Planning Lead - Urban DesignPlanning

In this role you will have the opportunity to work on continuing to grow and build our successful placemaking practice within southern Alberta Calgary and beyond. Our studios located in Calgary offer a broad range of placemaking services that include master planning for mixed use and residential places urban development strategies transitoriented development revitalization and area plans community planning urban design/landscape architecture land development strategies land entitlements special planning studies and public engagement. We offer a fast paced collaborative environment at a global multidisciplinary firm that takes a holistic and comprehensive approach to planning and design.

We are looking for an experienced planning professional who has a passion for the development of business and market opportunities project management/delivery of complex projects working with diverse teams and clients and successful project outcomes. A deep understanding of the local planning and development marketplace and development process is a must.

Your focus in this role will be leading business development strategies finding opportunities managing client interface bringing value to our clients through your planning expertise while increasing the bandwidth of projects through the addition of valueadded services that other practice areas offer.    

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct a wide range of complex planning projects and assignments
• Enable growth and expansion through the identification and development of business growth opportunities and strategies within a multidisciplinary practice  
• Networking attend industry events client management and relationship building and communication
• Lead proposal development and opportunity pursuits
• Assist with development of marketing content including online presence and social media
• Develop review and manage the approval process for complex planning applications through a solutionoriented approach
• Establish internal collaborative relationships to enable crossselling and promoting of our services and expertise collaborate other offices and practice areas
• Manage and support multiple planning projects with multiple staff lead and coordinate staff
• Lead and manage public engagement processes and projects
• Thought leadership and support and coaching of team members through contributing to their projects and professional aspirations

Qualifications :

Qualifications:

• Ability to lead complex planning tasks and manage multiple challenging projects
• Strong client management and communication skills
• Expertise in building and leading multidisciplinary teams
• Deep understanding and experience with planning and development processes in Alberta and the Calgary region including appearing before councils planning commissions and committees
• Proven project management problem solving and solutions development skills

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors or masters degree in planning or related discipline required
• Minimum of 15 years experience in private and public sector urban planning urban design and land development projects
• Experience in leading complex multidisciplinary projects

Additional Information :

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skillsbased approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime