Senior Urban Planner, Jubail

**Requisition ID**:251391**
**Requisition Posting End Date**:
**Position Summary**

Jubail is one of Bechtel’s most remarkable achievements—a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logístical planning on an unprecedented scale. It the biggest civil engineering project in modern times—and it's getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid-1970s. Bechtel serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), or “owner’s representative” for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local AE firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and sub-contractors in Jubail Industrial City. In June 2021, Bechtel’s contract with the Royal Commission was renewed for another 5 years with work focusing on building new residential communities, iconic buildings/ bridges, major site preparation, commercial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, clinics, universities, utility services and infrastructure (electrical sub-stations, lift stations), roads and highways, port & pipeline expansions, and more.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Assist in the management and coordination of Urban Planning & Design tasks associated with development of Jubail and Ras Al Khair (RIC) Industrial City.
- Assist in the planning, design and implementation of infrastructure and development projects.
- Help in the review, approval and technical direction for relevant planning & technical studies.
- Help in the review and approval of infrastructure and development documents and reports.
- Assist in the preparation of essential contractual documents such as Scope of Work, Request for Proposal (RFP) and Information Report.
Support to develop and execute all program reviews.
- Provide technical advice as well as expertise to systems development technical project groups.
- Research and develop formulation data of strategic program management, operational and financial plans.
- Conduct administrative and technical reviews of continuing company projects.
- Assisting in the management of a city’s current infrastructure and urban resources.
- Designing and adapting city plans for population growth and development.
- Coordinate with government agencies.
- Create and interpret maps and diagrams.
- Meet with public officials and the public regarding development plans and land use.
- Recommend approval or denial of proposals.
- Artistic flair.
- Creativity and imagination.
- Lateral and spatial thinking.
- Drawing and IT skills, including the ability to use computer-aided design.
- Client management skills.
- Engages in continuous learning and development that enhances individual performance and organization capabilities.
- Proactively educates junior specialists and others throughout the organization.
**Skills and Qualifications**:
**Essential Technical**:

- Relevant university/college degree in Urban Planning.
An interest in the environment, life sciences and knowledge of the conditions needed for wildlife to flourish.
- Detailed knowledge of the principles behind new urbanism, transit-oriented development, and complete street design.
- Experience in planning.
**Essential Behavioral**:

- Skill in oral and written communication.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to provide strong, active technical leadership to adopt and enforce a consistent approach that nurtures a culture of quality, creativity, innovation, and empowerment.
- Capable of dealing and interacting with challenging people and situations.
- Emotionally mature and intelligent, patient, and tolerant with ability to train, coach and develop direct reports, peers, and colleagues.
- Hands-on approach, solution, and delivery oriented.
- Meticulous attention to detail with capacity to articulate and defend their own deliverables, reviews and evaluations concisely, respectfully and professionally.
- Delivery focused with a desire to “get things done” in a professional, ethical, and timely manner.
**Preferred Technical**:

- Fluency in English (and Arabic preferred) Language
Ability to assist and prepare self-study for issues that related to the urban planning such as sites selection and services distribution, environmental impact, traffic and transportation assessment, real-estate development, evaluation of housing demand, population projection statistics and legislations zoning policy and development regulation policy.
- Knowledge of: industry/ regulatory codes and standards, e.g. Zoning Codes Standards.
**Preferred **Behavioral**:

- Willing to work on complex and challenging project /program execution.
- Able to work in a culturally diverse environment.
- Successful implementation of mentoring programs for young career minded professional.
- Multi-tasking co-ordination skill while executing complex