My client an international architectural practice with a long standing reputation of delivering creative and innovative designs has an exciting opportunity for an Urban Designer to join their expanding team in Abu Dhabi. Key duties include:

- Ensuring timely delivery of quality designs by using creativity & artistic talent, through the application of oral, graphic and written communication skills.
- Preparing conceptual master planning/urban design for internal valuation processes.
- Preparing design briefs, scope of work, Request for Proposal (RFP) documents for master planning consultants.
- Reviewing and ensuring compliance of master plans with all applicable quality norms.
- Working closely and effectively with the Development Department and other divisions within Design Department to ensure that developed master plans are both financially and technically feasible.
- Managing relationships with regulatory/ compliance authorities for master planning and development control.
- Ensuring that master plans, landscape designs are completed according to time and budget.
- Ability to work both independently and within a team environment with a solid understanding of other design disciplines such as architecture, landscape architecture and engineering.

Minimum Requirements 2-7 years overall experience is essential.

Experience of large-scale masterplans - preferably in the Middle East and good understanding of urban design principles. Good CAD, In-design, and Sketch-up skills. Excellent communication skills in English are essential. Preferred Qualifications Candidates must hold a Degree within an architectural related subject, as well as a recognised urban design qualification‎.

Menasa & Partners, www.menasaandpartners.com
info@menasaandpartners.com

Dynamic landscape urbanism and urban ecology firm in Brooklyn with a diverse portfolio and a commitment to sustainable practices is seeking an Associate Designer who is passionate, hard-working and highly skilled. Must have MLA from a program with a strong design curriculum and a minimum of 5-7 years of professional experience. Must be able to excel at all aspects of the practice - ranging from concept design to technical documentation, as well as project management and construction administration.

As a key member of the FGS leadership team, the applicant should actively and positively contribute to the overall management and leadership of the firm. Applicants should possess an outstanding design portfolio and be equally effective project managers and communicators with both clients and colleagues. Applicant will have experience being accountable for financial performance of their team’s projects and delivering high-quality design to clients.

Responsibilities include:

- Manages projects through planning, scheduling and monitoring critical milestones to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Directs, supervises and coordinates a design team within the studio to produce 4-6 high profile projects at a time.
- Provides technical oversight on team projects - ensuring that codes, standards, and project requirements are met.
- Attends client meeting to present progress sets and to understand client needs.
- Assists design staff on rendering, technical drawings and layout presentation graphics as needed.
- Makes presentations to local and regional audiences to educate others and promote firms goals.

Skills required:

- Dependable, hard-working, passionate, self-directed, team player.
- Detailed-oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Experienced at working on complex projects with multiple variables in a variety of environments.
- Skilled at multitasking and working toward multiple deadlines.
- Competent in working with a fast-paced, collaborative design environment.
- Strong presentation skills in computer graphic communication is critical (fast freehand plan, section and vignette sketching a plus.
- Proficient in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite.

At the forefront of a national design movement focusing on establishing place and identity through ecological design, Future Green Studio’s work focuses on reclaiming post-industrial landscapes, on planning future visions for cities, and on greening New York City’s rooftops. We are a unique company, engaging in both speculative, urban, large scale conceptual landscape urbanism as well as small scale garden and art interventions. We design and we build. We are thinkers, designers, teachers, gardeners and craftsmen.

Please email with your resume and portfolio. No calls please.

Future Green Studio, www.futuregreenstudio.com
info@futuregreenstudio.com