Jacobs Hiring for Design Director – Masterplanning & Landscape Job at Dubai Full Time

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the “why” of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we push the limits of what’s possible to make the world smarter, more connected and more sustainable. In our built environment work, that means designing spaces that foster innovation, cultivate collaboration, and drive the next great discovery for humanity.

Bring your creativity, collaborative spirit, and extreme attention to detail, and we’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you – so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow, together.

Jacobs is looking for a talented Design Director – Masterplanning & Landscape, to join our Cities and Places team in Dubai. The projects are ranging from comprehensive planning initiatives to concept and detailed masterplanning and landscaping for large-scale developments touching a number of markets such as residential, mixed use, hospitality, healthcare and industrial projects.

Be part of a world class developments and make a major contribution to iconic projects. Make a difference in the Design Development on urban & masterplanning and landscaping, enabling us to offer our clients truly comprehensive solutions for some of the challenges they are facing.

In addition to this, your duties will be the following:

• Continuously improve industry knowledge & build staff capabilities within the practice by leading, coaching, and mentoring the architectural team.
• Support Jacobs masterplanning & landscape team to grow technical knowledge and facilitate professional development.
• Responsible for the design leadership on masterplanning & landscape projects.
• Engage with Clients as Jacobs Design Lead.
• Responsibility and accountability for planning, design and technical detailing across all design stages.
• Delivery of complex masterplanning & landscape projects.
• Strong presentation of design ideas and design progress, supported by a design team, to the Client.
• Spear head technical issues and guide teams towards resolutions / solutions.
• Build / Assist / Review systems and processes that allow design improvements and growth to operate optimally.
• Review and guide work at multi-disciplinary level, to ensure the required quality is achieved in design and documentation.
• Strategize design delivery for large projects and guide the management related to required skillsets.
• Participating in regional design reviews.
• Planning & management of Design process from concept to detailed design and tender documentation.
• Mentor staff and guide them towards professional excellence.
• Work closely with the Masterplanning & Landscape Regional Director to improve design quality across all projects.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

As a successful candidate you will have a BS or MS degree in relevant field from a recognized university, with hands on experience on Mega projects. You will ideally have experience from the Middle East, in the capacity of a Design Director in the Middle East. It is important that you can demonstrate a strong knowledge of recognized design management control principles, with the ability to motivate others and work to tight deadlines. You will have excellent client management skills and have the capacity to work with and lead diverse teams when under pressure whilst always being commercially savvy, in what is considered a rapidly changing sector. An internationally recognized professional registrations would be a plus.

Jacobs. A world where you can.
From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions – we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally – and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.