Urban Planner Resume Sample

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DanielEriksson

Urban Planner

Shaping places that work for people and the planet

Phone:
+46 8 555 0624
Linkedin:
linkedin.com/in/daniel-eriksson-planning

Urban planner with ten years shaping the development of towns and neighbourhoods around Stockholm. Works across the planning process — developing land-use and development plans, assessing applications, balancing growth with sustainability, transport and community needs, and guiding schemes through consultation and approval. Led the masterplan for a mixed-use district that became a model for sustainable, walkable development. Prepares policy and plans, assesses developments against regulation, runs public consultation, and advises developers and councillors. Strong on both the technical planning and the negotiation and communication that get good places built. Genuinely motivated to create places people want to live in. Looking for an urban-planner or development-planning role with an authority or consultancy doing thoughtful, sustainable placemaking.

Professional Experience

Stockholm Planning Authority - Stockholm, Sweden

Urban Planner April 2016 to Present 10 years & 3 months

Develop all the land-use and development plans, balancing growth, sustainability and the wider community needs.
Led the masterplan for a mixed-use district that became a model for sustainable, walkable development.
Assess the planning applications against the policy, the regulation and the transport and environmental impact.
Run the public consultation and actively engage the communities, the developers and all the local councillors.
Prepare the planning policy and advise on the development strategy right across the whole area.
Guide the schemes through the whole consultation and approval process all the way to delivery.

Nordic Planning Consultancy - Stockholm, Sweden

Assistant Planner August 2014 to March 2016 1 year & 8 months

Supported the planning projects with analysis, mapping and reports for seniors.
Assessed the applications and prepared the documents for the senior planners.
Learned the policy, the consultation and development assessment on real schemes.
Gained the certification and then moved into a full urban-planner role.

Nordic Planning Consultancy - Stockholm, Sweden

Planning Technician June 2012 to July 2014 2 years & 2 months

Worked as a planning technician supporting the applications, mapping and site analysis.
Prepared the GIS maps, the drawings and documents for planning submissions.
Learned the planning system, the policy and GIS properly on the job.
Then earned the move into a full assistant-planner role from there.
Education

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

MSc in Urban & Regional Planning (September 2010 to June 2014)

Master's in urban and regional planning covering land use, transport, sustainability and policy. The course built the technical foundation behind planning. Led directly into professional planning practice.

Royal Town Planning Institute / Industry

Sustainable Development & GIS Certification (January 2016 to June 2016)

Certification in sustainable development and GIS covering analysis, mapping and green planning. It sharpened the technical and sustainability sides. Applied directly to masterplanning and development assessment.
Certifications

Sustainable Development & GIS

Royal Town Planning Institute / Industry (June 2016 to Present)

Certification in sustainable development and GIS covering analysis, mapping and green planning. It sharpened the technical and sustainability sides. Applied directly to masterplanning and development assessment.

RTPI Chartered & Transport Planning

Royal Town Planning Institute (April 2019 to Present)

Chartered RTPI membership plus transport-planning training covering policy, modelling and sustainable movement. They underpin the masterplanning and the application assessment carried out across the area.
Highlights

A model district

Led the masterplan for a mixed-use district that became a model for sustainable, walkable development. A well-planned place shapes how thousands of people live for decades.

Growth and sustainability

Balances development pressure with sustainability, transport and the needs of existing communities. Good planning is finding the answer that works for people and the environment together.
Major Projects

Town-Centre Regeneration Plan

Urban Planner (January 2019 to June 2020)

Led a town-centre regeneration plan, balancing housing, transport and public space and steering it through consultation and committee to an approved, deliverable scheme.

Local Plan & Housing Strategy

Urban Planner (January 2021 to December 2021)

Prepared part of the area's local plan and housing strategy, evidencing site allocations and policy so growth was planned sustainably rather than left to ad-hoc development.
Technical Skills
  • Land-Use Planning
  • Masterplanning
  • Development Assessment
  • Planning Policy
  • Sustainable Development
  • Transport Planning
  • Public Consultation
  • GIS & Mapping
  • Stakeholder Negotiation
  • Regulation & Compliance
Personal Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Negotiation

Vision

Patience

Languages

Swedish

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

English

Full Professional Proficiency

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