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 II PCN: 257:
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:03 +0000
  

  Can You Cut It?

  The Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough is located smack-dab in the middle of America's last frontier.  We are one of the top 25 fastest growing counties in the nation and we are one of the largest counties in the country (roughly the size of West Virginia). Yet, we still remain one of America's best kept secrets (except to our 90,000+ residents). We have a bustling economy, breathtaking views, and a superb quality of life.  

• Principal Planner:
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:05:17 +0000
  

  SALARY: $68,764.80 - $99,528.00 Annually + Benefits
  
  THE POSITION:

• Transportation Planner:
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:03:08 +0000
  

  PDC Inc. Engineers, an 80-person, 100% employee-owned, multidiscipline engineering firm with offices in Fairbanks and Anchorage, is seeking a Transportation Planner. This position offers excellent benefits, opportunities for personal and professional growth, and a stimulating work environment. Duties will include:

• Transportation Engineer:
  Fri, 31 May 2013 14:49:11 +0000
  

  Planning for a region of nearly 800,000 people, part of the Chicago Metropolitan Area

  POSITION TITLE:   Transportation Engineer

  REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Practice Leader/Office Manager:
  Wed, 29 May 2013 18:52:10 +0000
  

  DKS Associates is seeking a leader to carry forward a successful legacy of transportation planning, engineering and ITS consulting in Sacramento, California.  The ideal candidate will have a passion for transportation and a desire to be an emerging leader in the industry. This leadership position includes serving as the Sacramento office manager.

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.