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Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future-ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home.

Your Opportunity

You will be the next team member in Stantec’s national Development Economics team. We analyze the context for development and revitalization in local communities, providing strategies and implementation steps to surmount challenges and advance local goals. If hired, you would be joining a power center within Stantec that is technically excellent, while working hard to maintain an inclusive and supportive workplace.

We are active in developing industry-leading methodologies for understanding real estate, housing and economic dynamics in local communities. We put research to work in support of urban planning projects, and housing and economic development strategies.

The Development Economics team is based in Minneapolis and situated within the Minneapolis urban planning team. We work closely with Stantec planning teams across North America—and support Stantec teams in additional disciplines such as transportation, parks/recreation, infrastructure, and land development. The breadth of projects provides continual opportunities for creativity and deepening our experience and expertise.

We are seeking a colleague that brings both expertise and leadership—with previous experience that cuts across urban planning, community development, economics, and/or real estate, and who has developed analytical skillsets that support project types such as market analysis, economic development strategies, housing studies, economic impact analysis, fiscal impact analysis, development implementation strategies, and related work.

We also seek a colleague with a background that demonstrates their ability to step readily into a project leadership role that encompasses structuring and managing the project, positive client relations, and working collaboratively with other members of your project team.

Importantly, we are also looking for a colleague who values and would contribute to a work culture where all team members feel supported and valued.

Your Key Responsibilities

- Utilize analytical methodologies and research interviews to build an understanding of a broad range of local planning and development contexts, within which you shape strategies and recommendations for achieving community goals.

- Utilize and build your knowledge of local planning practices, policies and regulations, and how they intersect with the built environment.

- Leverage strong written, visualization, and verbal communication skills to summarize complex data, and to convey information to technical and non-technical audiences

- Exercise excellent client engagement and management in order to meet project expectations and generate strong referrals.

- Anticipated tasks include: - Exercising project management and team leadership to execute projects from initiation to conclusion

- Drafting and supporting development market research for plans of all scales (e.g. neighborhood, city, region, etc) and site-based development studies.

- Drafting presentation and narrative content for housing studies, economic development strategies, and the development aspects of planning projects.

- Conducting interviews of developers and real estate professionals to deepen insights relative to geographic areas of focus.

- Conducting demographic, economic, and market data analysis utilizing coding and spreadsheet methodologies.

- Preparing map exhibits that illustrate patterns of land use and development, and features that illuminate their market context and potential opportunities.

- Conducting strategy and best practices research on housing, retail and financial strategies in support of housing and development studies.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

- Be interested in learning all facets of planning and development, and in bringing projects from concept to deliverable.

- Understanding of urban economics, real estate development and urban planning.

- Orientation toward collaboration and team building.

- Strong writing, verbal communication and organizational skills.

- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word for preparing analysis and delivering high-quality, visually appealing reports

- Ability to work independently and apply strong critical thinking skills.

- Knowledge and experience with market and development research platforms.

Preferred Capabilities and Credentials

- Utilize data analysis software and methodologies—ideally including python-based workflows—to gather and analyze data from structured and unstructured sources.

- Utilize spatial illustration and analysis platforms and methodologies, such as ArcGIS Pro, or open-source, python-based tools to organize, transform and visualize spatial data.

Education and Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Urban Planning, Geography, Economics, Real Estate Economics, or related field. Master’s degree in Urban Planning, Urban Economics or Real Estate Development preferred.

- 8 or more years of related professional experience.

Stantec offers competitive compensation and benefits to assist employees and their families with medical and dental coverage, long-term disability income replacement, and retirement savings.

This position description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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.

If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Pay Range:

• Locations in MN, VT, & Various CA, NY Areas - Min Salary $ 85,700.00 - Max Salary $ 124,300.00

**Pay Transparency:** In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

**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.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

**Primary Location:** United States | MN | Minneapolis

**Organization:** 1903 CommDev-US North Central-Minneapolis MN

**Employee Status:** Regular

**Travel:** Yes

**Schedule:** Full time

**Job Posting:** 03/10/2025 03:10:41

**Req ID:** 1002564

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.