Urban Designer

Job Description

Over the past several years, B&A has established a leading urban design practice that is both distinct and complementary within Western Canada’s consulting landscape. What started as a small, hands‑on studio has evolved into a recognized design leader, capable of delivering creative, practical, and integrated design solutions across scales – from community and neighbourhood planning to site‑specific design, redevelopment, and public realm projects.

Our studio works collaboratively with B&A’s planning, engagement, visualization, and GIS teams, while also taking on standalone design commissions that showcase our creativity, technical rigour, and passion for place. As part of our continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Senior Urban Designer to join our Calgary‑based studio.

This is an exciting opportunity for a design professional who thrives on collaboration, creativity, and the ability to bring ideas to life – someone who can lead complex projects, inspire clients, mentor emerging designers, and contribute meaningfully to the evolution of the practice.

As an Urban Designer, you’ll play a key role in shaping the next phase of B&A’s design studio. Working closely with our interdisciplinary teams and clients, you’ll:

• Lead the design and delivery of projects ranging from new communities, redevelopment plans, and mixed‑use sites to master plans and urban realm design.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, ensuring projects are delivered with creativity, quality, and care – on time, on budget, and aligned with client objectives.
• Develop and nurture relationships with clients, municipalities, developers, and other professionals, helping grow our portfolio of work through reputation and trust.
• Mentor and support junior staff, fostering an environment of learning, collaboration, and design excellence.
• Champion design innovation, sustainability, and inclusivity in every project.
• Contribute to business development efforts, including proposals, competitions, and studio promotion initiatives.
• Collaborate across B&A and CIMA+, connecting design with engineering, infrastructure, and environmental disciplines to deliver truly integrated solutions.

• A degree in Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or a related field.
• A minimum of 2 years professional experience in urban design, architecture, or landscape architecture, including experience leading projects and managing teams. Ideally a portfolio that you can share to demonstrate projects you have worked on.
• A strong understanding of urban design principles, planning frameworks, and development processes in Alberta and Western Canada.
• Exceptional conceptual and graphic design skills, with proficiency in tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, Sketch Up, GIS, Revit, and/or other design software.
• Strong communication and presentation skills – both visual and verbal – with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and compellingly to diverse audiences.
• A collaborative mindset, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion for creating vibrant, sustainable, and enduring places.

You are a passionate designer who thrives in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. You balance creativity with pragmatism and have a deep understanding of how thoughtful design can shape better communities. You are energized by collaboration with clients, colleagues, and communities, and you’re equally comfortable sketching a concept, leading a workshop, or presenting to a city council.

You’re motivated to help grow and strengthen the studio’s next generation of designers, while continuing to challenge yourself and the team to elevate the design conversation.

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.

• Working in a studio environment that values creativity,…