Urban planning jobs

Urban planning roles on AECjobs.co come from multidisciplinary engineering and design firms (HDR, Stantec), standalone planning consultancies, and specialty practices working on transportation, transit, zoning, community planning, and large-scale urban design. Both municipal consulting and private-sector master planning are represented.

Compensation on current postings has shown $80k to $130k for planners early-to-mid career, $130k to $200k for senior planners and project leads, and $175k to $250k for cross-sector leaders combining planning with landscape architecture, transportation, or community design responsibilities. Senior roles frequently blend technical planning with business development.

Front Range urban planning hiring reflects Colorado’s growth pressure: transit expansion, land use planning tied to the Front Range Urban Corridor, and master-planned community work in Denver and surrounding markets.