Intern - Urban Planner

Job Description

Company DescriptionAt AECOM, were delivering a better world.We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether its improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. Were one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and lets get started. Summer Intern Program 2023Make Amazing Happen!Whether youve recently finished your college education and trying to find that perfect fit or about to complete your university degree and want to get a taste of the real world, AECOM has a wide variety of Internship opportunities available. Responsibilities & Duties

• Will support planning concepts and operations and able to complete basic applications under the oversight of more senior planners.
• Contribute to researched based tasks and ensure quality of output is aligned with local office applied standards.
• Work towards understanding of the client / authority Planning Portal and Policy system.
• Under supervision and guidance, contributes to report production and assist the PM in project management tasks such as preparation of PMPs, drafting MoMs and assisting in presentation preparations.
• Analyse project briefs and projects sites and work collaborate with peers to develop comprehensive site reviews and recommendations.
• Able to carry out planning history and site visits, describing key constraints and opportunities, under supervision and instruction from a senior planner.
• Collect, comprehend and represent Zoning Regulations and local regulatory frameworks and urban design guidelines in operating regions.
• Contribute to maintaining office planning library with updated planning standard, regulations, guidelines in operating regions/countries.
• Contributing to the planning benchmarks library for systems, processes, governance, policy and strategies and bringing latest trends, innovative ideas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Urban Planning from an accredited University
• Must have graduated within the last 12 months or graduating no later than June 2023
• Successful applicants must have a minimum 3.4 GPA or 2:1 (or equivalent) and above
• Candidates must be currently based in the UAE
• If you hold a Masters Degree, you must have started it within 12 months of completing the Bachelors Degree in order to have continuous education

Additional InformationThe Intern Program will run from 26 June - 29 Sept 2023 and is your opportunity to land a permanent position with AECOM. If your performance has been successful, based on a mid-program review, you will be offered a full-time role as a young professional in your field as part of our highly competitive Graduate Program starting in November 2023.With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and theres never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm, and were in this together - your growth and success are ours too. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each persons potential, and well help you reach yours. Join us and lets get started. ReqID: J10082071 Strategic Business Unit: ME and Africa Career Area: Planning

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Intern - Urban Planner

About Company

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical expertise and innovation, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.3 billion in fiscal year 2021.