Principal Urban Planner

Description

• Support the Sector Lead in business development through technical proposals, delivery programmes, resource planning, and input into financial submissions.
• Take full ownership of project deliverables, ensuring quality, timeliness, and successful client approvals.
• Assess project workloads and resource availability to support effective team deployment.
• Participate in client and stakeholder training and capacity-building activities, including on-the-job training.
• Work closely with Project Managers to ensure smooth project delivery and maintain strong client relationships, including support for payment recovery.
• Conduct internal workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Mentor planning and design team members by identifying skill gaps and supporting capability development.
• Assess team performance and capability and provide feedback to the Sector Lead.
• Work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, contributing to thought leadership, talent development, and regional growth.
• Join a global consultancy with 16,500+ professionals, delivering integrated planning, design, and engineering solutions across 40+ countries.
• Lead high-impact master planning and urban design projects, shaping sustainable and future-ready cities across the UAE and GCC.
• Structure reports and presentations, monitor progress, review outputs, and present to clients and stakeholders.
• Lead and guide project teams to deliver creative, high-quality planning and urban design outputs aligned with SJ standards.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience delivering at least 10 master planning, urban design, or regional planning projects as Lead Planner or Designer.
• Master’s degree in Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Urban Design, or a related discipline.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance