Planning Officer

Job Requirements

Posting Period: November 13, 2026 to November 27, 2026 (Applicants can apply until midnight of November 27, 2026)

The Planning Officer is primarily responsible for research, analysis, and technical support in all areas of enrolment forecasting and student accommodation planning across CCSD.

Specific Accountabilities

- Develops student enrolment projections and demographic analysis required for staffing, budgeting, student accommodation, including planning support for internal/external departments.
- Creates annual school based and long-range forecasts;
- Inputs key data, including municipal statistics, demographic studies, and new subdivision analysis in support of forecasts of accommodation needs.
- Encompasses the provision of enrolment reporting and forecast services for the system and individual schools incorporating data on pre-school populations, general population trends, migration, etc. for the jurisdiction by community, age groups, grade levels and programs.
- Coordinates Calgary Catholic needs across all relevant municipalities.
- Assists with preparation and communication of plans to stakeholders and parent groups.
- Produces and implements planning requirements and strategies, including applications for new schools and interim accommodation planning; monitors use of portable classroom needs and relocation. Assists with providing development application reviews for all municipal partners within the jurisdiction.
- Assists with reviewing joint use reports, school site requirements, and participation in relevant meetings.
- Responsible for the preparation of capital plan submissions to Alberta Infrastructure, the Annual Three-Year Capital Plan, the Ten-Year Facility Plan, and facility viability analysis and modernization strategies
- Prepares briefings and reports to the Board of Trustees as required, providing supplemental information and rationale for accommodation forecast recommendations.
- Maintains and updates documentation and technical data in support of the geospatial databases, existing planning information systems and relevant data management.
- Assists with GIS mapping, spatial analysis and planning analytics.
- Collaborates alongside planning to review trends and create project studies.
- Other accountabilities as assigned.

Qualifications

- Degree in urban/regional planning, geography, geographic information systems, social science or a related field(s)
- Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
- Three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in planning research and coordination
- Excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and ESRI ArcGIS products and spatial analysis
- Knowledge and adaptability working with various technologies
- Knowledge of municipal and provincial standards