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Job description / Role
Why CH2M HILL
For decades, CH2M HILL has been a global leader in engineering, consulting, design, program management, construction and operations, working on the most challenging and impactful projects around the world. Through these challenging projects, we develop our people - who transform complex and creative ideas into reality, every day. Join us and together we can work to build a sustainable world. We support you to reach your greatest career goals through continued professional development, a positive work life balance and undeniably cool engineering projects. Join employee-owned CH2M HILL and discover why our diverse team has been consistently ranked as one of the leading employers and repeatedly recognized as a best place to work in the U.S.
Description and Desired Qualifications
CH2M HILL Senior Master Planner/Architect - Dubai, UAE
Job Purpose:
The function of this position is to provide a high level of competency in leading technical master planning and urban design activities both independently and as a leader of a project team.
A broader outcome of this hire is to support the business development of the master planning team by leading work winning efforts across different markets and locations, both for existing internal and external clients as well as new ones. The role will require the individual to be a self starter seeking out through their network and connections new opportunities for growth.
Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
The responsibilities/accountabilities of this role include demonstrating confidence, experience and keenness to learn in the following areas of delivery:
• Master planning: carrying out independent site visits to do SWOT analysis of sites/ developments, development of high level conceptual options, location and layout of master planning land uses, identifying population and GFA demands from master plans through benchmarking of projects, knowledge of current trends and technologies in planning and integrating inputs and outputs with the environmental, infrastructure and transportation planners.
• Urban design: writing and illustrating urban design and concept architecture concepts, explanation and analysis of a project's requirements to develop urban design and landscape guidelines, bench marking studies for comparable developments, development of presentations and reports to explain the same.
• Architecture: writing and illustrating concepts around different types of architecture, explanation and analysis of a project's requirements to develop project briefs, strategies and guidelines, bench marking studies for comparable developments, development of presentations and reports to explain the same.
• Landscape design: writing and illustrating landscape design and placemaking concepts, explanation and analysis of a project's requirements to develop strategies and guidelines, bench marking studies for comparable developments, development of presentations and reports to explain the same.
• Leadership: Leading (project managing) design projects for both internal and external clients. Leading, taking records at progress meetings, presentations and workshops.
• Business development: Seeking opportunities for further work with clients in KSA UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman including identification of opportunities, writing proposals, pricing and determination of resources.
• Design and production of deliverables: Managing self and outputs but that of support staff to prepare high quality, modern looking documents that stands out from the peers due to their presentation style and reporting.
• Responding to ad hoc client and stakeholder requests: Quick turnaround for short planning, urban design exercises.
• Meeting and establishing relationships with local authorities.
Requirements
Job Requirements/Qualifications/Experience:
The ideal candidate should possess and be able to demonstrate the following skills and knowledge. These points should align with the key areas of responsibility:
• Relevant bachelors degree in architecture, and or urban design with a masters/ doctorate in urban design, planning or development from a recognized western university.
• Post graduate experience in residential, campus, CBD architecture or site planning with consultancy or a private developer.
• Sound knowledge of international best practices and demonstration of use of innovative techniques in urban design, urban planning, and sustainable development.
• Excellent hand drawing skills.
• High fluency in English and or Arabic to write reports and presents work to clients/ authorities.
• Excellent Excel skills to develop land use planning scenarios and cost modeling for proposals.
• Strong aptitude and ability to use and software like Autocad, ArcGIS, Sketchup, Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Previous experience of working in a large multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.
• Prior experience in working in the Middle East region, including the ability to travel to various locations at short notice due to no restrictions in visas.
• Meticulous and methodical approach to tasks.
• Ability to complete tasks swiftly to meet tight deadlines.
• A demonstrable enthusiasm and ambition to progress into management
About the Company
We deliver impactful global solutions to create a more connected, sustainable world - from intelligence to infrastructure, cybersecurity to space exploration. Our 52,000 employees across 50 countries work every day, challenging the expectations of today to reinvent the way we’ll all live tomorrow.