Urban Planner | Regional Development Analyst

Role overview

Planning and analysis responsibilities

• Develop urban strategies, regional frameworks, land-use plans, zoning recommendations, and development proposals.
• Analyze urban expansion, population, demographics, housing demand, employment, economic indicators, infrastructure capacity, and land-use needs.
• Evaluate proposed residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use developments against planning objectives and policies.
• Assess land suitability, infrastructure, accessibility, environmental constraints, and growth potential using GIS and spatial data.
• Interpret maps, satellite imagery, cadastral information, planning documents, and demographic datasets.
• Assess infrastructure needs, identify regeneration and transit-oriented development opportunities, and evaluate project feasibility and impacts.
• Prepare forecasts, growth scenarios, indicators, GIS maps, charts, dashboards, reports, policy briefs, and recommendations.
• Integrate sustainability, climate resilience, green infrastructure, and resource-efficient development into planning advice.
• Review planning regulations and development submissions; identify conflicts and recommend responses to congestion, housing shortages, and infrastructure gaps.
• Coordinate consultations and multidisciplinary project inputs; evaluate community feedback and maintain records and analytical assumptions.

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Geography, Urban Studies, Regional Development, Economics, Public Policy, or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional experience in urban planning, regional analysis, land-use planning, economic development, or infrastructure planning.
• Experience preparing planning reports, development assessments, research papers, or policy recommendations.

Technical and professional qualifications

• Strong understanding of urban development, zoning, land-use regulation, and planning frameworks is required.
• Proficiency in GIS software such as ArcGIS or QGIS is required, along with familiarity with spatial analysis and mapping.
• Knowledge of demographics, population forecasting, regional economic indicators, transportation, housing, infrastructure, and public amenities is required.
• Candidates should understand sustainability, climate adaptation, environmental planning, resilient development, planning legislation, and development control.
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication, stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and problem-solving skills are required.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis, forecasting, scenario planning, spatial modeling, or data visualization is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, is required.
• Relevant professional membership or eligibility for professional registration is advantageous where applicable.

What the employer offers

• Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Opportunities to contribute to urban transformation, regional development, planning studies, and infrastructure projects.
• Professional development and collaboration with planning authorities, developers, engineers, economists, and policy specialists.