Job Description
Senior Urban Designer / Masterplanner
We're looking for a Senior Urban Designer / Masterplanner to join our team at WSP. You'll contribute to the delivery of vibrant, sustainable, and people-centred places across the Middle East, supporting the development of high-quality master plans that respond to the region's growth, climate, and cultural context.
This is an opportunity to work on large-scale, design-led urban projects while collaborating with urban designers, planners, landscape architects, engineers, and sustainability specialists. You'll play a key role in developing design solutions, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs, and contributing to design excellence across all project stages.
Responsibilities
What You'll Be Doing
- Support the delivery of urban design and master planning projects from concept development through to detailed planning stages, ensuring alignment with client requirements, local regulations, and WSP quality standards.
- Develop creative, practical, and sustainable master planning and urban design solutions.
- Prepare urban design reports, drawings, presentations, graphics, and other project documentation.
- Use a range of digital design tools to produce high-quality diagrams, plans, and visual materials that clearly communicate design intent.
- Coordinate with landscape architects, architects, planners, engineers, and environmental specialists to deliver integrated design solutions.
- Participate in workshops, design reviews, stakeholder meetings, and client presentations.
- Contribute to business development activities through technical writing, proposal support, graphics, and bid submissions.
- Provide guidance and support to graduate and junior team members, sharing knowledge and promoting collaboration.
- Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, sustainability initiatives, and best practices in urban design and master planning.
- Assist project managers and design leads in managing programme, deliverables, and quality review processes.
Qualifications
What You'll Bring
- A degree in Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning, or a related discipline; a master's degree in Urban Design or Masterplanning is preferred.
- Strong professional experience in urban design, master planning, or related fields, ideally with Middle East project experience.
- Strong design and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop innovative and context-responsive urban design solutions.
- Proven experience in preparing master plans, urban design studies, design guidelines, and development frameworks.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Rhino, and MS Office. Experience with GIS, Power BI, or AI-supported workflows is advantageous.
- Strong graphic communication, report writing, and presentation skills.
- A good understanding of sustainable urbanism, placemaking, and the integration of environmental and landscape systems into urban design.
- Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and managing project deliverables within programme requirements.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience presenting design ideas to clients and project teams.
- Membership of, or progress towards, a recognised professional accreditation or chartership is desirable.
- A proactive, collaborative mindset and a passion for creating inclusive, resilient, and high-quality urban environments.
BGV:
- Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification ('BGV') check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
- Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner'.
About Us
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
With approximately
4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than
73,000 globally, in 550
offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
At 'WSP' we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones:
Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.
www.wsp.com
We are
- Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
- A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.
- A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.
Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.
Working with Us
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
Our Hybrid Working Module
With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.
- Maximize collaboration.
- Maintain product quality and cultural integrity.
- Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize a safe work environment. Health, safety, and wellbeing are integral to our culture, with each of us accountable for fostering a safe workplace through our 'Making Health and Safety Personal' initiative. Our Zero Harm Vision drives us to reduce risks through innovative solutions, earning recognition for our global health and safety practices with the prestigious RoSPA Health and Safety Awards for six consecutive years.
Inclusivity and Diversity
WSP India is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and inclusive work environment where our greatest strength - Our People -feel valued, respected, and supported. We ensure an unbiased approach in hiring, promotion, and performance evaluation, regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.
With us, you can.
Apply today.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.Skills Required
Power Bi, Ms Office, Autocad, Sketchup, Gis, Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino
