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