Junior Urban Designer - UAE

CBT; Dubai; On-site; AED 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading urban design firm in Dubai seeks a motivated Junior Designer. This role involves generating ideas, collaborating with other professionals, and contributing to urban design projects. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field and have at least one year of experience. Proficiency in tools like AutoCAD and SketchUp is essential, along with a strong portfolio of work. The position offers an opportunity to work on innovative designs in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year of professional experience.
• A strong portfolio of work.
• Demonstrated creative ability including urban landscape/architectural and graphic design.
• Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Generate ideas and assist in developing design documents.
• Collaborate with subconsultants and coordinate project solutions.
• Attend meetings with clients and project leaders.
• Perform documentation including 3D modelling and visualizations.
• Assist with business development initiatives.

Skills

Urban design

Graphic design

Team collaboration

Independent work

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in urban design, city planning, architecture or landscape architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

MS Office

Rhino

Job description

Who You Are:

• Highly motivated professional willing to learn multiple aspects of the business
• Passionate and self‑motivated designer with an affinity for the urban scale and planning. You enjoy the big picture process of shaping the setting for successful developments but understand the art of constructing buildings
• Inventive You know how to transform research to support and create innovative and thoughtful design
• Thrive in the pre‑design phase but you also understand the organization and components of a design stage package
• Graphically savvy Your variety of software expertise helps strengthen the communication of design

How You Will Contribute:

• Research Explore successful precedent sustainable urban design studies that illustrate the client’s design intent
• Evaluate Use your research to compare buildings and sites, analyze the effects of design on surrounding fabrics, determine the location of programs, explore missing and possible building envelopes, materials and building shape options
• Generate Provide schemes, design options and ideas to assist in the preparation of design presentation packages using various software tools
• Present Ideas and designs clearly and professionally in line with the overall project goals and vision to principals
• Design Use all of the above to be an influential part in the design process

What You Will Do:

• Generate ideas and assist in developing final deliverable documents and general input to design
• Collaborate with and incorporate the services designed by subconsultants, assist in coordination and engage in an iterative process with consultants to arrive at optimal solutions
• Assist with business development initiatives and special projects
• Work to a development program for the project and proactively advise senior team members of any issue which affects the efficient completion of the project
• Attend meetings with outside parties (e.g., clients, consultants, contractors) under supervision of project leadership
• Develop an awareness of CBT internal project budgets, project scheduling and other professional practice protocols
• Perform documentation and presentation work including 3D modelling, illustrative plans, diagrams, spreadsheets, scale comparisons and visualizations
• Assign work to graduate (landscape architects and urban designers), BIM technicians and administrative staff

Qualifications:

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in urban design, city planning, architecture or landscape architecture
• 1 year of professional experience
• A strong portfolio of work
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision on routine tasks but you still enjoy a participative approach to projects and are able to harmoniously collaborate in a team environment
• Demonstrated creative ability including urban landscape/architectural and graphic design
• Effective oral, written and graphic communication skills
• Demonstrated understanding of placemaking and community design
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment, multitask, schedule and meet tight deadlines
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, MS Office; fluency in Rhino a plus

Current residency in the GCC a plus

Required Experience

Junior IC