Location: Washington, DC
Discipline: Product / UX / Tech
Experience: 10+ years
Compensation: $90,000–$130,000
About the job
Streetsense is seeking a visionary architect / planner to be theDirector of Urban Design & Retail Planningto join our growing Place Consulting practice. This role is designed for a senior professional who canset the vision and framework for transformative mixed-use projects— someone who understands how buildings, public realm, and retail work together to shape thriving mixed-use environments.
The Role
You will leadcomplex, high-impact planning and design effortsfor new mixed-use and adaptive reuse projects. Your focus: how to organize buildings, streets, and open spaces so thatretail, residential, office, hospitality, and public life reinforce one another. The right candidate is fluent in bothdesign fundamentalsand real estate strategies, with a track record of working with developers and commercial real estate clients.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Shaping thevision, planning, and design frameworksfor people-centered mixed-use projects.
Applying deep expertise inretail integration: sidewalks, storefronts, block and street structure, road sections, parking layouts, and the critical relationships between uses.
Translating strategy intophysical design guidancethat ensures projects are not just well-planned, butviable and vibrant in the market.
Leading multi-disciplinary project teams and serving as the
