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Role Overview
AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Associate / Principal Strategic Urban Planner to join the Planning and Urban Development team. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering complex strategic planning, urban development, and master planning assignments across the Middle East.
Company Overview
AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together with industry partners, clients, and a global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we engineer a better future for the planet and its people.
Role Purpose
This position requires strong expertise in strategic planning, spatial planning, land-use planning, development frameworks, and urban policy. The role translates economic, social, environmental, and infrastructure considerations into integrated and implementable planning strategies.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Development
- Lead and contribute to strategic urban planning, regional planning, city planning, and master planning projects.
- Develop strategic spatial frameworks, land-use strategies, development frameworks, growth scenarios, and planning policies.
- Prepare urban growth strategies, spatial development plans, structure plans, and strategic planning frameworks.
- Translate strategic objectives and development visions into practical spatial and land-use recommendations.
- Evaluate alternative development scenarios and provide evidence-based recommendations to clients.
Analysis & Assessment
- Undertake analysis of existing urban conditions, demographics, land use, infrastructure, mobility, environmental constraints, and development opportunities.
- Conduct planning assessments, benchmarking studies, development capacity assessments, and planning policy reviews.
- Interpret demographic, socioeconomic, spatial, infrastructure, and environmental information to support strategic planning decisions.
Policy & Regulatory Framework
- Support the development of planning regulations, development controls, zoning strategies, planning guidelines, and implementation frameworks.
- Maintain an understanding of emerging trends in sustainable urban development, smart cities, transit-oriented development, climate resilience, and integrated planning.
Coordination & Collaboration
- Coordinate urban planning activities with transport, infrastructure, environmental, landscape, economic, and urban design disciplines.
- Lead or support stakeholder engagement workshops with government authorities, developers, municipalities, and other key stakeholders.
- Work within multidisciplinary consulting teams.
Deliverables & Reporting
- Prepare high-quality technical reports, planning strategies, presentations, and client deliverables.
- Manage project scope, programme, resources, technical quality, and planning deliverables.
Team Leadership & Development
- Review work produced by planners and junior team members, ensuring technical accuracy and consistency.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level urban planning professionals.
Business Development
- Contribute to proposals, bids, technical methodologies, fee estimates, and business development activities.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Town Planning, Regional Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Geography, or a closely related discipline.
- Master's degree in Urban Planning, Strategic Planning, Urban Development, or a related discipline is highly desirable.
- Relevant professional accreditation or membership with a recognized planning institution is preferred.
- Significant professional experience in strategic urban planning, spatial planning, master planning, or urban development.
- Demonstrated experience working on large-scale city, regional, master planning, or strategic development projects.
- Experience managing and mentoring planning professionals is expected for the Associate / Principal level.
- Previous experience delivering major planning or urban development projects in the Middle East / GCC region is highly desirable.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong understanding of land-use planning, spatial strategy, planning policy, development controls, and urban growth management.
- Strong report writing, presentation, communication, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
- Strong client-facing and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, deadlines, and multidisciplinary interfaces.
- Proficiency with relevant planning and spatial analysis tools, including GIS-based applications, is advantageous.
Additional Information
Employment Terms
- Worker Type: Employee
- Job Type: Regular
Benefits
- Tax-free salary.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Medical insurance.
- Annual leave balance.
- Company gratuity scheme.
- Discretionary bonus program.
- Annual flight contribution.
- Transportation and housing allowances.
- Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.
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