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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
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Job Description
Join our 2024 Graduate Program and launch your career as a Graduate Urban Planner with AECOM's Urbanism + Planning team in Dubai. This role offers you the opportunity to contribute to planning concepts and operations under the guidance of experienced planners, while gaining valuable hands-on experience in urban planning projects.
- Will support planning concepts and operations and able to complete basic applications under the oversight of more senior planners.
- Contribute to researched based tasks and ensure quality of output is aligned with local office applied standards.
- Work towards understanding of the client / authority Planning Portal and Policy system.
- Under supervision and guidance, contributes to report production and assist the PM in project management tasks such as preparation of PMPs, drafting MoMs and assisting in presentation preparations.
- Analyse project briefs and projects sites and work collaborate with peers to develop comprehensive site reviews and recommendations.
- Able to carry out planning history and site visits, describing key constraints and opportunities, under supervision and instruction from a senior planner.
- Collect, comprehend and represent Zoning Regulations and local regulatory frameworks and urban design guidelines in operating regions.
- Contribute to maintaining office planning library with updated planning standard, regulations, guidelines in operating regions/countries.
- Contributing to the planning benchmarks library for systems, processes, governance, policy and strategies and bringing latest trends, innovative ideas.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning from an accredited University
- Candidates must be recent graduates, having graduated within the last 24 months or no later than September 2024, to be eligible for AECOM's Graduate Program.
- Successful applicants must have achieved a minimum GPA of 2.7 or 2:1 (or equivalent) and above.
- As part of AECOM’s commitment to Emiratisation and in compliance with UAE labour law, only UAE Nationals with a family book will be considered for this role.
Additional Information
Recruitment Timeline:
- Applications open: May 13th, 2024
- Applications close: May 31st, 2024
- Review of CVs, phone screening, and technical interviews: June and July 2024
- Mobilization & visa processing: August 2024
- Start Date: September / October 2024
- Program Orientation: November 2024 (This includes an induction and meet-and-greet for the entire graduate cohort from all our offices in the ME).
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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