Executive Urban Designer

About the role

The Executive Urban Designer will lead workstreams, shape design strategy and ensure seamless delivery from concept through final documentation. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create master plans, urban frameworks and development strategies for projects of varying scales.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare concept master plans, urban design frameworks and development strategies.
• Conduct site analysis, baseline assessments and contextual studies.
• Develop zoning strategies, street hierarchies, public realm frameworks and design narratives.
• Produce Urban Design Guidelines, design code documentation and high‑quality 2D drawings, diagrams, reports and presentation boards.
• Generate 3D massing models and visualisations.
• Coordinate with planning, architecture, landscape, infrastructure, transport and sustainability specialists.
• Support project managers with scheduling, design coordination and quality control.
• Participate in client meetings, workshops and presentations.
• Review compliance with planning regulations and local authority requirements.
• Mentor junior team members and review design outputs.
• Assist business development activities, including proposal preparation and design competitions.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Urban Design, Architecture, Urban Planning or a related discipline.
• 5–8 years of experience in urban design, master planning or large‑scale development consultancy.
• Experience with mixed‑use, industrial, TOD, township or strategic planning projects.
• Strong design presentation and visual communication abilities.
• Good understanding of planning regulations, development controls and design standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and coordination skills in multidisciplinary environments.

Required skills

• AutoCAD
• Adobe Creative Suite
• SketchUp / Rhino
• GIS / ArcGIS / QGIS
• Lumion / Enscape
• 3D visualisation tools