Associate Urban Designer
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About the Role
A leading real estate developer in Abu Dhabi seeks an Associate Urban Designer to lead the creation of innovative, sustainable, and commercially successful urban environments.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the development of urban design concepts for large scale master planned communities, mixed use districts, waterfront developments, and destination projects
- Translate development objectives into innovative urban frameworks, neighbourhood structures, and place making strategies
- Develop land use plans, movement networks, density strategies, block layouts, and public realm concepts that support commercially successful developments
- Establish the character, identity, and spatial quality of projects through high quality urban design
- Lead projects from visioning and concept design through master planning and planning approval stages
- Prepare and review urban design frameworks, design guidelines, public realm strategies, and development principles
- Test development scenarios to optimise land use, density, connectivity, and commercial performance
- Ensure urban design proposals respond effectively to planning policies, infrastructure requirements, environmental considerations, and market demands
- Manage and coordinate international urban design, architecture, landscape, transport, and infrastructure consultants
- Lead design workshops, visioning sessions, and multidisciplinary coordination meetings
- Review consultant submissions to ensure compliance with approved design strategies and project objectives
- Prepare consultant briefs, scopes of work, and technical requirements for urban design commissions
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Urban Design, Urban Planning, Architecture, or related discipline
- 12 15 years' experience in urban design, master planning, or city planning
- Minimum of 3 years of UAE Experience
- Proven experience delivering large scale master planned communities, mixed use developments, waterfront projects, destination developments, or major urban regeneration schemes
- Experience leading multidisciplinary consultant teams from concept through planning approval
- Background working for a leading developer, master developer, or internationally recognised urban design or architectural consultancy
- Exceptional urban design and master planning expertise
- Strong understanding of placemaking, walkability, public realm design, neighbourhood planning, and urban character
- Ability to translate strategic development objectives into practical, high quality urban design solutions
- Strong knowledge of land use planning, movement networks, density optimisation, and development frameworks
- Excellent design review and critical thinking skills
- Strong graphic communication and presentation abilities, including sketching, diagrams, and visual storytelling
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Role Overview
- My client a leading real estate developer in Abu Dhabi requires an Associate Urban Designer to lead the creation of innovative, sustainable, and commercially successful urban environments across a portfolio of major residential, mixed use, waterfront, hospitality, and destination developments.
- Working within the Master Planning and Design team, this role is responsible for transforming development strategies into high quality urban design solutions that create vibrant, people focused communities. The successful candidate will lead the urban design process from early visioning through conc
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of urban design concepts for large scale master planned communities, mixed use districts, waterfront developments, and destination projects.
- Translate development objectives into innovative urban frameworks, neighbourhood structures, and place making strategies.
- Develop land use plans, movement networks, density strategies, block layouts, and public realm concepts that support commercially successful developments.
- Establish the character, identity, and spatial quality of projects through high quality urban design.
- Lead projects from visioning and concept design through master planning and planning approval stages.
- Prepare and review urban design frameworks, design guidelines, public realm strategies, and development principles.
- Test development scenarios to optimise land use, density, connectivity, and commercial performance.
- Ensure urban design proposals respond effectively to planning policies, infrastructure requirements, environmental considerations, and market demands.
- Manage and coordinate international urban design, architecture, landscape, transport, and infrastructure consultants.
- Lead design workshops, visioning sessions, and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
- Review consultant submissions to ensure compliance with approved design strategies and project objectives.
- Prepare consultant briefs, scopes of work, and technical requirements for urban design commissions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Urban Design, Urban Planning, Architecture, or a related discipline.
- Professional membership with a recognised planning or architectural institution is advantageous.
Experience
- 12 15 years' experience in urban design, master planning, or city planning.
- Minimum of 3 years of UAE Experience
- Proven experience delivering large scale master planned communities, mixed use developments, waterfront projects, destination developments, or major urban regeneration schemes.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary consultant teams from concept through planning approval.
- Background working for a leading developer, master developer, or internationally recognised urban design or architectural consultancy.
- Exceptional urban design and master planning expertise.
- Strong understanding of placemaking, walkability, public realm design, neighbourhood planning, and urban character.
- Ability to translate strategic development objectives into practical, high quality urban design solutions.
- Strong knowledge of land use planning, movement networks, density optimisation, and development frameworks.
- Excellent design review and critical thinking skills.
- Strong graphic communication and presentation abilities, including sketching, diagrams, and visual storytelling.
- Commercial awareness with the ability to balance design ambition, development viability, and delivery requirements.
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