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Future City Thinker
Atkinsréalis
Lead strategic urban planning and thought leadership for future city development in MEA/APAC.
7d ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Hybrid
Company Size
40,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Architectural Design and Engineering
Civil Design and Engineering
Structural Design and Engineering
Electrical Design and Engineering
Mechanical Design and Engineering
Transportation planning
Highways and bridges
Railroads and transit
Sector Specialisms
Water
Environment
Education
Aerospace
Security
Defence
Communications
Infrastructure
Role
What you would be doing
thought leadership
stakeholder engagement
planning tools
gis analysis
technical bids
master planning
- Champion thought leadership through keynote speaking, publications, and strategic advisory roles that influence urban discourse globally.
- Mentor and guide multidisciplinary teams, fostering a culture of innovation, design excellence, and strategic thinking.
- Engage with high-level stakeholders including government agencies, city leaders, and private sector partners to co-create urban visions.
- Drive innovation in planning tools, data-driven decision-making, and scenario modelling to support strategic foresight.
- Engage stakeholders through workshops, presentations, and participatory design processes to ensure inclusive and responsive planning that feeds into strategic level planning and development.
- Advocate for design excellence and innovation in all aspects of urban transformation.
- Translate global trends into local strategies, ensuring contextual relevance while pushing the boundaries of possibility.
- Lead the production of high-quality urban and regional planning, design and master planning project submissions in the UAE, KSA and the wider Middle East and Africa.
- Ensuring that all existing employees, potential employees, colleagues, and customers are treated equally and with respect.
- Lead regional urban strategy initiatives across MEA and APAC, delivering future-ready frameworks, master plans, and policy guidance.
- Analyse urban trends and data using GIS and other planning tools to inform strategic decision-making, working with our digital teams to push boundaries.
- Develop and communicate urban narratives that inspire action—using storytelling, visualisation, and strategic framing to engage clients and stakeholders.
- Lead in the preparation of technical bids and fee proposals for strategic planning and master planning projects and other major projects where appropriate.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with clients, attending meetings, workshops and seminars.
What you bring
urban planning
15 years
smart city
sustainability
visualization
multidisciplinary
- Having clear and concise procedures and guidelines for both line managers and employees to ensure policies are fully understood and implemented.
- Exceptional visualization and storytelling skills—able to translate complex strategies into compelling visuals and narratives via various visual and graphic media including hand and computer graphics.
- Will be required to travel within the Middle East region to projects in a variety of geographical locations, including Saudi Arabia.
- Experience in working with a multidisciplinary team.
- Complying with the relevant employment legislation and codes of practice.
- Experience working with smart city frameworks, sustainability strategies, and future mobility concepts.
- Capable of working on own initiative or as part of a larger multidisciplinary team.
- Post graduate qualification in urban design, urban planning or related field and preferably with a professional affiliation (or eligible for membership).
- Proven track record in thought leadership—published work, speaking engagements, or recognised contributions to urban discourse.
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
- Candidates will ideally have a minimum of 15 years’ relevant working experience in strategic urban planning, and master planning with a portfolio of city-scale projects and regional leadership.
- Deep understanding of MEA and APAC urban contexts, including cultural, political, and economic dynamics.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Annual flight contribution.
- Company gratuity scheme.
- Paid Annual leave.
- Discretionary bonus program.
- Tax-free salary.
- Relocation assistance.
- Transportation & housing allowances.
- Comprehensive medical insurance coverage.
- Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, as well as personal health, fitness, and nutrition consulting.
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Company
Overview
C$12.5B
Backlog
Record backlog amid surging demand.
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- Safety: We put safety at the heart of everything we do, to safeguard people, assets and the environment.
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- Innovation: We redefine engineering by thinking boldly, proudly and differently.
- Collaboration: We work together and embrace each other’s unique contribution to deliver amazing results for all.
- Excellence: We are proud to do our best, achieve high standards, creating environments where all can thrive.
Net-zero by 2030
Emissions Goal
Achieved a net-zero target for operational emissions by 2030, marking a significant milestone in sustainability efforts.
87% reduction
Emissions Drop
Reduced Scope 1 & 2 emissions by ~87% compared to a 2019 baseline through strategic measures like divestment and fleet electrification.
62 score
Carbon Performance
Achieved a DitchCarbon score of 62, significantly higher than the industry average of 20, ranking in the top 1% globally.
Over 50%
Sustainable Revenue
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- Achieved PAS 2080:2023 certification for whole‑life carbon management in infrastructure.
- 2022 emissions breakdown: Scope 1 (6,845 tCO₂e), Scope 2 (4,251 tCO₂e), Scope 3 (33,381 tCO₂e); Scope 1‒2 intensity at 0.3 tCO₂e/FTE.
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