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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• Housing Project Planner at City of Santa Barbara i... :
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 23:07:26 +0000
  

  CITY OF SANTA BARBARA - HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION • P.O. BOX 1990 • SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102 • (805) 564-5316 #01617 BC/rs 12/18/18
  
  APPLY ONLINE: www.santabarbaraca.gov
  
  HOUSING PROJECT PLANNER - Community Development
  $79,064 - $96,104 Annually
  
  THE POSITION
  

• Senior Regional Planner at San Diego Association o... :
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 23:02:22 +0000
  

  The Department of Land Use and Transportation Planning (LUTP) provides the regional framework to connect land use to transportation systems, respond to population growth, preserve the environment, and sustain economic prosperity. SANDAG developed a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) as part of the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and was the first Metropolitan Planning Organization to adopt an RTP that meets specific statutory requirements.

• Senior Planner (Redevelopment) at Borough of State... :
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:37:27 +0000
  

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• Planner/GIS Specialist at Monroe County Planning D... :
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:36:58 +0000
  

  Planner/GIS Specialist

  Monroe County Planning Department
  Bloomington, Indiana

  Job Description

  We’re looking for a creative, educated and dedicated planner to join our team.
  
  JOB DUTIES INCLUDE:
  • Significant responsibilities in comprehensive planning projects (long-range planning)
  • Reviewing development proposals (current planning)
  • Leading projects and initiatives, including:

• Planner I at Monroe County Planning Department in ... :
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:35:04 +0000
  

  Planner I
  Monroe County Planning Department
  Bloomington, Indiana

  Job Description
  We’re looking for a creative, educated and dedicated planner to join our team.
  
  JOB DUTIES INCLUDE:

  • Significant responsibilities in comprehensive planning projects (long-range planning)
  • Reviewing development proposals (current planning)
  • Leading projects and initiatives, including: Bike and Pedestrian planning, Historic Preservation and Environmental Conservation

  SKILLS WE'RE LOOKING FOR: +

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.