Urban Planning Specialist

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada DIALOG-DESING Full time

About DIALOG Designing

We are a multi-disciplinary collaborative of architects, interior designers, urban designers, and planners who design for community wellbeing and urban vibrancy.

How You'll Make a Difference

  • Participate in all aspects of our planning and urban design practice, from early analysis and visioning to the creation of conceptual and policy directions.
  • Support stakeholder engagement on several plans, urban designs, policies, and strategies for both public and private clients.
  • Work collaboratively with a cross-disciplinary team of people, engaging a broad constituency of clients, stakeholders, and the public.
  • Participate in a broad range of projects, from site-specific planning to area-wide policy reviews and master plans.
  • Contribute to Transit/TOC planning and campus planning projects.
  • Present at and facilitate stakeholder meetings.
  • A believer in the power of human-centered design and interested in exploring practices to improve our user research and engagement methods.
  • Adaptable and comfortable with change, nimble and able to respond to varying project needs.
  • A self-starter, quick learner with a positive attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit that takes initiative and is proactive.
  • Embody our values: collaboration, diversity, aspiration, and optimism.

Who You Are

  • Possess 3-10 years of related experience, including educational, volunteer, and professional experience.
  • A graduate of an undergraduate or graduate-level program in urban design, urban planning, urban studies, urban geography, architecture, landscape architecture, or similar.
  • Project Management experience is an asset.
  • Strong oral, analytical, and written communication skills.
  • Some experience using InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS suite skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in participating in/facilitating creative, innovative, and accessible stakeholder and/or public engagement.
  • Able to harness your compelling written, graphic, and spoken skills to communicate design, program, and policy.
  • Highly organized, with a keen attention to detail.
  • Understanding and exposure to Ontario Planning Framework, any experience with this is an asset.

While Not Required, You'll Stand Out With

  • Strong abilities in graphic representation, e.g., visualizations and diagrams.
  • Experience with 2D and 3D modeling software, e.g., AutoCAD and/or Sketchup.
  • Experience with Rhino, Revit, Lumion, Enscape, and other parametric/rendering software.

About Our Benefits

We offer competitive medical and dental benefits coverage, parental leave top-up programs, RRSP matching, and a Vacation Buy-Up program, among others.

About Our Professional Development

We offer continued professional growth through leadership development opportunities, technical skills development, and financial support for relevant external learning opportunities.

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