Urban planner

As an urban designer, you contribute to the organization and design of both urban and rural areas. You work on visions and assignments of varying size and type, and translate spatial choices into structural and design plans. The position focuses primarily on the housing challenge, quality of life, greening, accessibility, and social amenities.

• Completed education at a minimum of higher professional education (HBO) working and thinking level in urban planning, or an urban planning program at an Academy of Architecture.
• Ambition to complete the professional experience period (BEP/PEP) when applicable.
• Work experience demonstrable with a portfolio.
• Proficiency in placing design challenges in context and conducting spatial analyses.
• Ability to clearly convey ideas in words and images and to inspire others.
• Knowledge of and experience with (3D) digital drawing and layout programs, such as Vectorworks, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and SketchUp.

• Developing urban visions and design challenges for diverse locations and scales.
• Working on area development, transformations, and neighborhood renewal.
• Designing and improving public space with attention to energy transition, ecology, and sustainability.
• Participation in multidisciplinary project teams and contributions to structural and design plans.
• Conducting (small) independent spatial studies.
• Preparing and delivering presentations of plans within and outside the organization.
• Consultation with colleagues, external design agencies, interest groups, residents' organizations, and market parties.

• A one-year contract with the prospect of an employment contract for an indefinite period.
• An individual choice budget of 17,05% on top of the salary, with a choice of annual or monthly payment.
• Opportunity to accrue compensatory time off, set your own working hours, and work partly from home.
• Support with facilities for working from home.
• Facilitation of the professional experience period (BEP/PEP).
• Opportunities for personal growth through the organization's digital learning forum.
• An active youth association and a staff association.

You will be working in the Design department, which consists of approximately 60 colleagues such as (area) urban planners, landscape designers, and traffic engineers. The department is part of the Urban Development Directorate. Designers act as substantive sparring partners, inspirators, and drivers in making spatial decisions and collaborate integrally with various disciplines. Knowledge sharing, personal development, and a good work-life balance are core values ​​within the organization.