Junior Urban Planner

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future‑ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master‑planned communities, mixed‑use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home.

If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Stantec's Washington, DC office is looking for a motivated Urban Planner with community planning experience to come join our dynamic Community Development team. The ideal candidate will come with a background of supporting planning efforts that aim to create livable, walkable places that mitigate climate change and promote diversity and inclusion. Stantec’s Urban Places practice is a national leader in Suburban Retrofit and Downtown Revitalization, and our growing National Capital Region planning and urban design team is strongly engaged in these practices at the metropolitan and national levels.

• Participate in community planning, corridor planning, comprehensive planning and similar efforts (“planning projects”) carried out mostly on behalf of local jurisdictions.
• Provide technical support to planning projects, including GIS mapping, urban design, report writing, data collection and analysis, and production of planning documents, including reports, maps, plans, and infographics.
• Interface with clients, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct research regarding planning policy, land use, and socioeconomic topics.
• Communicate with other multidisciplinary team members on relevant aspects of projects.
• Assist with facilitation of public engagement events.
• Assist with the preparation of proposals and other business development activities.

• Working knowledge of urban planning, including land use, urban design, social and cultural dimensions, and regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in groups of professionals developing community plans and other urban development studies.