Purpose / Objective:
As a talented Urban Designer at City Side Development, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd, you will play a pivotal role in the design and development of Master planning and Urban design projects. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of Architects, engineers, and project managers to create innovative and functional designs that meet the needs business needs and the highest standards of quality. Your expertise in Urban design, design management, and stakeholder management will be essential to our success. This work will cover a variety of sectors, including commercial mixed-use within brownfield context.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Project Leadership: Lead and manage complex urban design projects from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to design standards, budgets, and timelines.
- Feasibility study: Generate creative and innovative urban design concepts that align with the project's goals, budget, and timeline.
- Master Planning: Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive master plans for Airport Real estate.
- Design Management: Collaborate with external consultant and Internal project teams to develop detailed master plans, drawings, and specifications.
- Analysis: Utilize demographic, economic, and geographic data to inform planning decisions and strategies.
- Strategy: Develop comprehensive urban design strategies, master plans, and zoning guidelines that enhance the functionality, sustainability, and livability of urban spaces.
- Land Use Planning: Assess land use patterns, zoning regulations, and policy frameworks to guide development.
- Transportation Planning: Integrate transportation solutions, transit-oriented development, and multi-modal transportation systems into planning efforts.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with community members, government agencies, and stakeholders to gather input, build consensus, and address concerns.
- Policy Development: Contribute to the development of planning policies, guidelines, and regulations.
- Design Excellence: Develop innovative and sustainable urban design solutions that enhance the functionality, aesthetics, and livability of urban areas.
- Client Collaboration: Engage with clients, stakeholders, and community members to understand their vision and goals and translate them into actionable design concepts.
- Team Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior designers, fostering their professional growth and development.
- Research and Analysis: Conduct urban research and analysis to inform design decisions, incorporating best practices, emerging trends, and sustainable design principles.
- Sustainability: Incorporate sustainable design principles and environmental considerations into master plans.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that urban design projects comply with zoning regulations, local codes, and planning guidelines.
- Academic Qualification : B. Arch & Master’s (M.Arch) in Urban Design from Reputed institute such as CEPT University & School of Planning & Architecture (SPA).
- Total 17 years of experience out of which 7 years of in Urban design, design management of urban design/master planning projects.
- Having delivered/design/design management for Hospitality led mixed use development, Business parks, Theme parks townships/master planned/gated communities in private / Public Sector will be an added advantage.
- Proficiency in building/planning, infra codes for Urban design, planning and building.
- Must have exhibited design and design coordination skills with various design stakeholders like landscape, traffic, infra (including PHE, Electrical etc.) and SMEP.
- Experience in preparing design brief and feasibility studies.
- Demonstrable workplace experience of survey and analysis of sites, preparation of base plans and supporting material required for urban design and master planning work is essential.
- Ability to lead a design and independently manage design consultants.
- Experience of coordination with senior management, development authorities, govt agencies and similar stakeholders.
- Strong project management skills. A thorough understanding of agreed project outputs, resource management, specific team responsibilities, delivery time-frames, tracking issues and risks, internal and external communication and escalation.
- The ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, and to demonstrate competency in presenting ideas and concepts.
- Ability to prepare high quality planning documents such as Design Briefs, Access Statements, Design Codes and Parameter Plans.
- General understanding of Green/sustainability requirements w.r.t master planning.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, Sketch Up, MS office and know how of Revit, GIS would be essential.