Urban Planning Intern - Winter

Planning Intern Toronto, ON $23 CAD per hour

Urban Strategies has internship opportunities for winter, summer, and fall semesters. Please make note of the following application submission periods:

Winter semester (January start):Apply in October

Summer semester (May start):Apply in February

Fall semester (September start):Apply in June

Urban Strategies® is an urban design, planning and engagement consultancy with studios in Toronto, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, and Vancouver, BC. We lead complex projects in cities all over the world and have an active practice across Canada and in the US, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. We are problem solvers who can help achieve successful outcomes for the full range of urban opportunities.

Urban Strategies is a group of 55+ Planners, Urban Designers and specialized staff. The firm is led by our 16 Partners and 7 Principals and supported by a complement of skilled professionals. We have diverse backgrounds, including architecture, landscape architecture, planning, public administration, engagement, geospatial analysis, graphic design and the visual arts. We combine our diverse perspectives to plan and design welcoming, thriving places – and have fun in the process.

Position Summary:

Urban Planning Interns are responsible for working with Urban Strategies’ team of Urban Designers and Urban Planners to undertake a wide range of assignments on projects large and small in a variety of settings.

Responsibilities:

• Under the guidance of the Project Leadership, work with multidisciplinary teams to advance projects;
• Availability for short-term allocation needs, with room to more consistently allocate time to ongoing projects;
• Under the guidance of the Project Leadership, support the preparation of reports, presentations, panels and other materials for communication with clients and project stakeholders;
• Contribute to technical components of planning reports including but not limited to site descriptions, proposal descriptions, community needs assessments;
• Work independently and collaboratively with project teams to exercise judgement on specific tasks to support the overall project team;
• Communicate clearly, professionally, and persuasively, both orally and in writing;
• Adapt and respond to a dynamic and fast-paced work environment;
• Quality control and troubleshooting of project work;
• Contribute to the proposal writing process;
• Assist with coordination of planning approvals including, creating response table of City comments, coordinate submission materials and ongoing monitoring.

• Analyze and support the summarization of policy documents, zoning by-laws and background studies;
• Research of surrounding applications for rationales and various planning reports;
• Research and analyze trends and best practices related to urban planning;
• Research for Practice Leads;

• Under the guidance of Project Leadership advance small projects; support the advancement of complex projects as part of a multidisciplinary team;
• Support meeting facilitation with clients and at community consultation events in conjunction with Project Leads;
• Under the guidance of Project Leadership contribute to the preparation and management of client contracts and budgets;
• Follow up with clients as requested with regards to invoicing and collections and manage the scheduling and logistics for meetings, highlighting with Project Leadership when there are concerns;
• Report back to Project Leadership any key issues or concerns regarding client or subconsultant relations.

• Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in planning or a related field. Students who have graduated will not be eligible.
• Strong PowerPoint skills; a solid understanding of MS…