Associate Urban Designer  Full Time

The Associate Urban Designer will bring a passion for creativity, storytelling, artistry, and positive energy to our Doha design studio. The ideal candidate will have strong creative and problem-solving skills and an ability to take leadership within our energetic, fast-paced, creative environment.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Demonstrating a highly refined understanding of the underlying spatial arrangements that give form and character to urban areas via the interrelationship between built and open spaces.
• Demonstrating a detailed understanding of the production techniques, procedures, and standards related to urban planning and design projects.
• Providing design leadership and mentorship to staff.
• Leading, organizing and directing teams in the execution of assigned projects.
• Managing teams preparing conceptual design strategies from Visioning through Detail Design for master planning and urban development projects.
• Managing teams in their preparing of development control regulations, urban design guidelines, masterplanning reports and other related planning and urban design standards for master planning and urban development projects.
• Managing teams in their preparing of masterplanning reports and submissions that respond to existing regulatory requirements and guidelines urban development projects.
• Coordinating with other internal disciplines and manage the activities of outside sub-consultants in the execution of assigned projects.

To be successful for this role, candidates must come from a design-oriented background, have 10+ years’ experience working at the urban scale, on large scale urban projects, 8+ years’ MENA experience on masterplanning projects, and be passionate about the design and construction of cities complimented by a Bachelor and Master degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design or Urban Planning.

• Design orientated with creative flair.
• Advanced Knowledge of software programs (Rhino, Grasshopper, City Engine, Dynamo) would be highly advantageous.