Associate Urban Planner

Job description / Role

This critical role will manage projects and direct the work of more junior urban planners and designers on master planning, urban development, and governance projects across all KEO markets.

Paramount to success within this varied role will include;
- Managing teams preparing land use plans and development policies for master planning and other urban development and governance projects.
- Managing teams preparing zoning and development control regulations, guidelines, processes and procedures.
- Oversee the analysis of factors affecting land use and community development including economic, socio-demographic, legal, political, cultural, physical and environmental.
- Managing teams that respond to regulatory requirements for development planning approvals and non-objection certificates.
- Coordinate with other internal disciplines and manage the activities of outside sub-consultants in the execution of assigned projects.
- Prepare and present urban plans and reports to clients and regulators.
- Prepare technical and financial proposals for designated project opportunities and participate in business development activities as required.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to staff.

Requirements

To be successful in this role we envision that you will bring a minimum of 15+ years career experience partnered with a Bachelor Degree in Urban Planning or equivalent. A Masters level qualification will be highly regarded.

Professional certification as well as experience across the MENA Region will be viewed favourably.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. Comprising over 60 different nationalities we embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

Our generous remuneration packages are bespoke and provide a wide range of additional benefits to support both national and expatriate employees and their families. We take pride in offering long term and dynamic career opportunities and invest in our people through our global learning, development and leadership programs.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.