Senior Urban Planner

Our B&A Studios team has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Urban Planner to join them in the downtown Calgary office. As part of CIMA B&A Studios combines its recognized expertise in planning design and community engagement with the breadth of CIMAs engineering and consulting services. This creates unique opportunities for our employees to work on impactful projects that shape communities across Canada. By joining our team you will benefit from the creativity and collaborative spirit of B&A along with the scale resources and growth potential offered by CIMA one of the countrys leading multidisciplinary firms.

The Senior Urban Planner plays a key leadership role in shaping planning initiatives and guiding the development of policies plans and strategies that influence land use and community growth. This role is suited for an experienced professional who brings technical depth sound professional judgment and the ability to lead complex projects and mentor junior staff. Working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams clients and stakeholders the Senior Urban Planner delivers high-quality innovative and practical planning solutions across a wide range of project types.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages complex urban planning projects overseeing scope schedule budget and deliverables.
• Provides technical expertise and professional guidance to project teams including mentoring and reviewing the work of junior and intermediate planners.
• Leads the preparation of statutory and non-statutory plans land use strategies zoning bylaws policy documents and development frameworks.
• Oversees research and analysis related to land use demographics growth trends and community needs translating findings into clear planning recommendations.
• Prepares and reviews proposals technical reports and presentations for clients municipalities and regulatory agencies.
• Collaborates closely with internal disciplines (engineering transportation environment urban design) to deliver integrated planning solutions.
• Acts as a primary point of contact for clients municipalities and key stakeholders facilitating meetings workshops and public engagement processes.
• Applies in-depth knowledge of municipal governance planning legislation approval processes and best practices.
• Identifies and supports business development opportunities including client relationship management and strategic pursuits.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of planning practices tools and standards within B&A Studios and CIMA.

Qualifications :

• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in urban and/or community planning.
• Accredited undergraduate or graduate degree in Urban Planning or a related discipline.
• Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designation and full membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) required.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex planning projects and managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of land use planning zoning municipal policy governance and development processes.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with clients municipalities stakeholders and the public.
• Experience with proposal writing project management and business development.
• Proficiency with MS Office 365; familiarity with GIS and data analysis tools is considered an asset.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team-oriented environment.

Why Join B&A Studios

B&A Studios is one of Western Canadas leading planning design and engagement consultancies now part of the CIMA family - one of Canadas largest privately-owned engineering and consulting firms. Together we offer an unmatched multidisciplinary platform that connects urban design planning engineering and engagement under one collaborative network.

Joining our team means:

• Working in a studio environment that values creativity inclusivity and curiosity.
• Collaborating with professionals across Canada on projects that shape communities of all sizes.
• Contributing to projects that matter  from transformative urban redevelopments to forward-thinking greenfield communities.
• Having the opportunity to lead influence and grow in a design studio that is entering its next exciting phase of evolution.
• Enjoying a workplace that offers flexible work arrangements competitive compensation professional development support and a culture rooted in collaboration and respect.

Additional Information :

At CIMA we recognize the richness and diversity of each individuals experience. Compensation for this role is therefore based on the candidates experience skills and qualifications while maintaining internal equity. The level and associated salary may vary depending on the candidates profile.

CIMA uses an applicant tracking system that includes an automated match score feature. However this score is not used to screen assess or select applicants. All hiring decisions are made through human review.

Ethics and integrity are fundamental values at CIMA. That is why we are committed to ensuring equal access to resources and opportunities for candidates regardless of their identity (race ethnicity colour religion gender age disability sexual orientation gender identity or expression socio-economic status or background etc.).

In keeping with the principles of employment equity we encourage all applications including but not limited to those from women Indigenous people people with disabilities and visible minorities. We also encourage candidates to complete the self-identification form when applying for employment.

Accommodations are available on request. Your Business Partner will process your request.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time