We are looking to recruit an Urban Planning Associate who will be part of the planning team leadership based in Dubai, supporting the continued growth of the planning team (located across Riyadh and Dubai) as well as across our wider Cities disciplines.Type of contractPermanentGradeAssociateArea of ExpertiseCitiesRegionMiddle East, India and AsiaOffice / Project LocationDubaiRef No8248What will I be doing

• Providing leadership and supporting the continued growth of the planning team. This encompasses the line management of junior team members, assisting and mentoring staff where needed and developing the growth and capabilities of all team members.
• Managing and leading the delivery of multidisciplinary projects, with support from junior team members. This usually includes overseeing technical inputs from numerous disciplines, including transport, infrastructure, environment, sustainability, as well as external inputs, such as architects.
• Operating as a technical lead across a broad range of planning projects, with an understanding of spatial and regional planning, masterplanning, plan and policy making, governance and implementation frameworks and action plans.
• Supporting the technical management and performance of the planning team with particular emphasis on quality.
• Balancing demands and priorities, whilst reviewing project deliverables, planning project resources and finances and monitoring job financial performance.

What will I need to be successful

• Degree qualification in Urban Planning, Design or Town Planning.
• Significant experience in the Urban Planning field.
• A registered member of a relevant professional institution, ideally chartered status (such as the RTPI or APA).
• Must have extensive experience working in the Middle East.
• A willingness and ability to travel.
• IT skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Design capabilities in use of the full adobe creative suite (desirable).
• Arabic speaker (desirable).

• Technical background and experience working across a range of urban planning related projects, such as spatial and regional planning, plan and policy making, masterplanning, regeneration and sustainability.
• A track record of winning urban planning-related work and maintaining client relationships, and an understanding of the market and key collaborators.
• Proven ability to devise solutions to clients, as well as an raising their awareness to the value of quality.
• Demonstrable project management experience, including experience of successful multidisciplinary project delivery and of leading complex city scale projects.
• Demonstrable experience of managing and engaging with team members in a professional yet personable manner.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Desire to lead continuous quality improvement in our work and be up to date with the current industry trends, approaches, tools and methods.

#LI-ID001A place for everyoneBuro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each others differences is key, we want employees to feel they dont have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

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