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Director of Planning

1.00 to 10.00 Years   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   22 Apr, 2022
Buro Happold Engineering
1 Jobs Openings
Job LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
EducationNot Mentioned
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IndustryOther Business Support Services
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Job Description

Director of PlanningWe are looking for an experienced urbanist with 15+ years? experience to join our Riyadh based Planning Team. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of cities in the Middle East, the drivers that shape them, and a passion to making them better places for its people and the environment.Exceptional technical skills in strategic planning, development or master planning are key requirements. The successful candidate will have a proven project management and delivery track record, be a recognised leader on urban issues in the industry and will be committed to developing the local team.Type of contractPermanentGradeAssociate Director,DirectorArea of ExpertiseCitiesRegionMiddle East, India and AsiaOffice / Project LocationRiyadhRef No5832Be ChallengedWith us, your preconceptions will be tested, your resilience built, and your career enriched.Your daily responsibilities are expected to comprise the following...

  • Leading the continued growth of the planning team in Riyadh and the region
  • Supporting and refining overall business strategy and its implementation
  • Alignment and liaison with other consulting leaders, such as sustainability and economics
  • Leading the delivery of projects by the planning team, with technical inputs from numerous disciplines, including transport, infrastructure, environment, sustainability, as well as external partner inputs
  • Maintaining and expanding winning relationships in the region to deliver future project pipeline
  • Be active in promoting and communicating current and future offerings of the planning team
  • Balancing demands and priorities on the team resources, reviewing project deliverables, whilst monitoring job financial performance
  • The line management of senior members, with responsibility to develop and mentoring the team
  • Support the technical management and performance of the planning team with particular emphasis on managing resources and delivery
Be RespectedWell help you meet your goals, respecting your ideas and fostering your creativity, collaboration, and innovation.
  • A track record of delivering work in core cities disciplines (planning, urban design, sustainability, economics), and an understanding of the GCC market
  • Experience of successful multidisciplinary project delivery
  • Demonstrable ability to lead and inspire team members
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Active public engagement in the critical discourse of city issues
  • Technical background in architecture, planning, design, sustainability or economics with a demonstrable track record of leading complex city scale projects
  • Experience of master planning and/or policy projects at a variety of scales
  • A commitment to travel
  • A commitment quality output
  • Degree qualification in a relevant architecture, planning, sustainability disciplines
  • A registered member of a relevant professional institution, ideally chartered status
  • Experience working in the ME essential
  • Arabic language skill a desired benefit
Why Buro Happold?From helping shape entire cities toadapting infrastructure to deal with the climate emergency, a career atBuro Happoldpresents the chance to make a difference. With a world class reputation, our creativity and our people have delivered positivechange to clients, the environment, and communities alike.If you want to be part of something bigger, this is your chance.Our inclusive cultureBuro Happold is determined to continuously improve as an organisation, reflecting the varied cultures of the communities and clients we serve.We foster a culture where all our people, irrespective of gender identity, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy, race, age, religious belief, or disability, have the support and opportunities to reach and exceed their potentialBuro Happold is proud to be a practice of a diverse range of professionals that reflects the countries in which we operate. In order to truly benefit from this diversity we must create an environment in which employees feel they can be themselves. Buro Happold actively promotes inclusivity across the practice to enable every individual to reach their full potential, feeling included is good for all of us. This begins with a fair and inclusive recruitment process which focuses on your skills, competencies and experiences in relation to the role. We recognise and are committed to change the lack of representation of minority groups in our industry, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals, disabled people and women across all our offices.We understand that through collaboration, diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

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