Senior Planner

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible benefits

Generous time-off

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc. is seeking a Senior Planner and Urban Designer to lead planning, urban design, and master planning assignments for complex public and private sector projects across Canada.

Based in Vancouver, BC or Toronto, ON, you will combine design leadership with client relationships and proposal delivery. You will guide studies, engage stakeholders, mentor junior staff, and support business development through RFPs and pursuit strategies while advancing complete communities and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of urban planning or urban design experience.
• Registered with the Canadian Institute of Planners and a provincial planning institute.
• Experience leading complex assignments and client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, urban design and master planning for complex public and private projects.
• Engage clients and stakeholders through workshops, reports, and presentations.
• Drive business development, RFP responses, proposals, and pursuit strategies.
• Mentor team members and foster a collaborative design culture.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Client development

Stakeholder facilitation

Mentorship

Clear communication

Education

Degree in Planning or Urban Design or Architecture or Geography

Job description

Job Description Overview

Job Description 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.

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.

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.

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.

We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.