Principal Urban Planner (Deputy Manager)

*General Description:
Reporting and working closely with the manager in charge of CPG Vietnam offices. The role is to manage a team of Urban Planners/ Designers who will involve in the design phase of several large scale urban projects that range across all of the below:
• Urban environments - towns and cities
• Hospitality environment - resorts and recreational areas
• Spatial - parks, open landscapes
*Specific Position Responsibilities:
To manage a team of Urban Planners/ Designers who are responsible of their duties as below:
• Participate and contribute to the development of design concept through implementation into subsequent production and implementation stages.
• Assist in creating presentation materials for all phases of projects, including graphics, 3D modeling, renderings, technical details to meet the desirable goals and meet client expectations.
• Communicate closely with the planning leadership to implement the team vision while working independently on a day-to-day basis.
• Both internal and external communication and correspondence.
• May involve some national travels
• Collaborate with other design disciplines within the Viet Nam and oversea office studios when needed.
• Strategic understanding of global design trends and issues.
• Assist in project coordination of large-scale multi-faceted projects as required, collaborating with numerous teams in multiple locations
• Work under your own initiative and direction, as part of MP team and the whole multi-skilled organization including: architects, infrastructural planning, local consultants, local government, and developers, etc.
• Work with the wider planning team to ensure policies and guidance are followed.
• Have skill in rendering is a plus but not compulsory
• Be able to adapt and be flexible in the working environment