Wayfinding Planner Designer

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be h accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Wayfinding Planner & Designer to join our multi-disciplinary Urbanism + Planning practice. This is a chance to combine your creativity, technical expertise, and strategic thinking to create signage and way finding systems that don’t just guide—they inspire. As a key member of a multidisciplinary team of planners, designers, and engineers, the Wayfinding Planner & Designer will have two primary responsibilities: developing comprehensive way finding and signage systems for projects across transportation, aviation, healthcare, education, civic, workplace, and mixed‑use environments;

and identifying opportunities to grow AECOM’s way finding practice by monitoring emerging trends and supporting business development initiatives.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Partner with the Urbanism + Planning leadership team and the Wayfinding Studio lead to identify and monitor best practices, and to identify opportunities to expand AECOM’s way finding client base and service offerings.
• Manage and/or conduct way finding planning, including circulation analysis, user experience mapping, and signage program development.
• Produce detailed design intent and construction documentation, ensuring compliance with ADA standards, building codes, and other regulatory requirements.
• Create signage typology, location plans, message schedules, and specifications to guide fabrication and installation.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, planners, and other stakeholders to integrate way finding into the overall project design.
• Evaluate materials, fabrication techniques, and installation methods to ensure durability, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness.
• Review and coordinate deliverables with internal teams and external consultants to maintain technical accuracy and design consistency.
• Present concepts to clients and project teams, clearly articulating design rationale and decision-making.

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, graphic design, environmental graphic design, architecture, urban design, or a related field and 6+ years of professional experience in way finding, environmental graphic design, or signage design.
• Experience with way finding principles, human-centered design, and spatial navigation.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experienced knowledge of signage materials, fabrication methods, and installation processes.

• Experience with ADA guidelines, building codes, and permitting requirements related to signage.
• Experience developing way finding programs for large-scale or complex projects.
• Experience creating inclusive and accessible environments.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey technical information clearly and effectively.
• Experience with presenting and ability to communicate design concepts to clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience in business development and proposal writing.
• Experience with Revit.

• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
• Relocation is not provided for this position.

Offered rate of compensation will be based on…