Project Manager – Urban Planning and Design
We are excited to be growing our Denver planning team and are seeking an experienced Planning and Design Project Manager to join our team of planners, urban designers, landscape architects, and civil engineers in our San Antonio office.
MIG supports a hybrid work-from-home/remote and in-office schedule and encourages in-person work for learning and team-building opportunities. Proof of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination is required for in-person work.
Responsibilities
- Collaborative Teammate: You will work as part of a cross-office, cross-discipline team that creates designs and plans for neighborhoods, districts and communities of all sizes around Texas and across the United States.
- Project Management: As a project manager, you will be leading teams as well as working hands-on creating bold, innovative, and equitable planning solutions. You will also help build and maintain strong and responsive client relationships by networking, preparing proposals, and participating in interviews.
- Project Work: You will work with MIG Principals to provide overarching project direction to MIG staff and oversight of work products; manage internal and external sub consultant and client teams; and develop and oversee scopes of work, budgets, and schedules. In addition, Project Managers at MIG produce high-quality planning documents and other deliverables; maintain client relationships; identify the correct course of action to the client; represent clients at public hearings and meetings; and set the standards for excellence, responsiveness, and accountability.
- Project Types: The projects you will typically work on may include citywide comprehensive plans, small area plans, neighborhood plans, downtown plans, housing strategies, parks and recreation system plans, and inclusive community engagement, including the use of various online tools.
MIG works on projects nationwide; some travel, evening, and weekend work will be required for community engagement, site evaluations, or to meet deadlines. MIG encourages a sustainable and healthy work-life balance, and these excess hours can be offset during the week when possible.
Qualifications
To accomplish the responsibilities outlined above, you will be able to manage competing priorities, think critically and creatively, work as part of a collaborative team in an open work environment, and maintain a sense of humor and camaraderie. In addition, you have some combination of the following qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in planning, urban design, landscape architecture, public policy, geography or a related field. (A Master’s degree in these or a complementary field is a plus.)
- Relevant consulting experience working in planning or a closely related field and experience producing plan documents is required.
- Demonstrated experience managing private-sector projects, including maintaining compliance with project contracts, drafting and managing scopes budgets, and maintaining schedules, as well as working with clients and partners to execute project work.
- The ability to prepare and deliver effective public presentations, lead working meetings, and speak easily and clearly in front of groups and facilitate client and stakeholder meetings.
- You have knowledge and demonstrated interest in the intersection of design, planning and equity and an ability to develop collaborative, productive, and respectful relationships with community members, organizations, and partners. MIG values and respects both lived experience as part of a non-dominant group (e.g., gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, ability, etc.) and experience gained through study and work.
- Excellent skills and written and verbal communication. Experience developing graphics and documents is desirable.
- Software proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS/ArcPro, and Adobe InDesign is required. Experience in the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, and/or SketchUp is a plus.
- Ability to actively participate in or lead marketing and business development opportunities, develop proposals for prospective projects, participate in interviews, and develop and maintain potential client and partner relationships.
- An ability to develop collaborative, productive, and respectful relationships with community members, organizations, and partners.
- You are local or willing to relocate to the San Antonio area to participate in work directly with our teams and clients.
- As a plus, you are bilingual with Spanish or other non-English language skills.