Architect and Urban Designer

1 week ago


Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates AECOM Full time
Roles and responsibilities

The Professional will be responsiblefor developing designs through various project stages, undertakingcoordination, and carrying out design documentation while workingas part of the project team. Perform specific and limited portionsof a broader assignment as an experienced urban designer. GuidesGraduate professionals, provides design guidance where necessaryand works on detailed or routine project delivery assignmentsinvolving graphical representations of ideas, basic report writing,and data set calculations.

The urban designerfocuses effort and time on implementing strategies and adoptingpolicies, standards, and methodologies to meet customer andbusiness needs.

TechnicalExcellence:

  • Drivemarket and desktop research objectives and topics according toproject briefs and office thought leadership topics. Streamlinerelevant research information and outputs for senior staff review.Able to steer online research promptly and moreeffectively.
  • Read, qualify, quantify, andgraphically represent urban design standards applicable to projectsand apply the same to design tasks. Determine the correct source ofplanning and urban design regulatory guidelines per region orauthority and present key findings to senior urban designers andpeers.
  • Fully develops the design content byapplying design and technical knowledge to ensure the production ofhigh-quality outputs by following projecttimelines.
  • Participates in theinterdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables and works ondetailed or routine assignments involving calculations, sketching,diagrams, dataset development, drawing and reports. Identifiesdiscrepancies in results and proposes an approach to solving newproblems encountered.
  • Performs work under theagreed-upon budget and schedule with moderate supervision.Coordinates with other disciplines or business lines, asapplicable, to ensure the continuity of the designprocess.
  • Understand the impact of integratingthe work of other internal disciplines or externalconsultants/stakeholders in the design sequence and the output ofthe deliverables.
  • Adequately represent sitereviews, opportunities, and constraints for project and clientdiscussions. Question thoughts and validate design ideas afterthoroughly reading the site'scharacteristics.
  • Present a good understandingof urban design principles considering urban scale andhierarchy.
  • Propose relevant and applicableurban design typologies for further review and discussions withsenior designers.
  • Identify international andlocal benchmarks and precedents for further studies and steer thereview effectively as per projectrequirements.
  • Requires the ability to structureurban design deliverables and reports according to the scope ofservices and the applicable planning authorities'requirements.
  • Fair descriptive writing of urbandesign principles and urban designguidelines
  • Think in a 3-dimensional manner andbe able to represent ideas verbally andgraphically.
  • Acquire definitions of urbandesign attributes used across urban Designprojects.
  • Translate and represent innovativedesign solutions through digital tools and personalskills.
  • Identify new potential areas ofinnovation and improvement from which the urban design team canbenefit.
  • Actively participates in internalworkshops and can put together summary outcome reports for internaland external distributions.
Desired candidate profile
  • Be an advocate of quality procedures applicableto the urban design technical practice group and continuously applythorough self-checks and reviews of deliverables before they areshared.
  • Report on safety issues observed in andoutside the office during duty, including nearmisses.
  • Understand safety in design standardsand procedures and be able to report on safety inside and outsidethe work environment and in the design process to seniorstaff.
  • Contribute to and Participate in one ofthe U+P steering committees that promote integration, knowledgesharing, digital integration, or diversity andinclusion.
  • Observe and identify projects andstaff collaboration matters and provide an impact assessment tosenior staff for mitigations andmanagement.
  • Enhance teamwork across the variousoffices and ensure experience and knowledge sharing between urbandesigners.
  • Ensure all graduate urban designersand other new urban design recruits receive the required supportneeded to meet the expectations of the assigned tasks and integratewell with the other team members.

Client RelationshipManagement:

  • Begins toparticipate in client meetings to discuss project requirements,explain/defend work, and brief the team on requirements andoutcomes.

Qualifications

  • Minimum2 years post-undergraduate experience
  • Bachelorsdegree in the relevant discipline field. Masters degree preferred.Working towards professional membership in Urban Design orArchitecture e.g. RIBA or equivalent in the relevant disciplinedegree.
Key Skills
EngineeringMathematics,Urban Design,Urban Planning
Employment Type : Full-time
Department / Functional Area: Urban Planning
Experience: years
Gender: Male
Vacancy: 1

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