Senior Planner - Urban Mobility & Infrastructure
MediaSource FZC
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Job summary
MediaSource FZC is seeking a Senior Planner to lead and coordinate strategic, urban, infrastructure, and transportation planning within the Municipality & Transportation sector in Abu Dhabi. You will evaluate plans, conduct analyses, and develop planning studies to support decision-making and comply with regulations.
Responsibilities include leading planning strategies, coordinating with departments and consultants, reviewing studies, and contributing to smart city and sustainability
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in urban/transport planning, civil engineering, geography or related field.
- Master's degree preferred in related discipline.
- Professional certification from recognized planning or engineering institutions is an advantage.
- 8-12 years of relevant experience in urban planning, transportation planning, infrastructure planning, or municipal planning.
- Experience within government, municipality, transportation, or infrastructure sectors is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing planning studies, mobility strategies, and infrastructure development plans.
- Experience managing consultants, technical studies, and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead transportation, infrastructure, and urban planning strategies.
- Develop short-term, medium-term, and long-term planning frameworks.
- Support master plans, mobility plans, infrastructure strategies, and capital improvement programs.
- Identify future development requirements and assess their impact on transportation and municipal infrastructure.
- Coordinate planning activities with internal departments, consultants, developers, and government entities.
- Review consultant deliverables, technical studies, and planning reports.
- Provide planning guidance and technical support during project development and implementation phases.
- Participate in multidisciplinary project teams and stakeholder working groups.
- Review planning submissions, development applications, and infrastructure proposals.
- Ensure compliance with municipal regulations, planning standards, policies, and relevant legislation.
- Evaluate land use proposals and their implications on transportation and infrastructure networks.
- Provide recommendations and technical comments on planning applications and government initiatives.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret planning, transportation, demographic, and development data.
- Develop planning reports, dashboards, technical studies, and recommendations.
- Monitor planning KPIs and sector performance indicators.
- Prepare executive presentations, planning briefs, and strategic reports for management.
- Engage with government agencies, municipalities, developers, consultants, and external stakeholders.
- Participate in public consultations, workshops, and planning committees.
- Present planning findings and recommendations to management and key stakeholders.
- Facilitate coordination between planning, transportation, infrastructure, and development departments.
- Identify opportunities to enhance planning methodologies and processes.
- Support the adoption of innovative transportation and urban planning solutions.
- Contribute to smart city initiatives, sustainability programs, and digital transformation projects.
- Stay updated on industry trends, technologies, regulations, and best practices.
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Job description
MediaSource FZC is seeking a Senior Planner to lead and coordinate strategic, urban, infrastructure, and transportation planning within the Municipality & Transportation sector in Abu Dhabi. You will evaluate plans, conduct analyses, and develop planning studies to support decision-making and comply with regulations.
Responsibilities include leading planning strategies, coordinating with departments and consultants, reviewing studies, and contributing to smart city and sustainability
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