Urban Planner (Designer)

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s San Francisco office is seeking a motivated Campus / Urban Planner to join our Planning team. This role will support planning efforts for college and university campuses, with opportunities to contribute to related urban and community planning projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support planning projects for colleges and universities, including campus master plans, district plans and site studies, as well as specialized planning studies.
• Affiliate with select urban and community planning projects, particularly those that interface with campus environments.
• Conduct research related to campus and urban planning topics.
• Provide technical support to planning projects, including GIS mapping, data collection and analysis, report writing, and preparation of planning deliverables such as plans, maps, diagrams, and graphics.
• Prepare graphic and written materials, including presentations, reports, and visual communication.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including planners, architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, and other planning and design professionals.
• Coordinate with campus clients, public agencies, consultants, and other project stakeholders.
• Facilitate campus and community engagement activities, such as workshops, charrettes, and stakeholder meetings.
• Support proposal development and other business development efforts.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Professional planning experience ideally in a higher education or institutional context.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams on planning or design projects.
• Strong work ethic with a high level of organization and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in standard planning and design software tools, including Microsoft Office, InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, and Bluebeam.
• Additional proficiency in SketchUp, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, and AutoCAD, and working ability with AI tools is preferred.
• Working knowledge of industry-standard GIS software, such as Esri’s ArcGIS.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, including ability to prepare clear, concise planning reports and presentations to campus and public audiences.
• Strong graphic skills and ability to assist in the preparation of plan diagrams and graphics, including two- and three-dimensional representations at the campus, district and building scales.
• Quantitative and data-analytic skills are preferred.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or a related field, and a Master’s degree in a related discipline.
• Professional certification / licensure or ability to obtain with one or more of the following: AICP, NOMA, AIA, LEED, LEED-ND, Sites AP, or other pertinent credentials.
• Minimum of two years of experience in campus planning, urban planning, or related work with a private consulting firms or higher education institution is preferred.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Pay Range

Locations in NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP): $90,500.00 - $131,200.00 Annually

Benefits Summary

• Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave.
• Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
• Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

Primary Location

United States | CA | San Francisco

Organization

4001 Buildings-US ACQ PSP California A&ID-San Francisco CA

Employee Status

Regular

Schedule

Full time

Job Posting

12/02/2026 05:02:52

Req ID

1004293

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.