Associate Director / Director – Master Planning

• Global consultancy with 16,500+ experts, delivering integrated design, engineering, and program management solutions across 40+ countries.
• Lead major master planning and city-shaping programs across the UAE and GCC, influencing national agendas and long-term development strategies.
• Shape and grow a high-performing regional planning practice, driving design excellence, innovation, and multidisciplinary integration.

About Surbana Jurong (SJ Group):
Surbana Jurong (SJ Group) is a global urban, infrastructure, and engineering consultancy with 16,500+ employees in 40+ countries. Our Middle East studios deliver transformative projects across landscape architecture, buildings & cities, infrastructure, and environmental planning.

About the Role:
Provide strategic leadership, technical direction, and delivery excellence across master planning, regional planning, and urban design projects. Drive design quality, strengthen client partnerships, expand market presence, and lead the development of high-performing planning teams across the region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver large-scale master plans, regional strategies, and urban development frameworks.
• Oversee planning deliverables, quality assurance, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Manage key client relationships, lead presentations, and ensure delivery excellence.
• Strengthen business development efforts through proposals, win strategies, and market insights.
• Mentor and grow the capabilities of planning and urban design teams.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Urban Design, or related field.
• 15-20+ years (AD) or 20–25+ years (Director) of progressive planning experience.
• Proven leadership on major master planning and urban development projects in UAE/GCC.
• Strong client engagement, team leadership, and business development ability.
• Excellent communication, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.

Why Join SJ?
Join a global, multidisciplinary consultancy shaping sustainable, people-centric environments across 40+ countries. Work with world-class teams and lead impactful landscape design across the region.

All recruitment activities are managed by our Talent Acquisition team. Unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!