Manager / Consultant Urban Planning

Techne Praxis; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 900,000,000 - 1,300,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Techne Praxis seeks a Manager (Senior Consultant) – Urban Planning to lead strategic urban planning and advisory projects within the Strategic Planning team. The role translates visions, policies and objectives into spatially grounded, implementable plans and frameworks, while managing workstreams and project teams to deliver high-quality outputs.

You will work with senior leadership and multidisciplinary specialists on urban strategies, TOD frameworks, masterplans and policy studies for public

Qualifications

• Postgraduate or undergraduate qualification in urban planning, urban design, transport planning, urban public policy, urban economics or related field.
• 5-8+ years of relevant professional experience in urban planning, strategic planning, or development consulting.
• Demonstrated experience leading small teams and managing defined project workstreams.
• Strong understanding of urban systems, land use planning, TOD principles, and infrastructure-led development.
• Experience leading or coordinating components of masterplans, urban strategies, or policy-oriented planning studies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing client-ready reports and presentations.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and deliver outputs to agreed timelines.
• Experience working with public sector clients, SOEs, or development partners is highly desirable.
• Experience in Southeast Asia or emerging market contexts is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead defined workstreams within strategic urban planning projects, including city strategies, corridor plans, TOD frameworks, and masterplans.
• Manage and coordinate small project teams, providing day-to-day technical guidance, mentoring, and quality assurance to junior staff.
• Oversee the preparation and review of planning reports, spatial analyses, policy notes, and client presentations.
• Contribute to spatial analysis, land use planning, development scenarios, and urban design principles to support strategic planning outcomes.
• Ensure integration between urban planning, transport planning, economic analysis, infrastructure provision, and policy frameworks.
• Support project management activities, including task planning, progress tracking, internal coordination, and delivery against agreed timelines and scopes.
• Engage with government counterparts, SOEs, and other stakeholders through meetings, workshops, and consultations.
• Support senior team members in proposal development, including methodology design, technical inputs, and drafting.
• Contribute to internal knowledge development, mentoring, and continuous improvement within the Strategic Planning team.

Job description

The Manager (Senior Consultant) – Urban Planning plays a key role in leading the delivery of strategic urban planning and advisory projects within the Strategic Planning team. The role focuses on translating strategic visions, policies, and developmentobjectivesinto spatially grounded, implementable plans and frameworks.

The position carries responsibility for leadinginternalproject teams, managing defined workstreams, and ensuring the quality andtimelydelivery of outputs. Working closely with senior leadership and multidisciplinary specialists, the Manager contributes both technically and managerially to urban strategies, TOD frameworks, masterplans, and policy-oriented planning studies for public sector, SOE, and development partner clients.

Key Responsibilities

Lead defined workstreams within strategic urban planning projects, including city strategies, corridor plans, TOD frameworks, and masterplans.

Manage and coordinate small project teams,providingday-to-day technical guidance, mentoring, and quality assurance to junior staff.

Oversee the preparation and review of planning reports, spatial analyses, policy notes, and client presentations.

Contribute to spatial analysis, land use planning, development scenarios, and urban design principles to support strategic planning outcomes.

Ensure integration between urban planning, transport planning, economic analysis, infrastructure provision, and policy frameworks.

Support project management activities, including task planning, progress tracking, internal coordination, and delivery against agreed timelines and scopes.

Engage with government counterparts, SOEs, and other stakeholders through meetings, workshops, and consultations.

Support senior team members in proposal development, includingmethodologydesign, technical inputs, and drafting.

Contribute to internal knowledge development, mentoring, and continuous improvement within the Strategic Planning team.

Requirements

Postgraduate or undergraduate qualification in urban planning, urban design, transport planning,urbanpublic policy,urbaneconomicsora related field.

5-8+ years of relevant professional experience in urban planning, strategic planning, or development consulting.

Demonstrated experience leading small teams and managing defined project workstreams.

Strong understanding of urban systems, land use planning, TOD principles, and infrastructure-led development.

Experience leading or coordinating components of masterplans, urban strategies, or policy-oriented planning studies.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing client-ready reports and presentations.

Ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and deliver outputs to agreed timelines.

Experience working with public sector clients, SOEs, or development partners is highly desirable.

Experience in Southeast Asia or emerging market contexts is an advantage.

Why Join Us?

Work on strategic and impactful urban projects that shape cities, regions, and infrastructure investment decisions.

Be part of a multidisciplinary Strategic Planning team integrating planning, economics, finance, transport, and policyexpertise.

Gain exposure to complex, high-profile publicsectorand development partner projects across the region.

Opportunity for professional growth, increased responsibility, and progression within a collaborative team environment.

A supportive and flexible workplace that values structured thinking, initiative, and long-term development.