Urban Designer/Planner

We are looking for experienced Urban Designer based in Dubai office.

Responsibilities

• Support the production of high-quality urban planning, design and master planning project submissions wider Middle East region
• Support in the preparation of technical bids and fee proposals for master planning and urban design projects and other major infrastructure projects where appropriate;
• Project management of small scale projects involving multi-disciplinary teams
• May be required to travel within the Middle East region to projects in a variety of geographical locations
• Developing and maintaining relationships with clients, attending meetings, workshops and seminars
• Other duties associated with the main role and responsibilities will be requested from time to time.

We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes.

Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah.

Technical Competencies
Essential

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in urban planning or urban design;
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in urban planning, master planning and urban design projects;
• Strong English language report writing and analytical skills
• Preferable to have relevant experience in the GCC and an understanding of the cultural norms and requirements of the region
• Knowledge of Adobe creative suite and ability to prepare high quality documents for client submissions.
• Knowledge of other necessary software programmes including GIS, CAD, SketchUp, 3D Max etc