Urban Planner job in Dubai

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The urban planner will provide technical and professional support in the execution of urban and regional planning and master planning projects in UAE and the wider region. The candidate will play a key role in the development of the Atkins’ planning business in the UAE and wider GCC Region. The urban planner will work closely with other urban planners and designers and support the UAE master planning team in business development initiatives, bid preparation and marketing.

Atkins has been established in the Gulf for over 40 years, having first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. The regional head office (Dubai) was established in 1979.

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.

Job Summary:

To be a member of the Master Planning team in the UAE and provide urban planning and master planning design services to external and internal clients as part of the Atkins’ Middle East master planning team. To be involved in strategic planning studies, urban master planning and urban design and public realm projects in the Middle East and Africa.

Responsibilities:

Support the production of high-quality urban planning, design and master planning project submissions in the UAE and the wider Middle East and Africa;
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;
Will be required to travel within the Middle East region to projects in a variety of geographical locations, including Saudi Arabia.
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.

SNC Lavalin's Atkins business is one of the largest multidisciplinary, multi sector engineering design consultancies in the world and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group.

As one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies with a leading track record in the defence sector, Atkins are ideally placed to respond to this market. We have a broad establishment and proud, 50 year history throughout the Middle East region.

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

Technical Competencies:

Essential:

Degree or postgraduate qualification in urban planning or urban design;
Minimum 5 years’ experience in urban planning, master planning and urban design projects;
Strong English language report writing and analytical skills
Relevant experience in the GCC and an understanding of the cultural norms and requirements of the region

Preferable:

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

Behavioural Competencies:

Essential:

Must have excellent interpersonal skills, be a team player and have a customer focus;
Preferably will have previous consultancy experience and be looking to broaden their planning and urban design skill set within a Middle East context;
Ability to solve problems by thinking laterally and able to understand the needs and requirements of clients to provide planning and design solutions in a rapidly developing country;
Must be able to work in a large, multidisciplinary, multicultural team and manage challenging multicultural client relationships across a range of geographies;
Must also be a self-starter who can work without direct supervision from senior management and/or peers;
Able to be flexible and adapt to working in a demanding Middle East environment including the need to travel when required.

Rewards & Benefits:

We offer an excellent package which includes:

A competitive salary
Accommodation allowance;
Transportation allowance;
Medical and life insurance cover;
Company gratuity scheme;
Discretionary bonus scheme;
Annual flight allowance to point of origin
Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants

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