Time Commitment: Full-time position, 1-Year contract (extendable)

About us

At Sensing Local, we work at the intersection of urban planning, data, and people. Our projects focus on making cities more walkable, inclusive, climate-responsive, and human-centered. From reimagining neighbourhood streets to building city-scale strategies, our work combines on-ground insights, participatory processes, and spatial analysis to create solutions that are both practical and scalable.

We re a small, interdisciplinary team-planners, designers, GIS specialists, and communicators-who care deeply about the cities we live in.

Role overview

We re looking for a Junior Urban Planner who enjoys working with maps, data, and real-world urban challenges. This is a 1-year contract role, designed as an intensive learning and contribution experience. High-performing candidates will have the opportunity to transition into a full-time position at the end of the term.

You ll work closely with the team on projects related to:
- Sustainable mobility
- Walkability and public spaces
- Participatory planning




- Climate-responsive urban systems

What you will be doing
- Work on GIS-based research, mapping, and spatial analysis
- Support data collection (both field-based and secondary data)
- Analyse spatial datasets (vector/raster) to identify patterns and insights
- Translate data into explicit maps, visuals, and narratives
- Contribute to reports, presentations, and digital outputs
- Participate in field visits, stakeholder interactions, and workshops
- Take ownership of specific tasks within projects and see them through end-to-end

What you need to excel

Skills Tools:
- Working knowledge of GIS tools (QGIS, Google Earth, MyMaps, etc.)
- Ability to work with spatial data and generate meaningful outputs
- Basic understanding of urban systems, mobility, or planning processes
- Familiarity with tools like KoboToolbox, ODK, Mergin Maps is a plus
- Exposure to plugins (e.g., QuickOSM, qgis2web) or Spac

📌 Junior Urban Planner (Bengaluru)
🏢 Sensing Local
📍 Bengaluru