Junior Urban Designer - UAE

CBT; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate and self-motivated designer to contribute to innovative urban design projects. In this dynamic role, you will engage in research, generate design options, and collaborate with various stakeholders to shape successful developments. Your expertise in software tools and ability to communicate effectively will be essential as you present ideas and designs clearly to project principals. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a creative team that values collaboration and innovation in the fast-paced field of urban planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant fields required.
• 1 year of professional experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Generate ideas and assist in developing final deliverables.
• Collaborate with subconsultants and engage in iterative processes.
• Perform documentation and presentation work including 3D modeling.

Skills

Urban Design

Graphic Design

Research Skills

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Creativity

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Urban Design

Master's degree in 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 clients design intent
• Evaluate: Use your research to compare buildings and sites, analyze the effects of design on surrounding fabrics, determine the location of programs, and 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 Bachelor's or Master's 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 is a plus

Required Experience: Junior IC