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Urban Design Leader

Job description

ROUSSOS is proud to be partnering with JPE Design Studio, a leading architecture and design studio based in Adelaide. Renowned for their innovative and sustainable design solutions, JPE Design Studio has seen ongoing success from their diversity of projects and multi-disciplinary offering including architecture, interiors, landscape architecture and urban design.
  
JPE is known for a diverse portfolio with a focus on community and civic infrastructure including award winning landscape architecture and urban design, masterplans, public and civic realm, open space, streetscapes and play spaces, in addition to many integrated architecture led projects. They enjoy an established client base across State and Local Government, Education and Commercial sectors with a focus on client and stakeholder engagement, environmentally sustainable and socially responsive design.
  
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to play an important role in shaping the oldest Practice in South Australia, to build on our renowned studio and design culture, working with a like-minded, high performing and collaborative team.
  

The Role
Due to a growing reputation and aspiration to expand the Urban Design offering, JPE Design Studio is seeking a passionate a highly-experienced Urban Designer or Landscape Architect to continue the studio’s growth. With an extensive demonstrated track record and through mentoring a talented team while enhancing design capabilities, we are seeking a strategic thinker and design champion with a focused ambition for innovation, placemaking and co-design.
  
You will bring energy and optimism together with a demonstrated ability to win work, grow the team and create strong relationships with clients and throughout the industry. Your understanding of urban and environmental renewal and design excellence should be second-to-none
  
You will have the ability to:
  • Lead teams and undertake business development
  • Lead submissions in conjunction with partners
  • Plan, design and deliver major projects
  • Lead complex, high quality public and civic realm projects
  • Lead masterplan projects
Ideally you will have experience in working with government and engagement processes along with preparing strategic planning and urban design frameworks. An understanding of the planning context of SA is desirable, as with strong design analysis skills.
  
The Like Mind
JPE Design Studio has a strong focus on culture, so someone who thrives in leadership and creativity concurrently role will excel. You should have degree level qualifications in Urban Design, Landscape Architecture or Architecture, and be familiar with Australian Standards together with strategic and statutory frameworks.
  
Leadership, project and team management experience are essential, along with a proven history of stakeholder and public engagement presentations. Your exceptional written, verbal and design communications skills, high-level problem-solving skills and demonstrated proactive leadership will form the foundation for your success in this position.
  
If you have senior or director experience at practice level and are able to connect people with design advocacy and industry engagement in this dynamic studio, we would love to hear from you.
  
Get in Touch!
ROUSSOS are working exclusively with JPE Design Studio, we ask that all communication regarding this position is directed to Anna Roussos on 08 7073 6872. 
  
All communication and your resume are treated strictly confidential and will be kept completely private until we have discussed the role and you are comfortable moving forward with the opportunity.