Senior Urban Master Planning & Design Lead

Phaxis; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Phaxis is seeking a Senior Master Planning & Design Lead to oversee the long-term vision and master planning for a major large-scale urban development in New York. You will guide a multidisciplinary team to integrate buildings, infrastructure, public spaces, and environmental systems into a cohesive strategy.

The role requires a licensed architect with 10+ years of experience in complex urban, mixed-use, or master-planned environments, and a proven ability to coordinate across disciplines and

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture, Urban Planning, or related field.
• Licensed Architect with 10+ years in large-scale urban, mixed-use, campus, or master-planned developments.
• Proven experience leading complex, multidisciplinary planning and design initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of zoning, land use, infrastructure, civil coordination, circulation, public realm, and permitting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the overall master plan, including land use, massing, circulation, infrastructure, open space, and public realm.
• Establish and guide the design vision across multiple parcels and building types.
• Manage architects, engineers, landscape designers, planners, and other consultants.
• Partner with Development and Construction teams to align design with budgets, schedules, phasing, and project objectives.
• Review design proposals and consultant documents for consistency, feasibility, coordination, and quality.
• Track district-wide milestones, budgets, risks, consultant scopes, and deliverables.
• Develop scenarios and recommendations to support key design and development decisions.
• Coordinate zoning, permitting, municipal reviews, shoreline requirements, sustainability initiatives, and infrastructure planning.
• Support multi-year phasing, bidding, and construction activities through design clarification and field coordination.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Zoning knowledge

Land use planning

Infrastructure coordination

Public realm design

Education

Professional degree in Architecture or Urban Planning

Licensed Architect

Job description

Phaxis is seeking a Senior Master Planning & Design Lead to oversee the long-term vision and master planning for a major large-scale urban development in New York. You will guide a multidisciplinary team to integrate buildings, infrastructure, public spaces, and environmental systems into a cohesive strategy.

The role requires a licensed architect with 10+ years of experience in complex urban, mixed-use, or master-planned environments, and a proven ability to coordinate across disciplines and