Remote Senior Master Planning Architect — City Development

Placements24; Paarl; Remote; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote role

Full-time position

Competitive salary and benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Urban Planning Architect to lead large-scale urban development initiatives. This fully remote role allows you to shape city districts from anywhere in South Africa, with a focus on sustainability, policy development, and strategic planning.

You will direct design guidelines, zoning considerations, and master plans while coordinating with government bodies, developers and communities to deliver resilient, equitable urban environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in urban planning, master planning, or architecture leadership.
• Expertise in urban design, land use planning, and policy development.
• Strong remote communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of urban master plans, spatial frameworks and city strategies.
• Analyze urban data, demographics and environmental factors for decisions.
• Collaborate with government, developers and communities on regeneration projects.
• Develop design guidelines, zoning regulations and sustainable growth policies.
• Prepare urban design proposals, visualizations and presentations for review.
• Ensure alignment with sustainability, resilience and social equity.
• Manage project teams, consultants and client relationships remotely.
• Stay updated on global best practices in urban planning and design.

Skills

Leadership

Remote collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Master's degree in Urban Planning

Tools

GIS

AutoCAD

Revit

3D visualization

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Urban Planning Architect to lead large-scale urban development initiatives. This fully remote role allows you to shape city districts from anywhere in South Africa, with a focus on sustainability, policy development, and strategic planning.

You will direct design guidelines, zoning considerations, and master plans while coordinating with government bodies, developers and communities to deliver resilient, equitable urban environments.