Associate / Principle Strategic Urban Planners

AtkinsRéalis Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transport & housing allowances

Employee wellbeing program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Associate / Principal Strategic Urban Planner to join its Planning and Urban Development team in Riyadh. The role focuses on delivering complex strategic planning, spatial planning, and master planning across the Middle East, translating economic and social needs into implementable planning strategies.

You will lead multidisciplinary projects, engage stakeholders, and mentor junior team members, with opportunities to influence policy, urban growth, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning or closely related field.
• Master's degree preferred for senior level.
• Significant experience in strategic urban planning and master planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic urban planning, regional planning, and master planning projects across the Middle East.
• Develop spatial frameworks, land-use strategies, and development frameworks.
• Analyze urban conditions, demographics, infrastructure, and environment to inform plans.
• Prepare growth strategies, spatial development plans, and zoning guidance.
• Coordinate with transport, environment, landscape, and design teams.
• Prepare technical reports, client deliverables, and proposals.
• Mentor junior professionals and manage project scope and quality.

Skills

Urban planning

Strategic planning

Spatial analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

GIS software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning

Master's degree in Urban Planning/Development

Tools

GIS

Job description

Associate / Principle Strategic Urban Planners page is loaded## Associate / Principle Strategic Urban Plannerslocations: SA.Riyadh.Hamad Tower (Atkins)time type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-163714### **Job Description**## OverviewAtkinsrealis seeking an experienced Associate / Principal Strategic Urban Planner to join our Planning and Urban Development team. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering complex strategic planning, urban development, and master planning assignments across the Middle East. The position requires strong expertise in strategic planning, spatial planning, land-use planning, development frameworks, and urban policy, with the ability to translate economic, social, environmental, and infrastructure considerations into integrated and implementable planning strategies.## Your role* Lead and contribute to strategic urban planning, regional planning, city planning, and master planning projects.* Develop strategic spatial frameworks, land-use strategies, development frameworks, growth scenarios, and planning policies.* Undertake analysis of existing urban conditions, demographics, land use, infrastructure, mobility, environmental constraints, and development opportunities.* Prepare urban growth strategies, spatial development plans, structure plans, and strategic planning frameworks.* Translate strategic objectives and development visions into practical spatial and land-use recommendations.* Coordinate urban planning activities with transport, infrastructure, environmental, landscape, economic, and urban design disciplines.* Conduct planning assessments, benchmarking studies, development capacity assessments, and planning policy reviews.* Support the development of planning regulations, development controls, zoning strategies, planning guidelines, and implementation frameworks.* Evaluate alternative development scenarios and provide evidence-based recommendations to clients.* Lead or support stakeholder engagement workshops with government authorities, developers, municipalities, and other key stakeholders.* Prepare high-quality technical reports, planning strategies, presentations, and client deliverables.* Manage project scope, programme, resources, technical quality, and planning deliverables.* Review work produced by planners and junior team members, ensuring technical accuracy and consistency.* Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level urban planning professionals.* Maintain an understanding of emerging trends in sustainable urban development, smart cities, transit-oriented development, climate resilience, and integrated planning.* Contribute to proposals, bids, technical methodologies, fee estimates, and business development activities.## About you* Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Town Planning, Regional Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Geography, or a closely related discipline.* Master's degree in Urban Planning, Strategic Planning, Urban Development, or a related discipline is highly desirable.* Relevant professional accreditation or membership with a recognized planning institution is preferred.* Significant professional experience in strategic urban planning, spatial planning, master planning, or urban development.* Demonstrated experience working on large-scale city, regional, master planning, or strategic development projects.* Strong understanding of land-use planning, spatial strategy, planning policy, development controls, and urban growth management.* Ability to interpret demographic, socioeconomic, spatial, infrastructure, and environmental information to support strategic planning decisions.* Experience working within multidisciplinary consulting teams.* Strong report writing, presentation, communication, and stakeholder-management capabilities.* Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, deadlines, and multidisciplinary interfaces.* Strong client-facing and presentation skills.* Experience managing and mentoring planning professionals is expected for the Associate / Principal level.* Proficiency with relevant planning and spatial analysis tools, including GIS-based applications, is advantageous.* Previous experience delivering major planning or urban development projects in the Middle East / GCC region is highly desirable.## Rewards & benefitsExplore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career.This includes:* Tax-free salary.* Life insurance coverage.* Medical insurance.* Annual leave balance.* Company gratuity scheme.* Discretionary bonus program.* Annual flight contribution.* Transportation & housing allowances.* Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, familycare, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.## About AtkinsRéalisWe're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.### **Worker Type**Employee### **Job Type**Regular*At* *AtkinsRéalis**, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.*