Junior Urban Designer - UAE

OverviewWho You Are: Highly motivated professional willing to learn multiple aspects of the businessWho You Are: Passionate and selfmotivated designer with an affinity for the urban scale and planning. You enjoy the big picture process of shaping the setting for successful developments but understand the art of constructing buildingsWho You Are: Inventive You know how to transform research to support and create innovative and thoughtful designWho You Are: Thrive in the predesign phase but you also understand the organization and components of a design stage packageWho You Are: Graphically savvy Your variety of software expertise helps strengthen the communication of designResponsibilitiesResearch Explore successful precedent sustainable urban design studies that illustrate the clients design intentEvaluate Use your research to compare buildings and sites analyze the effects of design on surrounding fabrics determine the location of programs explore missing and possible building envelopes materials and building shape optionsGenerate Provide schemes design options and ideas to assist in the preparation of design presentation packages using various software toolsPresent Ideas and designs clearly and professionally in line with the overall project goals and vision to principals.Design Use all of the above to be an influential part in the design processWhat You Will DoGenerate ideas and assist in developing final deliverable documents and general input to designCollaborate with and incorporate the services designed by subconsultants assist in coordination and engage in an iterative process with consultants to arrive at optimal solutionsAssist with business development initiatives and special projectsWork to a development program for the project and proactively advise Senior team members of any issue which affects the efficient completion of the projectAttend meetings with outside parties (e.g. clients consultants contractors) under supervision of Project LeadershipdevelopDevelop an awareness of CBT internal project budgets project scheduling and other professional practice protocols.Perform documentation and presentation work including 3D modelling illustrative plans diagrams spreadsheets scale comparisons and visualizationsAssign work to Graduate (landscape architects and urban designers) BIM technicians and administrative staffQualificationsA Bachelors or Masters degree in urban design city planning architecture orlandscape architecture1 years professional experienceA strong portfolio of workAbility to work independently with minimum supervision on routine tasks but you still enjoy a participative approach to projects and are able to harmoniously collaborate in a team environmentDemonstrated creative ability including urban landscape/architectural and graphic designEffective oral written and graphic communication skillsDemonstrated understanding of placemaking and community designAbility to work in a fastpaced environment multitask schedule and meet tight deadlinesProficiency in AutoCAD SketchUp Illustrator Photoshop InDesign MS Office; fluency in Rhino a plusCurrent residency in the GCC a plusRequired Experience: Junior IC#J-18808-Ljbffr