Urban Planner

Term

Full-time 

Experience

• 0-1 years in private consulting practice and/or public service.

• Combined experience in both private consulting practice and public service considered an asset.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in planning or related professional field.

• Eligibility for membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)

Compensation

Competitive and commensurate with experience / qualifications, with opportunities for career growth.

Candidate Profile 

You are a recent graduate or junior urban planner with some early experience in private consulting practice, the public sector or ideally both. You have a serious passion for shaping the community that you live in through its built environment. You are an urbanist, problem solver, and excellent communicator. You get energy from collaborating on unique and challenging projects in an entrepreneurial environment where excellence is expected. You are comfortable with high project variety and complexity. You value integrity and honesty. You demonstrate a commitment to quality and continuous incremental improvement in your professional practice.

Responsibilities

• Assist in programming, designing, and facilitating public consultation and outreach events that include the residents of the community, project stakeholders, municipal officials and others.

• Collaborate and coordinate effectively with multi-disciplinary team members, City Administration and Council through the planning and development approvals process.

• Maintain up-to-date planning knowledge and actively monitor emerging policy, political trends, and issues to support information exchange within the Studio on best practices and activities that can influence decision-making.

• Contribute to CivicWorks’ professional and community profile through active participation in professional associations, external committees, mentorship opportunities, guest lectures, and similar activities.

• Contribute to a range of physical planning and urban design projects, engaging in design issues that shape the built environment.

• Support and undertake research, analysis, and synthesis to support discussions, achieve understanding, and make recommendations leading to planning and development approvals.

• Support the production and delivery of high-quality planning briefs, technical reports, online content and presentations about planning policy, urban design, and lands use to diverse internal and external audiences.

• Produce graphics, maps and illustrations that articulate visions, plans, and policies in a clear, organized, and effective manner.