Sr. Urban Planner / Designer

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:

This role is part of Arcadis’ Global Excellence Centre (GEC) and will join our 3,000+ talented individuals working in India, Romania, and Philippines, in partnership with Arcadis’ offices globally. The GEC brings key capabilities and capacity to support our clients seamlessly around the world. For those in GEC there are options to be dedicated to one country; developing deep knowledge and strong relationships, as well as opportunities to be part of teams working truly globally as a centre of excellence, offering diversity and variety. Arcadians are by nature, globally minded and culturally aware, and Arcadis strongly believes in flexibility which enables change over time as your career progresses. The GEC model is well embedded in Arcadis, and the strong relationships that exist between our global offices are truly unique.

Role accountabilities:

• Understand the 8 yrs+ long ongoing project background, its intent and functions in respect to the urban development of
• Bhubaneswar and sync with company culture & ethos. Work in close coordination with the existing team lead & the core team.
• 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 – and support the multi-disciplinary team of min. 8-10 professionals currently operating out of client office in Bhubaneswar.
• 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, and practicality.
• Stay updated on latest industry trends, govt. scheme, global competitions & discords, innovations, constantly evolving technology, new concepts in the field of urban design 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 good grip on industry relevant software such as ACAD, QGIS, Adobe Suite, ACAD, etc. along with Microsoft office and other similar software.
• Ensure successful delivery of routine project monitoring compliances such as monthly progress reports, action plans, incl. proceedings of key meetings, etc.
• Work in close coordination with Senior Leadership on various administrative & operational aspects of the project, team, client, budget, etc. while also support on other projects as well.

Qualifications & Experience:

• University degree in urban design, from a university of national and/ or international repute.
• Min. 8 years of cumulative field experience (non-negotiable), with proven experience leading and managing small- and large-scale project along with leading small team of minimum 3 members.
• In depth knowledge and preferably experience of working of varied scale of projects.
• 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 constantly updated with an attitude to learn and share within team.
• Exceptional ability to bring resolutions to variety of challenges wrt 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 communication skills, attitude to work as a team member while supporting 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 understands the team dynamics and the sensitivity involved to work with a multi-disciplinary team of around 10-15 professionals and maintain a balanced relationship between the team & the client, specifically being a client location-based project. Any prior experience as project/ programme manager will be an added advantage.

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.