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Imagine a city where every street, building, and park reflects a bold vision for the future.

Build vibrant communities

At The City of Calgary, our Planning and Development Services (PDS) team is at the heart of creating vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable communities. As a Planner, you will help shape the spaces where Calgarians live, work, and play — today and for generations to come.

City of Calgary employees usually stay with The City for a long time: around 13 years of service on average. Want to know why? Learn more about our benefits, or view more career pathways.

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What you’ll do here

As Calgary grows and evolves, your work will directly influence how our city looks, feels, and functions. You’ll help turn visionary ideas into real-world outcomes that respect community character, support economic vitality, and promote environmental resilience. Join us to:

  • Support transformative projects like the revitalization of Calgary’s downtown. We’ll do this by helping increase residential homes and vibrant public spaces, reimagining Chinatown, and undertaking other innovative urban initiatives that are reshaping Calgary’s identity.
  • Craft land use policies that guide smart, sustainable development across diverse communities.
  • Collaborate across disciplines to ensure growth meets the needs of residents, businesses, and future generations. Work with communities and business areas to identify public realm improvements in their neighbourhoods that help respond to growth and change, seeking funding for the projects, and enabling their construction.
  • Set the stage for development by defining clear, effective processes and standards.
  • Support local businesses by enabling them to open and thrive in well-planned spaces.
  • Ensure safety and quality in the built environment through thoughtful regulation and review.
  • Work to protect and recognize Calgary’s history through heritage planning.
  • Research and identify strategies and actions to improve Calgary’s resiliency to climate change, and conduct related educational programs for Calgarians.

Why choose a career in City building?

Design the future

Influence how Calgary’s neighborhoods, streetscapes, and public spaces come to life.

Work with visionaries

Collaborate with developers, architects, engineers, and community members to bring ideas from concept to reality. You’ll also work with regional municipalities to build partnerships that strengthen our communities overall.

Grow professionally

Access mentorship, training, and career development opportunities tailored to your goals, helping you build skills and advance your planning career.

Balance innovation and integrity

Help shape the city while upholding standards that protect people and the environment.

Make a lasting impact

Every project you touch contributes to a safer, more connected, and resilient Calgary.

Careers you’ll find here

Whether you're beginning your career or advancing it, Planning and Development Services offers meaningful opportunities to create and shape Calgary’s future. Our diverse team supports the city’s growth through a range of specialized planning roles, including:

  • Senior Planners: Intended for seasoned professionals with 6+ years of experience.

This senior-level position involves:

  • leading and managing complex major planning initiatives and policy projects, 
  • major land use, outline plan and development permit applications, 
  • taking action to implement policy goals, or guiding The City’s future sustainability and response to climate change. 

Senior Planners provide urban planning expertise and recommendations to the public, applicants, development industry, committees, and Council. They also mentor and coach other planners.

  • Planner 2: Geared towards professionals with 3-4 years of relevant experience.

This intermediate-level role offers greater autonomy, broader responsibilities and a wider diversity of projects compared to Planner 1 team members. Planner 2s review, contribute to, and lead aspects of planning initiatives and policy projects, land use, outline plan and development permit applications.

  • Planner 1: Designed for recent graduates or early-career professionals.

This entry-level role requires an accredited degree in planning or a related field and serves as the first point of contact for inquiries about planning principles and land use bylaws.

Planner 1s support planning initiatives, policy projects, outline plans, manage less complex land use and development permit applications, and contribute to public consultation events.

Other career opportunities in City building

  • Planning Services Technicians
  • Senior Planning Technicians
  • Planning Analyst
  • Senior Water Policy Planner 
  • Planning Liaison 

These roles are essential to our operations and often in high demand. If you’re ready to make a difference, explore current opportunities and apply today. 

Awards and honours

Our planning teams don’t just shape communities — they set the standard for vision, resilience, and livability. These awards celebrate projects that have earned recognition for advancing thoughtful design and sustainable growth, reflecting the commitment, creativity, and expertise of our people.

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