Senior Urban Designer: City Master Planning Leader

Parsons

Dubai

On-site

AED 223,200 - 334,800

Full time

14 days+

Application generator

A complete application in a minute — tailored resume and cover letter, ready to send.

Get past ATS filters

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Dubai seeks a Senior Urban Designer - City Master Planning to lead complex urban design and master planning for high-profile development projects. You will coordinate with government agencies and stakeholders to shape land use, mobility, public realm, and development frameworks while ensuring regulatory compliance and long-term urban value.

The role requires strategic thinking, spatial planning, research, technical reporting, and effective communication in English.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture or a closely related field.
Minimum 7 years of progressive urban planning and design experience.
Proven experience producing master plans, conceptual designs, development frameworks, and illustrative layouts.
Demonstrated ability to lead urban design assignments and coordinate multidisciplinary project inputs.

Responsibilities

Lead urban design, master planning, and development framework assignments for complex projects.
Prepare conceptual master plans, illustrative layouts, land use plans, and spatial development strategies.
Conduct research into economic, demographic, social, environmental, and physical conditions affecting proposed developments.
Analyze planning information and convert findings into clear urban design recommendations.
Review technical outputs for compliance with local regulations, planning requirements, and relevant international standards.
Develop planning inputs for reports, design narratives, presentations, workshops, and approval submissions.
Define urban form, density, movement networks, development parcels, public realm, and open-space relationships.
Evaluate alternative development scenarios and recommend solutions based on feasibility, functionality, and design quality.
Coordinate planning work with architecture, landscape, transport, sustainability, utilities, and infrastructure disciplines.
Review master planning drawings, diagrams, visualizations, and written deliverables prepared by project teams.
Maintain productive coordination with government entities, regulatory authorities, consultants, developers, and external agencies.
Translate government development mandates and strategic objectives into structured work plans and implementable design proposals.
Facilitate a shared understanding of planning goals among stakeholders with different operational and development priorities.
Participate in design workshops, technical meetings, client reviews, and stakeholder consultations.
Present planning concepts and technical recommendations to senior clients and decision-makers.
Identify conflicts between planning objectives, site constraints, authority requirements, and stakeholder expectations.
Develop practical solutions that balance development value, urban quality, mobility, infrastructure capacity, and community interests.
Guide junior urban designers and planners in research, concept preparation, graphic production, and technical documentation.
Monitor assigned project tasks and maintain quality, schedule, and coordination requirements.
Support project leaders with technical advice, work planning, and review of key submissions.
Apply current urban design practices, placemaking principles, sustainable planning methods, and regional development knowledge.
Prepare concise written recommendations, technical commentary, and presentation material for approval processes.
Maintain accurate project records, review comments, stakeholder inputs, and design development decisions.