Urban Designer

Job description / Role

From Atkins offices in UAE, the Urban Designer will provide technical and professional support in the execution of urban and regional planning projects.

• The Urban Designer will be a core team member of a large project team, working with other urban planners, economists, transport and infrastructure consultants supporting the delivery of strategic planning projects.
• To be a key member of the urban planning team in the Region and provide urban planning and master planning design services to external and internal clients as part of the Atkins’ Middle East planning team.
• To be involved in strategic planning studies, urban design and public realm projects in the Middle East.

Responsibilities
• Technical management of urban design and master planning projects
• 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 medium and large scale projects involving multi-disciplinary teams
• Will be responsible for the management of teams and meeting agreed budgets
• Other duties associated with the main role and responsibilities will be requested from time to time.

Requirements

Requirements

Technical Competencies

Essential
• Degree or postgraduate qualification in urban planning.
• Minimum 8 years solid experience in urban design projects. Previous experience of city scale, strategic planning/designing projects is particularly important.
• Confident presenter, able to convey urban planning strategies and concepts to large audiences and senior figures within Government.

Behavioural Competencies

Essential
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, be a team player and have a customer focus
• Must have previous consultancy experience and technical management skills
• Must have excellent graphic and oral expression capability and be very comfortable with the core of his/her skill set in the urban planning arena
• Ability to solve problems by thinking laterally and be able to understand the needs and requirements to provide design solutions in a developing country
• Must be able to work in a multicultural team and manage challenging multicultural client relationships
• Able to be flexible and adapt to working in a demanding Middle East environment, working from clients offices and interacting with client team members.

Rewards & Benefits

We offer an excellent package which includes:
• A competitive salary
• Transportation allowance
• Medical and life insurance cover
• 22 calendar days annual leave
• Medical and life insurance cover
• Company gratuity scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin
• Employee Assistance Programme

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).