Associate Director Master Planning

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead multidisciplinary team and ensure that team members are given clear instructions and guidance.

• Assigns work to professional staff and ensures appropriate training is provided.

• Prepare work programs to translate project objectives into detailed plans and take on the responsibility to subdivide work assignments and tasks to the project team.

• Perform and manage complex and sensitive professional urban planning and urban design tasks, research and analysis.

• Review, monitor, and ensure compliance with local and international standards.

• Gather, compile, and analyze data on economic, social, and physical factors affecting the developments.

• Develop technical inputs to support the delivery of high-quality plans, reports, and presentations.

• Maintain contact and coordination with multiple external agencies involved in the translation of the Government s development mandate and master plan objectives into work plans through maintaining meaningful working relationships to facilitate a shared understanding.

• Support business development activities including the preparation of bids, pricing and content development.

• Prepare business presentations to promote the works of the Design and Planning studio.

• Support Key account management and nurture client relationships per business strategy.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Master degree in Urban Planning and Urban Design, Architecture or closely related field.

• Minimum 1 5+ years of progressive urban planning and design experience working on a variety of projects.

• Experience and engagement with clients in the Middle East is a must.

• Experience in producing master plans, conceptual designs and illustrative layouts.

• Creative thinking and in depth understanding of current best practices.

• Thorough understanding of local statutes and planning rules and regulations.

• Ability to involve and represent wide-range and diverse interests in the development planning and design process and to reconcile conflicting demands.

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.

• Proven ability for performing in a lead capacity on a project.

• Proficiency in various design software and 3D modeling tools

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Professional certifications such as AICP, RTPI.

• Ability to performing in a lead capacity on a project.