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About the Role

Urban Ridge Supplies is seeking a Crowd Specialist to join our team in Jeddah. This full-time position requires 5-10 years of experience in crowd dynamics and people-movement engineering, focusing on major projects.

Role Context and Responsibilities

As a Crowd Specialist, you will play a senior technical and leadership role within masterplanning work for high-profile projects in Jeddah. Your primary focus will be on leading crowd modelling, shaping movement strategies, and ensuring safe, resilient, and people-centric design outcomes through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

• Lead all crowd movement and pedestrian dynamics workstreams for designated Jeddah-based projects.
• Oversee the development, calibration, and validation of complex crowd simulation models for various operational and emergency scenarios.
• Provide strategic guidance on pedestrian circulation, access/egress, spatial planning, and operational design throughout the project lifecycle.
• Integrate crowd insights into engineering masterplans, mobility frameworks, building interfaces, and public realm design.
• Collaborate with masterplanning, engineering, transport, and architectural teams in Jeddah and across regional/global studios.
• Present modelling outcomes, risk implications, and design recommendations to clients, authorities, and senior stakeholders.
• Support project leadership in scoping, programme planning, and quality assurance for crowd-related deliverables.
• Mentor team members and support the development of best-practice methodologies and standards for the regional people-movement discipline.
• Contribute to bid submissions and technical proposals as required.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Transport, Architecture, or a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in advanced crowd simulation tools (*, MassMotion, Legion, Pathfinder, STEPS).
• Strong technical foundation in pedestrian movement dynamics, crowd psychology, and human-centred design principles.
• Experience applying crowd modelling outputs to inform engineering layouts, operational strategies, and masterplanning decisions.
• Skilled at leading multidisciplinary workstreams and coordinating with complex project teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex technical data into clear design guidance.
• Proven ability to engage effectively with clients, authorities, and senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of large-scale, high-density, or high-risk environments such as event venues, mega/giga projects, transit hubs, cultural districts, or mixed-use developments.
• Understanding of regional Middle East codes, regulations, and operational practices, or a willingness to adapt quickly.
• Postgraduate qualifications or professional memberships are advantageous but not required.

Work Environment and Development

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to significant projects within a respected consultancy. Urban Ridge Supplies is committed to continuous professional development, providing learning and development programs to support career progression. The company fosters an international culture and values flexible working arrangements, diversity of thought, and inclusivity.