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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• Assistant/Associate Policy Outreach Planner at Cow... :
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• Community Development Director at City of Gardner... :
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:57:56 +0000
  

  The Community Development Director administers the operations of the planning and zoning and codes administration divisions of the department.  The Community Development Director is responsible for all current and long-range planning activities including management of the zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations and the Community Development Plan.

• Development Director at City of Green Bay in Green... :
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:46:50 +0000
  

  Come join our team in the Department of Community & Economic Development!  We link and leverage our natural, built, human, and social assets in order to generate valuable products, services, and experiences within the City.  The functions of the department are diverse and include urban planning, community development, economic development, housing, and inspection.
  
  

• Urban Planner IV – Program Coordinator II at Tex... :
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:58:56 +0000
  

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• Lead Transportation Planner at GWRC/FAMPO in Frede... :
  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:56:16 +0000
  

  The George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC) and its partner organization the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) is looking for someone to enhance, expand, and help lead our existing transportation-focused staff. We are a small but creative shop interested in collaboration, teamwork, and learning.

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.