Legacy Partners on behalf of the City of Richmond Hill
Application
Details
Posted: 24-Jan-25
Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Type: Contract
OPPI Membership Status:
Preferred
Posting Type:
Job Posting
RPP Designation:
N/A
Work environment:
Hybrid
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
The City of Richmond Hill is a vibrant and inclusive city of neighbours located in York Region and is home to more than 200,000 residents. It is located in the center of the Greater Toronto Area with great access to transit systems and close to major highways, ports and international airports.
The City is currently hiring a Senior Urban Designer on a temporary 2-year full-time contract, working on supporting Richmond Hill’s Official Plan and other land use policy and housing initiatives.
Reporting to the Manager of Heritage and Urban Design, the Senior Urban Designer is part of a team providing urban design services to the City. The Senior Urban Designer will interpret the City's Official Plan policies and Urban Design Guidelines to inform participation in any new Secondary Plan initiatives. The urban design commentary will be based on policy analysis, built form modelling, and research. The Senior Urban Designer will lead ongoing research and formulations of urban design principles, policies, guidelines and practices to contribute to the Heritage & Urban Design section’s continued efforts to protect the City’s design goals and vision, while facilitating growth through sound urban design principles. The Senior Urban Designer is expected to be well versed in the principles of design and should be able to provide their expert professional opinion and draft policy based guidelines on a variety of topics.
The ideal candidate will have a post-secondary education in architecture, urban design or a related discipline. Membership in OPPI, and/or other professional organizations in the field of urban design, and an RPP designation will be considered a strong asset. 5 to 7 years of continuous work experience in the field of urban design, architecture or a related field is required, and municipal experience is an asset. The ideal candidate will have highly developed technical, analytical, design, graphic, and interpretation skills relating to urban design matters and strong working knowledge of, and adeptness in, industry softwares including, but not limited to, Office 365 Suite, Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, and SketchUp. Experience in drafting guidelines and ability to read and interpret urban design policies and experience developing 3D graphics and massing models as visual aids to supplement urban design discussions is required. Additionally, strong communication skills and political acuity is required.
If you wish to be considered for the role, please email your cover letter and resume in PDF format to Lorraine Atik at lorraine.atik@lesp.ca by February 23, 2025.
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About Legacy Partners on behalf of the City of Richmond Hill
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