Senior Soft Mobility & Landscape Designer
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About the Role
SYSTRA seeks a Senior Soft Mobility & Landscape Designer to lead the design and coordination of soft mobility and landscape solutions for metro and urban transit projects in the UAE.
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Responsibilities
- Lead development of soft mobility and landscape design concepts, detailed designs, and construction documentation for metro corridors, stations, depot interfaces, and public realm areas.
- Develop integrated pedestrian, cycling, micromobility, and landscape design solutions to improve first and last mile connectivity to metro stations.
- Prepare urban realm and streetscape design proposals responding to local context, user needs, accessibility principles, and placemaking objectives.
- Coordinate with architects, urban designers, transport planners, civil engineers, utilities teams, rail systems teams, and environmental specialists.
- Liaise with clients, project managers, authorities, and external consultants to obtain design inputs and resolve coordination challenges.
- Ensure proposals comply with UAE regulations, local authority requirements, sustainability standards, road and transport guidelines, and urban design policies.
- Review drawings, reports, presentations, and technical submissions for quality, accuracy, feasibility, and buildability.
- Contribute to design strategies for walkability, universal accessibility, shaded routes, active mobility infrastructure, and landscape enhancement around metro assets.
- Support selection of hardscape, softscape, street furniture, wayfinding integration, and public realm materials suited to UAE climate.
- Coordinate project deliverables, manage design packages, and monitor progress against programme, scope, and quality requirements.
- Support stakeholder engagement activities by preparing design narratives, visuals, and presentation materials.
- Contribute to business development, client relationship management, and preparation of technical proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Architecture, or related field
- Minimum 8–12 years of relevant professional experience in landscape design, public realm, soft mobility, or urban infrastructure projects
- Proven experience in design and coordination of landscape components for complex infrastructure projects
- Good knowledge of UAE local authority requirements, planning regulations, landscape standards, and transport design guidelines
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, or similar tools
- Experience with BIM workflows and multidisciplinary digital collaboration platforms
- Strong graphic, written, and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work within multidisciplinary teams on large, fast paced projects
- Strong working knowledge of GCC and RTA landscape, environmental, and urban design planning regulations
- Demonstrated knowledge of road design standards including ROW requirements and Dubai Municipality regulations
- Experience in managing and coordinating the NOC process for infrastructure projects
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Company Overview
- SYSTRA is a leading engineering and consultancy group specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility with over 10,300 employees.
- The group works alongside cities and regions to develop infrastructure and transport systems in over 80 countries.
Missions/Main Duties
- Lead development of soft mobility and landscape design concepts, detailed designs, and construction documentation for metro corridors, stations, depot interfaces, and public realm areas.
- Develop integrated pedestrian, cycling, micromobility, and landscape design solutions to improve first and last mile connectivity to metro stations.
- Prepare urban realm and streetscape design proposals responding to local context, user needs, accessibility principles, and placemaking objectives.
- Coordinate with architects, urban designers, transport planners, civil engineers, utilities teams, rail systems teams, and environmental specialists.
- Liaise with clients, project managers, authorities, and external consultants to obtain design inputs and resolve coordination challenges.
- Ensure proposals comply with UAE regulations, local authority requirements, sustainability standards, road and transport guidelines, and urban design policies.
- Review drawings, reports, presentations, and technical submissions for quality, accuracy, feasibility, and buildability.
- Contribute to design strategies for walkability, universal accessibility, shaded routes, active mobility infrastructure, and landscape enhancement around metro assets.
- Support selection of hardscape, softscape, street furniture, wayfinding integration, and public realm materials suited to UAE climate.
- Coordinate project deliverables, manage design packages, and monitor progress against programme, scope, and quality requirements.
- Support stakeholder engagement activities by preparing design narratives, visuals, and presentation materials.
- Contribute to business development, client relationship management, and preparation of technical proposals.
Profile/Skills
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Architecture, or related field.
- Minimum 8–12 years of relevant professional experience in landscape design, public realm, soft mobility, or urban infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience in design and coordination of landscape components for complex infrastructure projects.
- Good knowledge of UAE local authority requirements, planning regulations, landscape standards, and transport design guidelines.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, or similar tools.
- Experience with BIM workflows and multidisciplinary digital collaboration platforms.
- Strong graphic, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work within multidisciplinary teams on large, fast paced projects.
- Strong working knowledge of GCC and RTA landscape, environmental, and urban design planning regulations.
- Demonstrated knowledge of road design standards including ROW requirements and Dubai Municipality regulations.
- Experience in managing and coordinating the NOC process for infrastructure projects.
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