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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Overview
This role is part of AtkinsRéalis Architecture & Design Canada Inc., bringing together expertise in architectural design and project delivery across Canada.
We are seeking a Senior Planner and Urban Designer to help grow our planning, urban design, architecture, and master planning practice. This role is suited to a high-caliber professional with strong design judgement, planning expertise, market credibility, and the ability to build lasting client relationships. The role is central to design leadership, planning strategy, client growth, and proposal delivery. The successful candidate will bring strong experience in urban planning, urban design, community engagement, and multidisciplinary collaboration, with the confidence to lead complex assignments from early visioning through approvals, implementation, and delivery.
This position can be based in either Vancouver, BC or Toronto, ON.
Your role
Lead urban planning, urban design, and master planning assignments for complex public and private sector clients.
Develop planning and design strategies that support complete communities, transit-oriented development, placemaking, public realm quality, and long-term implementation.
Prepare and guide planning studies, urban design frameworks, development concepts, policy reviews, approvals strategies, and implementation plans.
Lead client and stakeholder engagement, including workshops, presentations, public consultation, and coordination with municipal and agency partners.
Support business development by identifying opportunities, building client relationships, and leading RFP responses, proposals, interviews, and pursuit strategies.
Mentor emerging planners and designers, and contribute to a strong, collaborative, and design-focused practice culture.
Location
Various locations
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-159566
Salary range
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About you
A degree in Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Geography, or a related discipline and a registered member with the Canadian Institute of Planners and a provincial planning institute.
15+ years of experience in urban planning, urban design, master planning, or related city-building work, with demonstrated leadership on complex assignments.
Experience working with municipalities, public agencies, developers, institutions, and multidisciplinary consultant teams on complex projects.
Strong knowledge of planning policy, development approvals, urban design principles, public realm design, transit-oriented development, and implementation strategies.
Proven success in client development, RFP responses, proposals, interviews, presentations, and pursuit strategy.
Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex planning and design ideas into clear, compelling narratives.
Strong leadership, facilitation, mentorship, and relationship-building skills.
The judgement, presence, and professional maturity to help shape and grow a respected planning and urban design practice.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.
Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.
Make it brilliant, a career with AtkinsRéalis
Our supportive, collaborative culture inspires us as a global community every day.
Watch this short film and imagine what you could achieve here, too.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Expected compensation for this role is between $120,000 - $145,000 annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.
AtkinsRéalis cares about your privacy. AtkinsRéalis and other subsidiary or affiliated companies of AtkinsRéalis (referred to throughout as "AtkinsRéalis") are committed to protecting your privacy. Please consult our Privacy Notice on our Careers site to know more about how we collect, use, and transfer your Personal Data.
By submitting your personal information to AtkinsRéalis, you confirm that you have read and accept our Privacy Notice.
Appropriate accommodation will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Successful applicants will be notified about AtkinsRéalis' accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process.
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