Senior Urban Design and Planning Consultant

Overview

Lead urban design and planning projects, engaging communities and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• community engagement
• visioning strategy
• project management
• urban design
• policy analysis
• stakeholder coordination

Tasks

-Community Engagement & Co-Creation: Design and facilitate inclusive engagement processes, workshops, and charrettes that empower residents and stakeholders to shape their environments. -Lead Neighborhood Visioning Projects: Develop and implement long-term strategies for neighborhood revitalization, integrating community aspirations, policy frameworks, and design excellence. -Project Management: Oversee multidisciplinary teams, manage timelines and budgets, and ensure high-quality deliverables across multiple concurrent projects. -Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions -Urban Design & Land Use Studies: Conduct site analysis, spatial planning, and design studies that inform zoning, land use policy, and development scenarios. -Stakeholder Collaboration: Coordinate with public agencies, private developers, non-profits, and community groups to align project goals and foster partnerships. -Policy & Regulatory Analysis: Interpret and apply zoning codes, land use regulations, and urban policy to guide planning and design recommendations. -Mentorship of junior staff and contributing to a culture of excellence and innovation.

Requirements

• 8+ years
• urban design
• degree
• autocad
• gis
• project management

What You Bring

-Proven track record in community engagement, visioning, and co-creation processes. -8+ years of experience in urban design, urban planning, or related fields. -Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills. -Degree in architecture, urban design, urban planning, or related discipline. -Detail oriented and outcome focused with a willingness to collaborate within and beyond the internal team and a desire to work in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment. An entrepreneurial and "can do" attitude, with an ability to work toward solutions despite real world constraints of limited data. -Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and lead interdisciplinary teams. -Project execution experience: experience supporting the delivery of client work and internal reporting/tracking project progress, ideally in consulting. -Strong proficiency in design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, GIS, SketchUp). Basic hand sketching familiarity a plus. -Deep understanding of urban systems, equity-driven planning, and sustainable development. -Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

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Benefits

-Long term career development -Flexible work environment

About Hatch

-Began as a small civil-engineering firm and expanded into metallurgy under its namesake leader. -Now employee-owned and independent, it has grown through strategic acquisitions of engineering firms across North America and beyond. -Offers end-to-end services—from concept and feasibility through design, construction management, and operations—in key sectors. -Projects include heavy industrial and mining operations, hydropower tunnels, green-steel plants, and rail & transit infrastructure. -Specialises in multidisciplinary engineering disciplines including structural, mechanical, civil, piping, electrical, and process design. -Known for integrating advanced tools like 3D parametric design, simulation, CFD, and proprietary Hatch software in project delivery. -Milestones include delivering North America’s Niagara Tunnel Project and pioneering high-current AP60 aluminium smelting pots. -Combines local insight with global expertise to support projects in over 150 countries.

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