Jess is an urban designer with experience in both the public and private sectors of urban design, landscape architecture and strategic planning. She has a detailed understanding of urban scales and the relationship between built form outcomes, streetscapes and landscape details, and is skilled at moving from a pedestrian to city-wide scale with ease.
She has experience in infrastructure planning and project management, preparing urban design frameworks, strategies and guidelines, and the design and delivery of public realm / streetscape renewal projects. She also has experience managing community-led projects and integrating community participation into capital works and strategic projects.
Jess holds a Master of Urban Design from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Environments, majoring in Urban Design and Planning from the University of Melbourne.
Jess’s Project Experience:
- SRL Strategic Planning Package A, 2021-2022
- Preston Market Review, Preston, 2022
- Sunshine MeAC & NEIC Urban Structure Framework, 2022
- Urban Design Framework and Kit of Parts for the inner Melbourne bus network, VIC, 2020
- Technical Advisor – Urban Design – North West Package, VIC, 2019-2020
- Sunbury Line Substation Urban Design and Creative Management Strategy, Metro Trains Melbourne, 2020
- Bonwick Street Streetscape Upgrade project, Merri-Bek City Council, 2018
- Cooling the Upfield Corridor Action Plan, Merri-Bek City Council, 2018
- Moreland Parklet Program, Merri-Bek City Council, 2018