Walker Macy is a nationally recognized design and planning firm known for outstanding public-facing projects. We lead landscape architecture, urban design, and planning projects throughout the Western United States. Our collaborative and team-oriented office practices planning and urban design as an integrated element of our work. Our planning and urban design work closely reflects the firm’s focus on place-based, socially conscious design, with a commitment to equity, sustainability, innovation, and client service. We enjoy a broad range of project types that include planning and urban design for campuses, educational facilities, neighborhoods, streetscapes, parks and trails, mixed-use development, waterfronts, and more. We are particularly focused on climate-resilient design and planning.

We are seeking a talented urban designer with at least two years of relevant experience in urban design-related practice to work in our Portland office. This position requires a professional degree in urban design and planning (postgraduate level) or landscape architecture (BLA or MLA). The position requires a strong understanding of physical planning and design as well as clear graphic communication skills and proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GIS, CAD, and Rhino. Hand drawing skills are also an asset. Our ideal candidate will have strong writing and communication skills and be self-motivated, rigorous, collaborative, organized, and efficient. Additional responsibilities include supporting project managers by assisting with team coordination, scheduling, and meeting deliverable deadlines. This is a full-time, in-person position at our downtown Portland office. Walker Macy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Submission requirements include the following:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Portfolio with work samples that demonstrate relevant urban design and planning experience - 12 pages or less, no bigger than 8.5 x 11-inch pages, in a PDF of 10 MB or less. Please include a brief description of the projects described, your role, and identify the medium used for each graphic (i.e., GIS, Illustrator, 3D, Photoshop, hand rendering, etc.).

Please email your applications and portfolio materials to: careers@walkermacy.com

Applications will be accepted until Friday, October 23. The top candidates will be invited for interviews in early November.