Senior Urban Designer

Job description / Role

Job Summary:

The Senior Urban Designer leads the delivery of urban development and urban regeneration for medium complexity projects. He works closely with a multi-disciplinary team to develop graphic deliverables, including 3D views, animations, maps, sections, plans and sketches, reflecting the urban planning and design principles, considering natural, social, economic and built environment characteristics, as well as the specific cultural, political, institutional and administrative contexts of the respective urban design projects. The jobholder has a key role in coordination between different specialists and design disciplines on urban design projects, such as architecture, road, landscaping, geotechnical, water & environment, power, telecommunication, etc.

Requirements

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Urban Planning or Landscape Architecture
• Master’s Degree in Urban Planning or Urban Design is preferable
• Experience: 7 to 15 years

Skills
• Basic knowledge of CAD software
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Good communication skills.
• General knowledge of construction methods and current building construction codes
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is an advantage

About the Company

Khatib & Alami, a multidisciplinary urban regional planning, architectural and engineering consulting company, offers clients an integrated approach toward the ever-increasing need for reliable project delivery systems. In-house expertise and the continuous recruitment of bright and innovative professionals enable us to meet the challenges of development with due consideration to environmental protection, social and economic characteristics of society. In close concert with clients, we have been able to consolidate factors that make the resultant project coincide with the client's vision within the time frame and budget set out for implementation.

K&A started its consulting services in Lebanon and extended the areas of its professional activities in accordance with the growth of its experience, and its human and financial resources. The company operates in various countries including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Gabon and USA. K&A employs around 4,000 professionals and technicians. Since 1984, K&A has continuously ranked among the top 100 International Design firms as published by Engineering News Record (ENR). K&A has also obtained the ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS).