Team Leader - Urban - Physical Planner at SMEC

The Role:

This Team Leader’s role is to manage the project and lead the project team towards quality delivery of a master plan for a major development focused around a rail transport hub

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates, manages, and supervises the work of the project team to achieve efficient, cost-effective, timely, and high quality delivery of the assignments.
• Compiles and prepares project technical reports and reviews project team outputs for quality assurance before submission to the Client
• Undertakes the specific tasks from the assignment Terms of Reference that are applicable to an expert in Urban/Physical Planning
• Develops and manages good and effective relationships with the clients and other stakeholders.

Key Qualifications and Experience

• At least a Bachelor’s degree (preferably a Master’s Degree), in Urban Development, Regional/Physical Planning or related discipline from a recognized university.
• Must be registered with the relevant professional body for planners.
• Must have a current practicing license in physical planning with the board
• Should demonstrate experience in planning mixed land-use developments.
• Should have at least three years’ experience since registration.
• Should have at least 10 years’ overall experience including at least 5 years’ experience in consulting

All candidates should possess the following Knowledge and Skills;

• Excellent technical writing skills (mandatory).
• Experience in preparing project reports, and/or publications.
• Excellent English language skills (mandatory)
• Regional experience in Sub Saharan Africa is an added advantage
• Proficient in use of computer software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, etc) to produce professional looking documents of international standards
• Able to work with multidisciplinary multicultural teams
• Able to deliver work within tight deadlines and handle heavier work pressure near deadlines