Junior Urban Planner

Stantec • Washington, WA

5d

About The Position

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future-ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home. If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable. Your Opportunity Stantec's Washington, DC office is looking for a motivated Urban Planner with community planning experience to come join our dynamic Community Development team. The ideal candidate will come with a background of supporting planning efforts that aim to create livable, walkable places that mitigate climate change and promote diversity and inclusion. Stantec’s Urban Places practice is a national leader in Suburban Retrofit and Downtown Revitalization, and our growing National Capital Region planning and urban design team is strongly engaged in these practices at the metropolitan and national levels.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of urban planning, including land use, urban design, social and cultural dimensions, and regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in groups of professionals developing community plans and other urban development studies.
• Strong work ethic and high level of organization in the workplace.
• Working knowledge of industry-standard GIS software such as Esri’s ArcGIS.
• Proficiency in standard urban planning software tools such as the Microsoft Office suite, InDesign, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Presentation skills to speak to audiences ex. the public, business and municipal councils.
• Ability to prepare urban design plans and graphics, including two-dimensional and three-dimensional renderings of proposed projects at the parcel, district or city levels.
• Ability to write planning reports.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Urban Planning or Urban Design
• Minimum of 2 (two) years’ experience in urban planning with private consulting firms and/or local jurisdictions is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in relevant field is considered an asset.
• Additional proficiency in SketchUp, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or AutoCAD is preferred.
• Ability to manage databases in Microsoft Access or similar software and carry out analysis on such databases is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in community planning, corridor planning, comprehensive planning and similar efforts (“planning projects”) carried out mostly on behalf of local jurisdictions.
• Provide technical support to planning projects, including GIS mapping, urban design, report writing, data collection and analysis, and production of planning documents, including reports, maps, plans, and infographics.
• Interface with clients, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct research regarding planning policy, land use, and socioeconomic topics.
• Communicate with other multidisciplinary team members on relevant aspects of projects.
• Assist with facilitation of public engagement events.
• Assist with the preparation of proposals and other business development activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees