Parsons International Hiring for Principal Urban Designer at Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Full Time

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Job Description :

Job Description:

Ready to put your urban planning expertise to work on marquee
projects that will change the fabric of our cities Would you enjoy
being involved in a wide range of analytical tasks and complex
projects Parsons is now hiring a Principal Urban Planner for our
rapidly expanding portfolio of master planning projects.

Parsons extensive experience in this field combined with
your urban planning and design skills will propel your career forward.
In the role of Principal Urban Planner you will prepare urban planning
studies and develop master plans at local, regional and strategic
level exercising full planning responsibility for interpreting,
organizing, coordinating, and executing assignments. Our Principal
Urban Planners maintain liaisons with individuals and units, both
inside and outside the company, who are responsible for various master
planning and design projects.
Key
Responsibilities:

Team Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary team and ensure they are given
  clear instructions and guidance.
• Supervise and
  participate in advanced complex professional planning activities.
• Assigns work to professional staff and ensures
  appropriate training is provided.

Urban Planning
and Urban Design

• Perform and manage complex and
  sensitive professional planning projects, research and analysis.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with local and
  international standards.
• Advise the Planning Director on
  all planning-related matters.
• Gather, compile, and
  analyze data on economic, social, and physical factors affecting the
  developments.
• Develop technical inputs to support the
  delivery of high-quality plans, reports, and presentations.
• Confer with local authorities, civic leaders, social
  scientists, and land planning and development specialists to devise
  and recommend arrangements of land and physical facilities for
  residential, commercial, transportation, industrial, and community
  uses.
• Develop recommendations based on governmental
  measures affecting land use, public utilities, community facilities,
  housing, and transportation to control and guide community development
  and renewal.

Project Planning

• Prepare work programs to translate project objectives
  provided by the Client into detailed plans and take on the
  responsibility to subdivide work assignments and tasks to the project
  team.

Project Management and Implementation

• Implement required measures during the project
  management process and lead the team by resolving any problems,
  technical issues or deviations from plans to ensure that project
  progress is maintained as per plan.

Relationships
with External Stakeholders

• Maintain contact and
  coordination with the multiple external agencies involved in the
  translation of the Government’s development mandate and master plan
  objectives into work plans through maintaining meaningful working
  relationships to facilitate a shared understanding.

Business Development

• Support
  business development activities including the preparation of bids,
  pricing and content development.
• Prepare business
  presentations to promote the works of the planning studio.
• Support Key Account Management and nurturing Client
  relationships per business strategy.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s
  degree in Urban Planning / Architecture or closely related field.
  Masters in Urban Planning is preferred.
• Certified
  planner certification is preferred at this level.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive urban planning and
  design experience working on a variety of projects
• Experience in the Middle East is a must
• Experience in producing master plans, conceptual designs
  and illustrative layouts.
• Experience in strategic and
  regional planning.
• Experience in developing urban
  planning regulations and writing technical manuals.
• Creative thinking and in depth understanding of current
  best practices.
• Thorough understanding of local statutes
  and planning rules and regulations.
• Ability to involve
  and represent wide-range and diverse interests in the development
  planning and design process and to reconcile conflicting demands.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills
• Proven ability for performing in a lead capacity on a
  project

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Not Applicable/NoneParsons is an equal opportunity employer
committed to diversity in the workplace.
Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.