Senior Urban Designer - WSP

Think bigger scale. Think higher profile. Think groundbreaking. Join WSP and youll be at the heart of a team of international experts all dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise and working on projects that transform society for all of us.

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Urban Designer to work in a multidisciplinary team of designers planners and engineers. The fastpaced work environment enables team members to work on a variety of projects. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual looking to develop their international experience with a worldrenowned multidisciplinary consultant.

• Contribute to the design and delivery of a variety of projects often happening concurrently.
• Take ownership of medium to large scale design and production packages under the supervision of the Design/Project Director.
• Organise and graphicly develop client presentations.
• Work to a programme for deliverables and advise senior staff of any issues which may affect delivery.
• Work within agreed design standards and parameters with senior staff.
• Ensure the quality of deliverables meet the expectations of senior staff.
• Work within a multidisciplinary multicultural team.
• Undertake technical coordination with other WSP teams and third party subconsultants

• Degree of post graduate qualification in urban design urban planning landscape architecture or related field and preferably with a professional affiliation (or eligible for membership)
• Candidates will ideally have minimum 710 years relevant working experience in urban design urban planning and master planning.
• Lead the production of highquality urban planning design and master planning project submissions in the UAE and the wider Middle East and Africa
• Lead in the preparation of technical bids and fee proposals for master planning and urban design projects and other major infrastructure projects where appropriate;
• Strong design and graphics capabilities and ability to communicate ideas via various visual and graphic media including hand drawn and computer graphics.
• Fully conversant with Adobe Creative Suite with demonstrable graphics and visualisation skills.
• Competent in PowerPoint MS Word Excel and AutoCAD.
• Experience in working within a multidisciplinary team including external subconsultants is essential.
• Strong design management report production and coordination skills
• An understanding of sustainability issues within the public realm. (LEED or similar experience and advantage)
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
• Capable of working on own initiative or as part of a larger multidisciplinary team.
• Have a logical and organized approach to project delivery of project outputs.
• Will be required to travel within the Middle East region to projects in a variety of geographical locations including Saudi Arabia.

WSP is one of the worlds leading engineering and professional services consulting firms. Dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international expertise we are technical experts and strategic advisors working together to solve some of the most complex challenges.

Here at WSP we greatly value your worklife balance and your requirements for flexibility. Work is only one part of our lives and making time for other things is important be that our families our friends or ourselves.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay WSP offers first class medical cover generous annual leave and paid professional subscriptions.

Be you be happy we strive to maintain a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximises the contribution every individual can bring to WSP. We recognize the value of working with diverse teams of varying backgrounds and experiences and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates of all backgrounds.

Our team is made up of technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers technicians scientists architects planners surveyors environmental specialists designers and program and construction management professionals.

Together we utilise our local understanding international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems.

We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings Transportation & Infrastructure Environment Industry Resources (including Mining and
Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and
strategic consulting services.

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