Director - Urban Planning

As Director - Urban Planning, you will play a central role in guiding planning and design strategy across a complex portfolio of projects. This role is focused on driving alignment between vision, design quality, commercial practicality, and long-term development objectives while working across internal teams and external consultants to support successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support development of the Planning and Design strategy to achieve organizational objectives.

• Participate in developing and enforcing design policies, processes, procedures, and controls.

• Assist in preparing the Place, Planning and Design budget to support effective delivery.

• Lead development and implementation of design guidelines across portfolio projects.

• Support development teams across project design and construction, including design direction, review, and internal specification processes.

• Oversee design process coordination among multiple consultants from pre-concept through execution to ensure alignment with the master plan.

• Help organize, track, and monitor multiple project design packages to deliver consistent and efficient solutions.

• Ensure design solutions are commercially viable and compliant with applicable rules and regulations.

• Manage design processes from land acquisition through planning and detailed design approvals to meet agreed plans and targets.

• Ensure projects align with the approved master plan and take corrective action when needed.

• Lead team performance by setting objectives, managing performance, and developing team capability.

• Provide direction, mentoring, coaching, and growth opportunities to strengthen and motivate the team.

• Bachelor s degree in Urban Design, Architecture, or a related field.

• Experience with large mixed-use destination developments.

• Hands-on experience with AutoCAD and Revit.

• Experience ensuring master plan compliance across large portfolio projects.

• Master s degree in Urban Design, Architecture, or a related field is a plus.