Boston, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$113k–$134k/yr
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…
Skills: International Planning, Project Management, Master Planning, Interdisciplinary Team Leadership, Business Development
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Manage multidisciplinary teams and lead the development of content and deliverables for international master planning projects. Collaborate on business development initiatives and coordinate work across planners, architects, and engineers.
Requires a Master's degree in planning with 5+ years of experience or a Bachelor's degree with 6-7 years of experience. Candidates must possess strong organizational skills and proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office.
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 data assessment tasks
Manage project budgets, contracts, and staffing
Lead/collaborate on with marketing and business development initiatives
Core Qualifications
The list below describes the optimal qualifications of the mid to senior-level planner to meet typical project needs for international projects. We encourage people to apply for the position if they meet most of these attributes:
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
Planners at Sasaki share a common set of core competencies, but also have a range of complementary strengths and interests. The list below describes some additional skills and characteristics desirable in candidates:
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
Better design, together.
For over seventy years, Sasaki has brought together the best of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering, graphic design, place branding, and data science to shape the places in which we live. Out of our Boston, Denver, New York, Los Angeles, and Shanghai offices we are defining the contours of place and redefining what’s possible along the way. Today, we are a diverse practice of over 300 professionals who share a singular passion for creating spaces and places around the world that prove human potential.
Offices: 110 Chauncy St, Suite 200, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, US · 600 North Shaanxi Road, Building 10, Suite 402-408, Jing'an District, Shanghai 200040, CN · 414 14th Street, Suite 250, Denver, CO 80202, US · 44 Court St, Suite 812, Brooklyn, New York 11201, US · 811 Traction Ave, Los Angeles, California 90013, US
Better design, together.
For over seventy years, Sasaki has brought together the best of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering, graphic design, place branding, and data science to shape the places in which we live. Out of our Boston, Denver, New York, Los Angeles, and Shanghai offices we are defining the contours of place and redefining what’s possible along the way. Today, we are a diverse practice of over 300 professionals who share a singular passion for creating spaces and places around the world that prove human potential.
Offices: 110 Chauncy St, Suite 200, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, US · 600 North Shaanxi Road, Building 10, Suite 402-408, Jing'an District, Shanghai 200040, CN · 414 14th Street, Suite 250, Denver, CO 80202, US · 44 Court St, Suite 812, Brooklyn, New York 11201, US · 811 Traction Ave, Los Angeles, California 90013, US
