Urban Design, Senior Manager

We’re Hiring: Senior Manager, Urban Design Location: Abu Dhabi This is a senior leadership opportunity for an urban design professional who can shape high-quality, people-focused places across major master planning, destination, mixed-use, waterfront and large-scale development projects. The Role You will lead urban design thinking from early visioning and concept development through master planning, translating strategic objectives into compelling and commercially viable urban environments. Key areas of responsibility include: - Leading urban design concepts, spatial strategies, block structures and development frameworks. - Shaping neighbourhoods, districts, public realm, movement networks, built form and density strategies. - Developing placemaking, character strategies, design principles and urban design guidelines. - Leading multidisciplinary design workshops and collaborating with architecture, landscape, transport, infrastructure and development teams. - Reviewing and challenging master plans and design proposals to ensure design quality and alignment with project objectives. - Presenting strategies and recommendations to senior leadership, government authorities and project stakeholders. - Mentoring junior designers and contributing to design standards and best practice. We’re looking for a design leader with: - 12+ years’ experience in urban design, master planning or city planning. - A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Urban Design, Urban Planning, Architecture or a related discipline. - Proven experience on large-scale master planned communities, mixed-use districts, waterfronts, destinations or urban regeneration projects. - Strong expertise in placemaking, walkability, public realm, urban structure, density, movement networks and development frameworks. - Experience working across multidisciplinary teams and taking projects from visioning through master planning and approvals. - Strong client, stakeholder and presentation skills, with experience engaging developers, government authorities or major public-sector clients highly desirable. - GCC or comparable international market experience. - Strong proficiency in tools such as Rhino, SketchUp, AutoCAD, ArcGIS and Adobe Creative Suite. Experience with parametric design, GIS analysis or AI-enabled design workflows is advantageous. If you are an experienced urban design leader looking for your next opportunity, we would be interested in hearing from you. #Hiring #UrbanDesign #MasterPlanning #UrbanPlanning #Architecture #Placemaking #DesignLeadership #RealEstate #MasterPlanner

• Associate Director - Development, Planning & Urban Design

  WSP in the Middle East · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates