Roles & Responsibilities:

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• Prepare and present urban and architectural design studies, as well as presentations conveying results of same, to supervisor and other senior agency staff.

• Conduct comprehensive and timely design review on assigned Projects.

• Prepare regular status report of projects under review for supervisor and other senior agency staff.

• Provide written, graphic and verbal urban design responses as necessary for the review of Art. 80 projects.

• Maintain an up-to-date workflow tracking system.

• Develop guidelines and feasibility studies to facilitate institutional or neighborhood planning studies and design review of projects.

• Lead multi-disciplinary staff teams and coordinate appropriate input and expertise from them. Manage multi-disciplinary consultant teams on urban design/planning initiatives.

• Manage the creation of RFPs for complex consultant teams to assist in the urban design/development planning studies as necessary. Work to provide urban design input for guidelines for site RFPs.

• Facilitate development of planning studies which reflects consensus of community groups, regulatory agencies and other relevant parties.

• Advise supervisor or other senior staff of sensitive or potentially controversial project-related issues requiring their input and/or approval.

• Dispense public information about specific projects and overall design and planning initiatives to private citizens, civic or community groups, and other interested parties.

• Perform other related duties as required.