Junior Urban Planner

Company Description

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Welcome to people with an inspiring vision of the future and challenge seekers.  

At CIMA+, you’ll find a place where your ideas and perspectives are welcomed and encouraged. In both the field and at the office, you’ll get plenty of opportunities to reach your full potential in an environment that’s engineered for people. 

We are a firm 100% owned by its employees and we value a collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset. You will have the flexibility to manage your work on your own terms and the opportunity to work on projects you can relate to. 

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Job Description

Our B&A Studios team has an exciting opportunity for a Junior 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 CIMA+’s 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 country’s leading multidisciplinary firms.

The Junior Urban Planner is responsible for supporting the creation of plans and policies that guide the development, zoning, and management of land in cities and regions. This role focuses on developing your career as a planner and offers many opportunities for professional growth through hands-on planning experience. Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team, the Urban Planner contributes to high-quality, innovative, and practical planning solutions that serve a wide range of clients and project types.

Responsibilities:

• Manages urban planning projects under the supervision of a Senior Planner, Associate, or Partner.
• Conducts research on urban development trends, demographics, and land use.
• Develops land use plans, zoning regulations, and policies.
• Writes proposals and prepares reports with oversight from a Senior Planner, Lead, or Director.
• Creates plans that address housing, transportation, infrastructure, and environmental concerns in partnership with other teams and disciplines.
• Collects and analyzes data on economic, social, and physical factors affecting land use, projects future community needs, and prepares narrative reports.
• Acts as a project team liaison and monitors project performance (deadlines, budget, deliverables).
• Identifies and recommends business development opportunities.
• Applies knowledge of municipal governance structures, planning legislation, standards, and practices.
• Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Works on diverse projects across several different service areas.
• May support our ongoing planning initiatives in the energy and linear infrastructure space.
• Cross-collaborate in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience as an urban/community planning professional.
• Accredited undergraduate degree in Urban Planning or a related field.
• Membership or candidate membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP); RPP designation (or eligibility) is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of urban planning theories, zoning laws, municipal governance, and land development processes.
• Familiarity with MS Office 365, GIS, and database systems is considered an asset.
• Strong research, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating in an interdisciplinary team environment.

Why Join B&A Studios

B&A Studios is one of Western Canada’s leading planning, design, and engagement consultancies, now part of the CIMA+ family - one of Canada’s 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 individual’s experience. Compensation for this role is therefore based on the candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, while maintaining internal equity. The level and associated salary may vary depending on the candidate’s 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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