciplinary teams and collaborate with project team members, consultants, and clients
• Manage and contribute to the development of project content and deliverables for master plans
• Work with internal and client teams to engage diverse stakeholders in planning processes
• Develop detailed planning reports and graphics
• Manage project budgets, contracts, and staffing
• Lead/collaborate on with marketing and business development initiatives

Skills

Master planning

Interdisciplinary leadership

Project management

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office

Strong communication

Data-informed planning

Education

Master’s degree in planning or related field

Bachelor’s degree in planning or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Sketchup

Rhino

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Senior International Planner (Boston)

Full-Time Regular Professionals-Sr.Ass Boston, MA, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1236

Salary Range: $113,000.00 To $134,000.00 Annually

Senior International Planner - Boston

Sasaki is seeking a Senior-level International Planner to join our Boston studio. Sasaki is a planning and design firm of about 300 professionals working throughout the United States and internationally from our offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colorado; Brooklyn, NY; and Los Angeles, CA.

The successful candidate will manage multidisciplinary teams including internal teams and external consultants, lead and supervise content development and deliverables for master planning projects, and collaborate on project pursuits and BD initiatives in collaboration with the Sasaki principals. The role requires a positive outlook and the ability to manage multiple planning projects simultaneously. The ideal candidate is a creative professional with experience with international planning projects, including civic/urban planning and/or in higher education or institutional planning projects. The candidate should have experience with project management in a design office setting and an enthusiasm/interest in applying these skills to international planning projects. The role requires the ability to integrate and coordinate the work of planners, data analysts, architects, urban designers, landscape architects, engineers and graphic designers.

We are committed to personal growth and individual well-being, and offer a variety of resources to support career development, including in-house training, mentoring, professional association memberships, and licensing examination reimbursement.

Responsibilities

• Manage interdisciplinary teams and collaborate with project team members, consultants, and clients
• Manage and contribute to the development of project content and deliverables for master plans
• Work with internal and client teams to engage diverse stakeholders in planning processes
• Develop detailed planning reports and graphics
• Manage project budgets, contracts, and staffing
• Lead/collaborate on with marketing and business development initiatives

Core Qualifications

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for master planning. Experience with international planning is a plus.
• Strong organizational and management skills, with attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience managing an interdisciplinary design team in an office setting
• Experience with project management, including managing project budgets, timelines, internal teams, and external consultants
• Knowledge of and comfort with Adobe Indesign and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent written and verbal communication (planning reports, memoranda, and day-to-day communication)
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analysis skills to support data-informed planning processes and space assessments
• Experience developing presentations and master plan documents
• Strong presentation/layout skills, graphic communication, and storytelling (informational graphics production; layout for presentations, reports, and engagement materials; mapping and 2D diagrams)
• Ability to research and synthesize complex planning concepts
• Capacity for project-related travel
• Master’s degree in planning or a related field with a minimum of 5 years experience OR a Bachelor’s degree in planning or related field with an additional one to two years of relevant experience

Additional Valued Skills and Characteristics

• Experience with project pursuits and BD in a design firm including developing proposals and project scopes and participating in project interviews
• Experience in a higher education or institutional context or with higher education clients
• Knowledge of and comfort with other Adobe programs (AI, PSD), AutoCAD, Sketchup, Rhino and/or other design programs
• Unique superpower that we haven’t thought to ask about, but that will make an impact on our international planning projects and practice
• Degree in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, or another design field