This is NewUrbanDesigner’s job resource center. You will find some recent job opening as well as several tools that can help you find the right urban design or urban planning job for you. There are many tools out there to find the right urban job in your area, but with these times it is helpful to use some helpful websites that narrow down the opening and the position that best fits you.

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• Planner at City of Portland, Department of Plannin... :
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:58:34 +0000
  

  Interested in working in one of the most dynamic cities in the northeast? Want to work in a fast paced and collaborative environment? We are seeking candidates for a planner position with the Department of Planning and Urban Development to engage in development review and to undertake planning initiatives for the sustained growth and vitality of Portland, Maine.

• Transportation Planner II/III at Fredericksburg Ar... :
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:48:58 +0000
  

  ABOUT GWRC AND FAMPO 
  

• Assistant Planning Director at City of Malibu in M... :
  Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:48:49 +0000
  

  Assistant Planning Director

  Salary Range: $120,780 - $157,588 (plus excellent benefits)

  Full-time Permanent Position (subject to probation)

  Application Deadline: Friday, May 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

   

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• Associate Planner (Under-fill option) at Oregon De... :
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:43:58 +0000
  

  Planner 2 (Under-fill option)  – Associate Planner
  Oregon Department of Transportation
  Delivery & Operations Division – Region 1
  Policy & Development Section – Planning Unit
  Portland

  ODOT is following the direction of the Governor's Office to help slow and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Visit our COVID-19 webpage for more information.

  The role:  

• Housing and Grants Coordinator at City of Henderso... :
  Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:43:52 +0000
  

  The City of Henderson is excited to announce an examination to create an eligibility list to to fill one (1) vacancy for a Housing and Grants Coordinator in the Department of Community Development and Services.  The eligibility list created from this recruitment may be used to fill vacancies for up to (1) year.
  
  

Job Resources and Links

http://www.planetizen.com/jobs
What I have found to be one of the best job boards out there that is specific to urban design/planning.

http://www.planning.org/jobs/search/
American Planning Association website: Only planning jobs but you must create an account to view all of the jobs.

http://www.acsp.org/job_bank/faculty_positions
Entirely faculty positions for postsecondary education in planning.

http://planningjobs.berkeley.edu/view/all/
Job board with a lot of planning and development jobs in California

http://www.geographyjobs.com/Urban_Planning_Jobs.html
Geography jobs filtered to just show urban design – I think it does better than the other websites like Monster and Simplyhired, but doesn’t have as many postings.

http://www.urbanplannerjobs.com
One of the most extensive job boards exclusive for planning.

http://histpres.com/tag/urban-planning
Urban planning jobs that have a focus on historical preservation. I find this to be a good website for job searching if you are a young professional or looking for an entry level position.

http://www.urs-jobs.com/key/entry-level-urban-design-jobs.html
Many jobs in the construction and engineering fields and some in planning as well.

http://www.cyburbia.org/buzz/planning_jobs
A pretty good search engine that takes from other jobs boards and makes a list specializing in planning jobs.

http://www.ilapa.org/jobpost.html
Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association job board.

http://jobs.planningresource.co.uk/
A great list of Planning jobs only in the United Kingdom

http://www.jobisjob.com/urban+design/jobs
Job board that is filtered to show just urban design jobs. Has some good posts but you have to siphon through some unrelated posts as well.

http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-urban+designer
Job board that is filtered to show just urban design jobs. Has some good posts but you have to siphon through some unrelated posts as well.

http://www.indeed.com/q-Urban-Designer-jobs.html
Job board that is filtered to show just urban design jobs. Has some good posts but you have to siphon through some unrelated posts as well.

http://www.cnu.org/resources/jobs-rfps
Congress for New Urbanism job board – good for people looking for urban design jobs or jobs where environmental design is important.