Urban Planner

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

We are currently seeking a proficient urban/transport planner/ designer or equivalent qualified candidate for a Mid-Level position at the Mumbai Office. Applicants must be self-motivated, driven, efficient and organised with delivery experience working within a multi-disciplinary team pertaining to city planning, branding, placemaking, landscape design, transport planning & city management.

Key Competencies / Mandatory skills

• In depth knowledge and preferably experience of working of varied scale of projects including but not limited to urban planning, transport planning, NMT infra, parks & open space development, placemaking, public arts, branding design. Decent knowhow of the project finance, structuring & phasing.
• Core hands on experience of working on Street Design, Multimodal Integration, Transport Infrastructure Planning and Design in conjunction with Urban Planning
• Research based data driven approach for fair understanding of project and orientation.
• Well acquainted with industry best practices, trends and has an urge to keep oneself constantly updated with an attitude to learn and share within team.
• Exceptional ability to bring resolutions to variety of challenges with respect to project operations, urban issues, design & planning matters in a most practical & sustainable manner. The zeal to bring in innovative ideas to the team & work is an essential skill for getting the job correct in a high paced work environment.
• Attitude to strive for most practical sustainable excellent communication skills, attitude to work as a team member while leading the team, stakeholder consultations, client engagement on a daily basis. Experience of closely working with bureaucrats certainly adds to the overall experience.
• A people's person who has demonstrated experience of leading/guiding small teams (3 to 4 persons), who has the appetite to balance technical work with Business Development. Any prior experience as project/ programme manager will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Establish professional, healthy and efficient relationship with the team as well as the client representatives.
• Inherit the concurrent work style & start delivering; the candidate may choose in the process to evolve own style of working in close coordination with team and in confidence with the client.
• Lead by example
• Regularly review the work produced by the team via group discussions, one-to-one discussions, etc. to maintain & enhance the quality of work, inculcation of innovative ideas, project costing, practicality and overall programme progress.
• Stay updated on latest industry trends, govt. scheme, global competitions & discords, innovations, constantly evolving technology, new concepts in the field of urban planning, sustainable development, etc. and provide continued counsel to the client as well as guide the team.
• Be the proponent of the sustainable and climate resilient urban development at every possible stage of the project.
• Build upon the healthy collaborations with various sector experts, locals, NGOs, artists, etc. that are already established by the team and continue mutually progressive partnerships.
• Support the client as and when required and/ or instructed on variety of aspects while working in close coordination with relevant client representatives, experts, consultants, etc.
• Should be able to deliver on own whenever required, especially on short deadlines with excellent grip on industry relevant software such as ACAD, ArcGIS/QGIS, Adobe Suite (Including InDesign & Illustrator) etc. along with Microsoft office and other similar software. Demonstrated experience of AI tools integration will be considered a plus.
• Ensure successful delivery of routine project monitoring compliances such as monthly progress reports, action plans, incl. proceedings of key meetings, etc.
• Support the Studio Lead for project financial management which includes timely billing & collections.
• Work in close coordination with Studio Managers on various administrative & operational aspects of the project, team, client, budget, etc.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.