Rotterdam, Netherlands
Senior architect/urban designer
at Cityförster
Cityförster is looking for a senior architect/urban designer to join its team in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Cityförster is an international architecture and urban design firm with offices across Europe. Our Rotterdam team comprises ten young and driven professionals from a variety of backgrounds. They work alongside people from our global network on projects that improve life in cities and make our urban environments healthier and more sustainable. We challenge ourselves to push boundaries, find smart solutions and address social, economic and environmental issues from a spatial perspective.
Our Rotterdam team is currently mainly involved in projects located in Northwest and Southeast Europe, as well as China. To scale up our operations and meet the expectations of our increasingly ambitious clients, Cityförster Rotterdam is looking for an experienced, enterprising and highly ambitious architect with a broad outlook.
What value will you add?
Drawing on your professional expertise and wide-ranging interests, you will develop creative plans, and visions on various scales and levels of detailing, for our international clients. You successfully combine a talent for design with a knack for finding high-impact and sustainable solutions.
In each new project you are able to convey your enthusiasm for your innovative designs to our clients. This is the easy part, since you have listened carefully to their needs and ideas and have successfully translated these into a strong and innovative design. You also ensure the clients have confidence in the design, by communicating it in a clear and attractive manner – which is where your proficiency in design and presentation software (esp. Rhino, Adobe CS) comes in.
You manage project teams (also in collaboration with other offices) with a clear goal in mind; by understanding and keeping track of the various interests involved, you can achieve maximum results. You are aided in this process by your professional expertise, ability to find alternative solutions, and talent for teamwork, coaching and leadership.
You have won a number of high-end competitions and have worn responsibility for several realised and published projects on a medium to large scale. Your reports and presentations are brief and concise, beautiful and persuasive. Your business acumen allows you to be budget-minded when working on projects.
You work on new business projects and competitions in addition to your day-to-day tasks.
You motivate, support, and give guidance to the team to deliver outstanding results and grow in their professional development. You feel confident in your role as team leader, and can manage projects independently. At the same time, you work closely together with Martin Sobota, the partner in charge of Cityförster Rotterdam.
Our requirements
You’re willing to commit to Cityförster for a minimum of 32 hours a week and share your experience, creativity and enthusiasm with clients and peers. In addition to holding a master’s degree in architecture, at least 6 years of work experience in a renowned office, and an excellent written and spoken command of English and preferably Dutch (or willingness to learn Dutch), your leadership skills are essential to being successful in this role.
What can you expect from us?
A fascinating position at an international firm with a public mission: the desire to make the world a better place. You will be given the freedom to use your talent and creativity and apply your expertise to drive our firm’s growth in the years to come.
Depending on your background and experience, we will make you an offer appropriate for this position and based on your knowledge and experience.
How to apply
Please submit your cover letter, CV and portfolio including at least two references to Rookje Meijerink using the ‘apply’ link below, before 12 January 2020. The first round of interviews will take place between 13 and 17 January.
If you would like to learn more about the position first, Martin Sobota will be pleased to provide you with more information. His phone number is +31 (0)10 414 68 41. You will find more information about Cityförster on our website.