Urban Planner
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About the Role
AECOM is seeking an enthusiastic Urban Planner to join their dynamic planning team in Dubai. The role involves preparing planning assessments, conducting research, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and engaging with clients and stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
- Prepare comprehensive planning assessments, due diligence reports, and development applications for transport, energy, and infrastructure projects
- Conduct research, policy analysis, and feasibility studies to inform project planning strategies
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams to integrate planning inputs
- Engage with clients, stakeholders, and approval authorities to communicate planning recommendations
- Analyze spatial data and utilize GIS tools to support planning analysis and visualization
- Support project managers in organizing project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation
- Contribute to development of fee proposals and project bids
- Stay current with evolving planning policies, urban design principles, and sustainability best practices
- Mentor and support junior team members
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Town Planning, or closely related discipline (Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science)
- 2 4 years of professional urban planning experience, ideally in a planning consultancy or development organization
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Company Description
- At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm.
- We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world.
Job Description
- We're looking for an enthusiastic and detail oriented Urban Planner to join our dynamic planning team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- You'll work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of urban designers, architects, engineers, and environmental specialists.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare comprehensive planning assessments, due diligence reports, and development applications for transport, energy, and infrastructure projects.
- Conduct research, policy analysis, and feasibility studies to inform project planning strategies.
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams to integrate planning inputs.
- Engage with clients, stakeholders, and approval authorities to communicate planning recommendations.
- Analyze spatial data and utilize GIS tools to support planning analysis and visualization.
- Support project managers and senior planners in organizing project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
- Contribute to the development of fee proposals and project bids.
- Stay current with evolving planning policies, urban design principles, and sustainability best practices.
- Mentor and support junior team members.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Town Planning, or a closely related discipline (such as Architecture, Civil Engineering, or Environmental Science).
- 2–4 years of professional urban planning experience, ideally gained within a planning consultancy or development organization.
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