puestos de Urban Planner en Emiratos Árabes Unidos

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented, ambitious Associate Urban Planner to join our allied practice, InSite. The Associate Urban Planner will bring a passion for creativity, storytelling, artistry, and positive energy to our growing design studio. The ideal candidate will have strong creative and analytical skills and an ability to confidently lead projects and teams from visioning through project completion. To be successful, the candidate must be passionate about their role in the future planning and construction of cities.

InSite are urban designers, planners and landscape architects who share a love for the craft of designing the built environment and consist of designers from around the world.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Positive and sociable personality with a desire for collaboration.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and the ability to direct the work of others.
• Demonstrating a detailed understanding of the production techniques, procedures, and standards related to large-scale urban planning projects
• Manages teams preparing land use plans and development policies for master planning and other urban development and governance projects.
• Oversees the analysis of factors affecting land use and community development including economic, socio-demographic, legal, political, cultural, physical and environmental.
• Coordinates with other internal disciplines and manage the activities of outside sub-consultants in the execution of assigned projects.
• Prepares and presents urban plans and reports to clients and regulators.
• Prepares technical and financial proposals for designated project opportunities.
• Participates in business development activities as required.
• Plans and monitors project staffing levels and utilisation of labour.
• Prepares and delivers performance appraisal for staff.
• Mentors and coaches team members to further develop competencies.

To be successful in this opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience partnered with aBachelor’s and Masters degree with some combination of Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture or Urban Planning.Holding a certification by an internationally recognized professional planning association would be advantageous.

• Strong understanding of local regulatory requirements for urban planning projects.
• Proven project experience working to Department of Municipalities and Transport guidelines.
• Advanced Knowledge of software programs (Revit, CAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, City Engine, Dynamo) would be highly advantageous

Please submit your CV and a portfolio which demonstrates your experience and explains your suitability for the role.Please provide an embedded PDF link on your CV covering a maximum of 10 projects.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.