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land-planner Occupational skill for the role 'land planner' (also: city planner, town planner, urban planner, land use planner, land developer, city planning engineer). Use when the user asks for typical land planner work such as: Prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.; Collaborate with architects or related professionals on whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land and to improve energy efficiency.; Create landscapes that minimize water consumption such as by incorporating drought-resistant grasses or indigenous plants.

Land Planner

Land planners visit sites in order to create projects and plans for land usage and development. They collect and analyse data about the land. Land planners provide advice on the efficiency and safety of development plans.

Core workflow

  1. Prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.
  2. Collaborate with architects or related professionals on whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land and to improve energy efficiency.
  3. Create landscapes that minimize water consumption such as by incorporating drought-resistant grasses or indigenous plants.
  4. Design and integrate rainwater harvesting or gray and reclaimed water systems to conserve water into building or land designs.
  5. Identify and select appropriate sustainable materials for use in landscape designs, such as recycled wood or recycled concrete boards for structural elements or recycled tires for playground bedding.
  6. Confer with clients, engineering personnel, or architects on landscape projects.
  7. Prepare site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for land development.
  8. Analyze data on conditions such as site location, drainage, or structure location for environmental reports or landscaping plans.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • advise on architectural matters
  • advise on use of land
  • civil engineering
  • compare survey computations
  • engineering principles
  • environmental policy
  • execute feasibility study
  • geographic information systems
  • geography
  • green building standards
  • process collected survey data
  • provide technical expertise
  • surveying
  • surveying methods
  • technical drawings

Hot technologies

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
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  • Bentley MicroStation
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro
  • Microsoft Access
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • ESRI ArcGIS software

Hot technologies

Top tools from 52 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-14):

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Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/44508e7b-f56b-4bfb-9cd6-879838aecd94), ONET 30.3 (17-1012.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*