NABIL AL-KINANI
URBANIST & BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONAL

CURRICULUM VITAE

PROFILE
  
Development Manager with extensive experience in mixed-use development projects encompassing residential, commercial, and public realm elements. Proven track record in leading strategic planning, community engagement, and sustainable development initiatives for large-scale projects, including the £11.2 billion Euston Over-Station Development and the £2.8 billion Wembley Park. Adept at managing stakeholder relationships, driving masterplan design and code development, and creating briefs and strategies. As a UK national fluent in both Arabic and English, I bring a unique cultural perspective and communication skills to my work. Seeking a challenging role where I can leverage my skills in urban design and placemaking to deliver transformative and equitable developments.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

15 September 2022
MHFA England: Mental Health First Aid
24 June 2021
St. John Ambulance: First Aid at Work
24 June 2020
 Association for Project Management:Project Management Qualification (Pass)
28 February 2020
Association for Project Management: Project Fundamentals Qualification (Pass)


KEY SKILLS

  • Secured clients (tenants/buyers), planning permissions, design of assets right for future users and owners; understanding where economic value in real estate comes from
  • Prevented roadblocks and slowdowns by comprehensively understanding planning/permitting implications and constraints
  • Monitored the financial assumptions of projects: costs, revenues and expected returns
  • Engaged target customers and what they need from the asset, liaising frequently with agents and challenging their assumptions on who the target client is and what the market wants
  • Addressed client needs in design specifications
  • Challenged designers, contractors and colleagues on how the asset/estate will be used and managed rather than visualised or built


CAREER SUMMARY

Dec 2021 - To date
Assistant Development Manager, Lendlease Development Europe Ltd.

Responsible for Development Management activities providing support and strategic direction in the delivery a masterplan and plot delivery on this £1 billion scheme to transform the Euston area in central London. In coordination with the Euston station teams, this nationally significant scheme sought to deliver over 500,000sqm of development comprising commercial office, residential, life science, retail and cultural uses across a 60-acre site. My key responsibilities included strategic planning, governance reporting, stakeholder management and coordination with station teams, design development, monitoring and assessment, as well as:
  • Supported on all planning aspects of this large scale, technically challenging application for mixed use development located above the new HS2 and NR stations at Euston.
  • Managed key consultants, maintaining stakeholder relationships and meeting landowner aspirations.
  • Chaired and managed weekly design team meetings to progress the development of the masterplan - this involved managing a consultant team of 25 different firms requiring a strong understand of each scope of works.
  • Responsible for creating the place vision to create an exciting science and culture destination for London
  • Drove the development of a unique masterplan above the stations (Network Rail & HS2) in Zone 1 London
  • Managed relationships with key stakeholders including two different landowners (NR and DfT), statutory and public consultees
  • Engaged with stakeholders as a front face of Lendlease for the formal community engagement events and pre-application engagements
  • Responsible for the conversion of the Euston regeneration project associated with the delivery of the HS2 station and redevelopment of Network Rail´s station
  • Collaborated with senior level stakeholders across the Euston partnership to drive decision making and advocacy across government, local authority, institutions and community
  • Supported in bringing in capital to deliver the first plots
  • Managed the masterplan design code development, as well as strategy for arts & culture, landscape & public realm, accessibility & mobility, sustainability, meanwhile use, town & country planning, and housing
Dec 2018 - May 2021
 Assistant Project Manager, Quintain Estates Ltd.
Provided project management and strategy development for community outreach, skills and employment programmes, educational initiatives, diversity and inclusion strategies, and social value strategies (social, environmental, and economic impacts) at Wembley Park. Responsibilities included managing project activities, analysing technical plans, corporate processes, and contributing to project completion. The role involved overseeing projects across RIBA Stages 5, 6, and 7, including project management, contract tendering, reviewing Section 106 agreements, and fulfilling planning requirements. Work was aligned with milestones and deliverables, adhering to quality, safety, and sustainability standards.

  • Created the corporate Social Value & Community Engagement Strategy aimed at providing collaborative practice with an inclusive and accessible programme
  • Produced of the corporate Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy for adoption across all levels of the business
  • Built key relationships with stakeholder groups like Brent Council, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Punchdrunk Enrichment and Second Floor Art studios to deliver community initiatives
  • Collaborated with key partners including but not limited to residents, students, local employers, and employees as well as local groups and charities
  • Cultivated new projects with local groups and businesses to enhance our community engagement offer and curated a network within the area
  • Managed the Social Value £2.5m budget - operations, forecasting spends, actuals and monitor
  • Coordinated with the Wembley events team to promote placemaking, community engagement, support larger scale activities, and volunteer programmes
  • Identified, via a variety of methods (conversations, interactive data capture, surveys and focus groups etc.), the barriers to the local community in engaging with Wembley Park; and to instigate learnings from this research to affect change within the organisation and remove barriers
  • Chaired the Wembley Park Community Fund aimed at delivering community-led projects - managing a £595k pot of funding, and awarded 43 grants with 11k beneficiaries
  • Created of £1.1m in social value through leading and management of the sitewide apprenticeship programme
  • Managed Quintain community investments and charitable contributions, totalling £781k Quintain contributions, and £58k leveraged contractor contributions, supporting 4.5k beneficiaries
Sept 2018 - Dec 2018
 Communications & Engagement Intern, George the Poet Ltd.

Three-month internship performing various activities - such as liaison with not-for-profit stakeholders, media outlets, and advocates - to contribute to the success of George the Poets podcast series; “Have You Heard George’s Podcast?”.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Master of Arts in Cities (Distinction)
CSM Spatial Cultural Equity Award from the University of The Arts London

Sept 2014 - Jun 2018
Queen Mary, University of London
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences (Upper Second Class with Honours)

Sept 2013 - Jun 2014
 Kingsbury High School, Sixth Form College
2x GCE Advanced Level (A, B)

Sept 2011 - Jun 2013
 St. Dominic’s Sixth Form College
3x GCE Advanced Levels (B, B, B)
2x GCE Advanced Subsidiaries (A, A, B, B)
1x Extended Project Qualification (B)
NOCN Level 1 Award in General Religious Education

Sept 2005 - Jun 2011Capital City Academy
9x General Certificates of Secondary Education (A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, B, C, C)
1x BTEC National award (Merit)


TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Fresco
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Illustrator
QGIS
Microsoft Office Word
Microsoft Office Powerpoint
Microsoft Office Excel


OTHER SKILLS

Fluent in Written/Oral Arabic
Creative & Journalistic Writing
Project Management
Urban Design Strategy Development
Masterplan Design Development
Commercial Appraisal Production
Urban Design & Planning Strategy Production


AREAS OF INTEREST

Narratives & Storytelling
Urbanism
Spatial Politics
Migration & Plural Identities
Philosophy of Cities
Equitable Urban Development
Urban Development Lexicons


POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

2024 - To date
Advisory Board Member, Somers Town People’s Museum
2024 - To date Trustee, Punchdrunk Enrichment
2023 - To date            Collaborator, THE NEW BLXCK
2022 - To date
Advisory Board Member, Migrants Bureau
2019 - To date
Faculty, Freedom & Balance: Art College
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 ABOUTBy day, Nabil Al-Kinani is a built-environment professional with a keen interest in urbanism, placemaking, sustainable development and place vision. By night, he is a writer and cultural producer that uses creative practice to deliver works that draw focus on the relationship between spaces and stories. Other strands of his work includes the exploration of spatial politics, identity, culture and migration.