Urban Planner

QUESS SELECTION & SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

QUESS SELECTION & SERVICES PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a senior urban planning professional to lead strategic planning and network development for community care facilities. You will collaborate with government bodies, healthcare operators, developers, and architects to drive capacity expansion and innovation.

You will develop site assessment frameworks, forecast demand, and guide multi-stakeholder projects from concept to delivery while leading a small planning team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Public Administration, Business Administration, Estate Management, Facilities Management, Architecture, Engineering, Healthcare Management, or related discipline.
• Proven experience in site planning, infrastructure planning, strategic planning, project management, or policy implementation.
• Experience in healthcare, community care, public sector, urban planning, infrastructure, real estate, or related sectors is highly regarded.
• Demonstrated success in managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute long-term plans for community care capacity across Singapore.
• Partner with Ministries, government agencies, and healthcare stakeholders to support service capacity planning and the timely expansion of care infrastructure.
• Identify opportunities to optimize land use and introduce innovative space solutions to address land constraints and evolving community needs.
• Establish frameworks and methodologies to assess site suitability for community care facilities.
• Evaluate locations using demographic trends, community needs analysis, accessibility considerations, and service demand forecasting.
• Recommend strategic facility locations to strengthen care delivery and accessibility for seniors.
• Work closely with government agencies, healthcare operators, developers, architects, and service providers to co-create purpose-built community care facilities.
• Facilitate discussions, negotiate solutions, and align diverse stakeholder interests to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Lead and manage facility planning projects from concept development through implementation.
• Oversee project timelines, budgets, risk management, and key milestones to ensure successful delivery.
• Prepare high-quality papers, presentations, business cases, and reports for senior management and Ministry approvals.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of planning professionals.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture while driving continuous improvement and innovation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Demographic analysis

Capacity planning

Leadership

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning or related

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Network Development

• Develop and execute long-term plans to ensure sufficient community care capacity across Singapore.
• Partner with Ministries, government agencies, and healthcare stakeholders to support service capacity planning and the timely expansion of care infrastructure.
• Identify opportunities to optimize land use and introduce innovative space solutions to address land constraints and evolving community needs.

Site Assessment & Development

• Establish frameworks and methodologies to assess site suitability for community care facilities.
• Evaluate locations using demographic trends, community needs analysis, accessibility considerations, and service demand forecasting.
• Recommend strategic facility locations to strengthen care delivery and accessibility for seniors.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Work closely with government agencies, healthcare operators, developers, architects, and service providers to co-create purpose-built community care facilities.
• Facilitate discussions, negotiate solutions, and align diverse stakeholder interests to achieve successful project outcomes.

Project Leadership & Management

• Lead and manage facility planning projects from concept development through implementation.
• Oversee project timelines, budgets, risk management, and key milestones to ensure successful delivery.
• Prepare high-quality papers, presentations, business cases, and reports for senior management and Ministry approvals.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of planning professionals.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture while driving continuous improvement and innovation.

Key Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Public Administration, Business Administration, Estate Management, Facilities Management, Architecture, Engineering, Healthcare Management, or a related discipline.

Experience

• Proven experience in site planning, infrastructure planning, strategic planning, project management, or policy implementation.
• Experience within the healthcare, community care, public sector, urban planning, infrastructure, real estate, or related sectors will be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated success in managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience in demographic analysis, capacity planning, or demand forecasting.
• Excellent report writing, presentation, and business case development skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and manage competing priorities effectively.
• Proven leadership capabilities and experience managing teams is advantageous.