Associate Urban Designer / Architect – GM Urban Design & Architecture Pty Ltd – Sydney

GMU – an urban design and architectural practice seeks a full time Associate Urban Designer/Architect with 7 + years’ experience.

We are a respected and award winning boutique practice that offers the opportunity to work across all aspects of development with the aim to get best practice urban design outcomes.  The practice has a broad range of projects from revitalising town centres, site specific strategies and master plans, structure plans and development control plans as well as master plans for new communities across NSW.

As a new member of our team you will have the opportunity to work closely with clients across all aspects of projects from initial review, concept work to documentation stage under the supervision of a Director level member of staff. This position has real career progression potential and training opportunities.

The successful candidate will display strong skills in understanding urban design, will be able to undertake urban design analysis of different scale sites and to create exciting design concepts based on different strategy approaches. A knowledge of the structure in the NSW planning system as well as understanding of the council controls is a must. Land and Environment Court experience is an advantage.

The successful candidate will also display proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, In Design and SketchUp skills. Freehand sketching and illustration skills will be highly regarded.

Applicants should have a high level of written and verbal communication skills and display experience in urban design/architectural report writing.  Experience in writing court evidence, DA Reviews and SEPP 65 Reports will be highly regarded.

We are a close knit team offering a supportive environment and excellent advancement prospects. We are located across from the North Sydney train station and bus interchange.  Please send applications including a CV and sample of works to Fiona Nash via email at fnash@gmu.com.au or Studio 703/Level 7, 75 Miller Street, North Sydney NSW 2060.  Applications without a sample of works will not be considered. Please send small samples or a link to a dropbox type storage for larger files access.

Additional enquiries to Fiona Nash at 02 8920 8388.

No agencies please; candidates referred by agencies will not be considered.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian work visa and already have a residential address in Sydney.