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Role Overview
Smart City Design Consultant at JLL, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. You will play a key role in conceptualizing, developing, and delivering innovative smart city solutions for our clients.
Company Overview
JLL is a leading global provider of real estate and investment management services. The company is committed to combining world-class services, advisory and technology for clients, and to hiring and empowering talented people to build meaningful careers.
Role Purpose
To support the development and delivery of comprehensive smart city strategies, frameworks, and solutions that integrate mobility, energy, utilities, public realm, and digital services. You will translate strategic visions and stakeholder priorities into concrete requirements, use cases, and design documentation that drive scalable, interoperable smart city implementations.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
- Support the development of smart city strategies, frameworks, and concept masterplans that integrate mobility, energy, utilities, public realm, and digital services.
- Contribute to defining smart city use cases and service portfolios, including smart mobility, smart buildings, digital public services, safety and security, and environmental monitoring.
- Support the development of implementation roadmaps, investment plans, and phasing strategies for smart city programmes and projects.
Design & Architecture
- Assist in designing smart infrastructure layers, including connectivity, IoT, data platforms, and integration with urban systems and assets.
- Contribute to the preparation of smart city design guidelines, standards, and reference architectures to ensure scalability, interoperability, and security.
- Help translate user needs and stakeholder priorities into requirements for smart city solutions, platforms, and services.
Stakeholder & Partnership Management
- Collaborate with technical teams to evaluate and select technologies, partners, and platforms aligned with the overall smart city vision.
- Participate in stakeholder engagement, workshops, and co-creation sessions with government entities, developers, operators, and communities.
Business Development
- Contribute to bids and proposals, providing smart city content, methodologies, and thought leadership material.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in smart city design, digital urban planning, or related roles in consulting, government, real estate, or technology.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Architecture, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Good understanding of smart city domains such as mobility, energy, utilities, public safety, environment, and digital citizen services.
- Experience working with IoT, urban data platforms, GIS, and digital twin concepts in the context of cities or large developments.
- Demonstrated ability to translate strategic visions into concrete requirements, use cases, and design documentation.
- Familiarity with international best practices, standards, and frameworks for smart cities and digital infrastructure.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong analytical, conceptual thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance innovation with practicality.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing reports, presentations, and client-facing materials.
- Collaborative mindset with ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
Additional Information
- Execution Location: On-site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- JLL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.