Design Director at Urbis in Singapore, Singapore | Kablio

Role

Description

financial management

project management

client relations

quality assurance

proposal development

strategic projects

Ensure compliance with workplace health, safety, and wellbeing policies.
Assist with forecasting, budgeting, risk, and financial management.
Nurture and develop staff through effective coaching and mentoring.
Foster a culture of collaboration, design quality, and excellence.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and industry peers.
Contribute to quality assurance initiatives and team business plans.
Support strategic projects and national initiatives.
Achieve revenue targets through strong service delivery and project management.
Manage financial and commercial requirements, including fee and sub-contractor arrangements.
Proactively identify opportunities to engage and work collaboratively with colleagues from other disciplines and Business Units across Singapore and the broader firm on cross-disciplinary projects.
Identify and generate new work, ensuring sustained profitable business performance.
Develop proposals, tenders, and submissions for new projects.
Deliver a consistent revenue stream in line with targets.

Requirements

urban design

landscape architecture

practice management

leadership

commercial acumen

15+ years

Tertiary qualifications in Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning, or a related discipline.
Demonstrate strong practice management skills, including timely submissions and billing.
Proven leadership and people management skills.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Strong commercial acumen and negotiation capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to achieve revenue targets and drive business growth.
15+ years relevant experience across Asia Pacific.
A network of established clients and a proven track record of winning work.

Benefits

Information not given or found

Training + Development

Information not given or found

Interview process

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Visa Sponsorship

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Security clearance

Information not given or found

Company

Overview

1961

Year Founded

The consultancy was established in 1961 and has been shaping urban environments since then.

Assists in shaping cities by offering innovative solutions in planning, design, and policy development.
Works with public and private sector clients, transforming projects that impact communities.
Focuses on sustainable design, contributing to high-profile developments across Australia.
Typical projects include city master planning, urban regeneration, transport infrastructure, and environmental assessments.
Reputation for delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects, bringing together expert teams across various sectors.
Strong presence across Australia, with offices in multiple major cities.

Culture + Values

Proudly picky in selecting people with passion, potential and talent.
Value fun, balance and connection through regular social activities, celebratory events and a wellbeing programme.
Encourage people to connect personal values to the vision of bettering communities via programmes like mentor program, give back committee, national sustainability, reconciliation action plan, sponsorship in leadership, volunteer leave, art committee.
Support authenticity and diversity of ideas—‘bring your spark’—creating space where everyone feels they belong.
Offer flexible working options, trusting autonomy and enabling people to live on their terms.
Collaborative—not competitive—environment where knowledge sharing, communication across service offerings and working as a team is a priority.

Environment + Sustainability

Mid-2023 Carbon Neutral

Climate Active Certification

Achieved carbon neutrality for business operations six months ahead of FY23 end.

25% Emissions Reduction

Carbon Reduction Target

Committed to reducing net emissions by 25% by 2029 with a strategic plan in place.

3 GW Renewable Energy

Projects Delivered

Delivered over 3 gigawatts of renewable energy projects through partnerships with public and private sectors.

1.2B People Target

Smart Places Planning

Supports smart places planning for 1.2 billion people by 2030 as part of sustainability services.

Actions taken include buying 100% renewable energy where available, green building measures in offices, reduced corporate fleet, procuring carbon-neutral products, limiting air travel, and offsetting remaining emissions via projects like Rimba Raya reforestation.
Supports clients in sustainability through services such as net zero and decarbonisation strategies, ESG advisory and reporting, energy transition advisory, circular economy, sustainable portfolio management, social sustainability.

Inclusion & Diversity

Articles

Our Projects

Careers at Urbis

About Urbis

Role

Description

financial management

project management

client relations

quality assurance

proposal development

strategic projects

Ensure compliance with workplace health, safety, and wellbeing policies.
Assist with forecasting, budgeting, risk, and financial management.
Nurture and develop staff through effective coaching and mentoring.
Foster a culture of collaboration, design quality, and excellence.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and industry peers.
Contribute to quality assurance initiatives and team business plans.
Support strategic projects and national initiatives.
Achieve revenue targets through strong service delivery and project management.
Manage financial and commercial requirements, including fee and sub-contractor arrangements.
Proactively identify opportunities to engage and work collaboratively with colleagues from other disciplines and Business Units across Singapore and the broader firm on cross-disciplinary projects.
Identify and generate new work, ensuring sustained profitable business performance.
Develop proposals, tenders, and submissions for new projects.
Deliver a consistent revenue stream in line with targets.

Requirements

urban design

landscape architecture

practice management

leadership

commercial acumen

15+ years

Tertiary qualifications in Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning, or a related discipline.
Demonstrate strong practice management skills, including timely submissions and billing.
Proven leadership and people management skills.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Strong commercial acumen and negotiation capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to achieve revenue targets and drive business growth.
15+ years relevant experience across Asia Pacific.
A network of established clients and a proven track record of winning work.

Benefits

Information not given or found

Training + Development

Information not given or found

Interview process

Information not given or found

Visa Sponsorship

Information not given or found

Security clearance

Information not given or found

Company

Overview

1961

Year Founded

The consultancy was established in 1961 and has been shaping urban environments since then.

Assists in shaping cities by offering innovative solutions in planning, design, and policy development.
Works with public and private sector clients, transforming projects that impact communities.
Focuses on sustainable design, contributing to high-profile developments across Australia.
Typical projects include city master planning, urban regeneration, transport infrastructure, and environmental assessments.
Reputation for delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects, bringing together expert teams across various sectors.
Strong presence across Australia, with offices in multiple major cities.

Culture + Values

Proudly picky in selecting people with passion, potential and talent.
Value fun, balance and connection through regular social activities, celebratory events and a wellbeing programme.
Encourage people to connect personal values to the vision of bettering communities via programmes like mentor program, give back committee, national sustainability, reconciliation action plan, sponsorship in leadership, volunteer leave, art committee.
Support authenticity and diversity of ideas—‘bring your spark’—creating space where everyone feels they belong.
Offer flexible working options, trusting autonomy and enabling people to live on their terms.
Collaborative—not competitive—environment where knowledge sharing, communication across service offerings and working as a team is a priority.

Environment + Sustainability

Mid-2023 Carbon Neutral

Climate Active Certification

Achieved carbon neutrality for business operations six months ahead of FY23 end.

25% Emissions Reduction

Carbon Reduction Target

Committed to reducing net emissions by 25% by 2029 with a strategic plan in place.

3 GW Renewable Energy

Projects Delivered

Delivered over 3 gigawatts of renewable energy projects through partnerships with public and private sectors.

1.2B People Target

Smart Places Planning

Supports smart places planning for 1.2 billion people by 2030 as part of sustainability services.

Actions taken include buying 100% renewable energy where available, green building measures in offices, reduced corporate fleet, procuring carbon-neutral products, limiting air travel, and offsetting remaining emissions via projects like Rimba Raya reforestation.
Supports clients in sustainability through services such as net zero and decarbonisation strategies, ESG advisory and reporting, energy transition advisory, circular economy, sustainable portfolio management, social sustainability.

Inclusion & Diversity

Articles

Our Projects

Careers at Urbis

About Urbis