Urban Designer

2 weeks ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Gensler Full time

At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We’re not just designers. We’re tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve challenging problems. Whether you’re into sketching new ideas, hacking a building or growing client relationships in global markets, there’s something here for everyone.

Our depth of expertise spans disciplines—from aviation and transportation to education, hospitality, retail, technology and more. At our core we embody an entrepreneurial spirit, always looking ahead for new ways to innovate and add to our clients' success. We share the belief that design has the power to transform organizations and change lives; whether we’re refreshing a retailer’s brand, planning a new urban district or designing a super tall building.

Our work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability, and we believe that a diversity of voices and cultures is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing lasting competitive advantage.

As the world’s largest design firm, Gensler has a unique obligation and opportunity to focus on sustainability in the built environment. We deepened our commitment to combat the impact on climate change in the built environment when we launched Gensler Cities Climate Challenge (GC3) in 2019. This is our pledge to meet an ambitious goal: the elimination of all greenhouse gases from our work by 2030.

Your Role

As a Gensler Urban Designer, you will create and work with a design team to develop strong, creative and innovative design concepts on a range of urban design and master planning projects.

What you will do

You will be focused on master planning projects in the Middle East and Internationally, while also gaining exposure to a wide range of design experiences within our full portfolio of integrated disciplines: architecture, interiors, graphic/industrial design and consulting.
- Contribute and co-lead in the design and development of strong, creative and innovative design concepts on a broad range of urban design and master planning projects including: transit oriented development, large-scale urban infill development, mixed-use development, community and neighborhood master planning, district and citywide master planning and new communities
- Develop, collaborate and advance conceptual and schematic designs on urban design and master planning projects
- Managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination
- Prepare narrative reports and presentations that communicate the design process and concepts
- Assist in presentations and production of urban design and master planning projects
- Assist in business development for the Cities and Urban Design practice area.
- Contribute to office activities, initiatives and learning programs
- Interact through projects and other office wide initiatives with other studios and practice areas
- Actively engages in internal and external professional development opportunities
- Ability to work on multiple projects and coordinate tasks and subconsultant disciplines
- Be an advocate for Gensler sustainability commitments internally and externally.
- Support project sustainability targets throughout project phases and actively engage in delivering them. Coordinate sustainability targets with project consultants and engineers.
- Implement sustainable design strategies in every project stage and investigate solutions to sustainable design challenges.
- Work collaboratively with the team to optimize sustainability performance through design iterations and research.
- Lead climate focused analysis and studies for each project.

Your Qualifications
- Degree in Urban Design or Planning is essential, Master’s qualification preferred.
- 5-10 years’ experience as an Urban Designer, with a strong portfolio of completed projects.
- Knowledge and passion for working on a variety of urban design & masterplanning projects across multiple sectors.
- Strong knowledge of urban design principles, including sustainability, accessibility, placemaking, and community engagement.
- Strong knowledge of land use planning for residential, retail, commercial and mixed-use development
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams, through master plan development
- Strong research skills with urban planning, zoning, and policy
- Strong written and spoken communication skills, including ability to assemble presentations and reports
- Software Proficiency in Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, ArcGIS, MS Office (Word, Excel), Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
- Knowledge in sustainable design principles required.
- LEED, WELL, Fitwel, LFA or other rating systems accreditation preferable.
- Previous experience in sustainable design projects preferable. Especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building


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