Senior Urban Planner

The Senior Professional role includes design development design review supervision of other professionals coordination design documentation and report writing. The Senior Urban Planner guides junior professionals and independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete design works contributing to strategy and innovation discussions regarding delivery methodologies including solutions for complex challenging customer/market needs. Contributes to developing project outcomes and coordinating the team to effectively manage the resourcing and delivery of our deliverables as agreed with the Director and clients.

Technical Excellence:

• Identify relevant market research objectives and topics in line with project briefs and internal thought leadership.
• Review and derive necessary information for projects before use and discussions with clients.
• Read qualify quantify and graphically represent urban planning standards applicable to projects and apply the same to design tasks. Determine the correct source of planning and urban planning regulatory guidelines per region or authority and present key findings to senior urban planners and peers.
• Fully develops the design content by applying design and technical knowledge to ensure the production of highquality outputs by following project timelines.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables and works on detailed or routine assignments involving calculations sketching diagrams dataset development drawing and reports. Identifies discrepancies in results and proposes an approach to solving new problems encountered.
• Performs work under the agreedupon budget and schedule with moderate supervision.
• Coordinates with other disciplines or business lines as applicable to ensure the continuity of the design process.
• Understand the impact of integrating the work of other internal disciplines or external consultants/stakeholders in the design sequence and the output of the deliverables.
• Adequately represent site reviews opportunities and constraints for project and client discussions.
• Question thoughts and validate design ideas following thorough reading of site characteristics.
• Drive and conduct site opportunity and constraints studies for projects and proposals to be presented to the client and internally. Present findings and establish clear thoughts and ideas following design consideration.
• Demonstrate knowledge of urban planning principles with the ability to translate vision frameworks established by senior staff into principles and objectives.
• Manage teams to prepare urban planning project deliverables and applicable planning authorities requirements and coordinate technical input and output with various disciplines into a project or a proposal.
• Have a fair understanding of a projects fully integrated urban planning technical requirements and can bridge between Architecture Urban planning and Landscape scopes.
• Define urban planning and building typologies applicable to projects and be able to benchmark them against international and local examples.
• Demonstrate clear descriptive writing of urban planning principles and urban planning guidelines.
• Think in a 3dimensional manner and be able to represent ideas verbally and graphically.
• Acquire strong knowledge of urban planning attributes used across urban planning projects.
• Develop innovative design ideas and solutions through digital tools and personal skills.
• Identify new potential areas of innovation and improvement in design ideation and presentation that the urban planning team can benefit from.
• Actively participates in internal and external workshops and can put together summary outcome reports.
• Able to Lead teams of designers to prepare adequate material for workshops and client presentations by following design managers storylines.

Team Contribution

• Structure teams for urban planning projects with a clear understanding of project roles and responsibilities.
• Communicate with peers and ensure knowledge sharing occurs across the various studios and teams around lessons learnt.
• Orient integrate guide and mentor new urban planning recruits and provide them with access to relevant sample material and projects.
• Advocate for quality procedures applicable to the urban planning technical practice group and continuously apply thorough selfchecks and reviews of deliverables before they are shared.
• Implement safety in design standards and procedures and report on safety inside and outside the work environment including any incidents or near misses that might impact staff.
• Contribute to and participate in one of the UP steering committees that promote integration knowledge sharing digital integration or diversity and inclusion.
• Report on safety issues observed in and outside the office during duty including near misses.
• Be a gatekeeper of information and methodologies deliver reports and projects and share with the broader team and new joiners when needed.
• Enhance developed urban planning graphics standards across projects and document the same for broader team use.

Client Relationship Management:

• Begins to build and maintain client relationships.
• Attend client meetings as technical support to gather information discuss project requirements explain/ defend work etc.
• Participates in the development and preparation of bids and proposalsthe ability to present solutions to clients professionally and technically competently.
• Understand bid requirements and can support putting together bids technical approach and methodologies while supporting delivery structure coordinating input and implementing commercial aspects of bids.  

Qualifications :

• Minimum 6 years postundergraduate experience
• Post Graduate Degree in Spatial Economic Policy Planning
• Bachelors degree in the relevant discipline field.  Masters degree preferred.  Working towards professional membership in Urban Design or Architecture e.g. RIBA or equivalent in the relevant discipline degree.

Additional Information :

About AECOM 

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status AECOM benefits may include medical dental vision life AD&D disability benefits paid time off leaves of absences voluntary benefits perks flexible work options wellbeing resources employee assistance program business travel insurance service recognition awards retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan. 

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What makes AECOM a great place to work 

You will be part of a global team that champions your growth and career ambitions. Work on groundbreaking projects both in your local community and on a global scale that are transforming our industry and shaping the future. With cuttingedge technology and a network of experts youll have the resources to make a real impact. Our awardwinning training and development programs are designed to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills helping you build the career youve always envisioned. Here youll find a welcoming workplace built on respect collaboration and community where you have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity. 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime