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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• Senior Planner:
  Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:39:01 +0000
  Senior Planner gpcog Fri, 09/13/2024 - 09:39

  Greater Portland and Sebago Lakes' regional council, Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG), is seeking a Senior Planner to join our team. GPCOG unites cities and towns across rural, suburban, and urban areas to collaboratively plan for our region’s future. We are committed to enhancing community life and making our region a top destination through various programs, services, and initiatives.

  We value the growing diversity of our communities and integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into all aspects of our work. This commitment drives us to create an inclusive organizational culture and ensure equitable access and opportunities for all.

  As an equal opportunity employer, GPCOG observes all applicable laws and welcomes applicants regardless of race, color, creed, gender, or other protected characteristics. We encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply for our career opportunities.

  To support our team, we offer benefits that promote work/life balance, including flexible schedules, remote work options, professional development, and health insurance. As part of the Planning Team, you will advance best practices in municipal land use planning, zoning, and development, provide responsive services to our communities, build relationships with area planning professionals, and skillfully guide complex projects of regional importance. If you have a passion for planning the kinds of places where people want to be and have experience successfully managing challenging projects, we’d love to have you join us!

  WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Provide responsive land use and related planning services and expertise to municipalities in the region.
  • Provide project management services on complex, high-impact projects, staying on schedule and within budget.
  • Produce high quality deliverables that can be used as an example and future model.
  • Conceptualize infrastructure in the context of the built environment.
  • Participate in regional land use and transportation planning efforts. Examples include comprehensive plans, housing analysis/studies, transit-oriented development plans, corridor studies, implementation of Vision Zero and Complete Streets.
  • Assist with the development of the two-year Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for the metropolitan planning organization (MPO), which specifies the region’s short-term transportation planning priorities.
  • Research best practices and emerging trends, technologies; identify potential funding opportunities; make related recommendations for implementation.
  • Prepare maps, charts, and data visualizations, present findings and recommendations to a variety of audiences.
  • Participate in various interagency, local, regional, and state meetings and activities.
  • Share skills, knowledge, and work with others.
  • Work as part of a team to create successful proposals for future work.
  • Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
  • Manage consultants, as needed.

  WHAT YOU’LL BRING

  • Demonstrated background and expertise in urban or regional planning, with particular emphasis on Maine land use planning law and rules, transportation planning, public policy, program/project management, or another field that would support the candidate’s ability to carry out the above responsibilities.
  • At least five (5) years of relevant professional experience.
  • Ability to understand challenges, think strategically, and identify/implement solutions.
  • Excellent written and oral presentation skills and the ability to effectively communicate to a variety of audiences, including elected officials, technical staff, MPO committees/boards, and the public. Attention to detail and in applying quality-assurance procedures to all products and activities.
  • Strong organizational, program/project management, and analytical skills (both qualitative and quantitative), including proficiency in working with spreadsheets and databases, basic data analysis and demographic projections and visualizations.
  • A professional commitment to working toward the smart growth goals for the region, including providing equitable access; supporting great places; improving safety; expanding transportation choices; protecting the environment; and optimizing infrastructure.
  • Any equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

  WHAT TO KNOW

  • GPCOG offers a flexible hybrid work model, allowing remote work with the requirement to attend community events and meetings in the Greater Portland area.
  • This role involves occasional travel within the Greater Portland region and may require extended hours.
  • Enjoy a dynamic, flexible, and creative work environment with competitive benefits, and annual salary from the mid-seventies for a well-qualified candidate.
  • Work hours are generally flexible, up to 40 hours per week, with some adjustments possible based on your needs and contributions.

  WHAT TO DO NOW

  1. Visit https://tinyurl.com/n8upzwva no later than September 29, 2024, to provide your contact information, and:
     1. Upload your cover letter. Explain why you are interested in joining GPCOG as a senior planner.
     2. Upload Your résumé. Include details about your education, relevant experience, and skills.
  2. Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and hiring decisions may be made before the application deadline.
  3. All applications must be submitted through this application portal to be considered.

  MORE TO KNOW

  GPCOG operates as the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (PACTS), the regional Economic Development District, and the state-recognized regional planning agency, serving 25 member municipalities and other communities across the Greater Portland region. As Maine’s economic hub, Greater Portland offers a vibrant and dynamic environment for both work and living. GPCOG is dedicated to advancing racial equity, social justice, and environmental sustainability, striving to foster inclusive and sustainable prosperity throughout the Greater Portland and Sebago Lakes regions.

  Visit us at www.gpcog.org.

  Option

  Standard Job Listing - $99.95
  Organization

  Greater Portland Council of Governments
  Location

  Portland, ME
  United States

  Pay Scale

  70,000 - 75,000
  Experience Level

  Mid-Level
  Active Transportation

  Community Development

  Infrastructure Planning

  Land Use Regulation

  Long-Term Planning

  Pedestrian Planning

  Planning Technology

  Regional Planning

  Resilience Planning

  Sustainability Planning

  Transportation Planning

  Urban Design
  https://tinyurl.com/n8upzwva
  Publish Option

  published
  Paid Time

  1726243870
  This position is remote/work from home

  Commute
  
  Language English
• Land Use Planning Manager:
  Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:30:55 +0000
  Land Use Planning Manager msato Thu, 09/12/2024 - 16:30

  This position is for one of four Planning Manager positions in the land use division of Development Services leading

  a team of planners that reviews and processes a wide range of development applications with specific emphasis on compliance with the Land Use Code. This position collaborates with members of the management team representing multiple departments to align goals, objective, and work plans for the delivery of timely and high-quality services.
   
  Duties of the Planning Manager include, but are not limited to, management oversight of development review mainly focused on single family Building Permits and quick turnaround applications and interpretation of complex code provisions, code and policy development, coaching and mentorship, and provision of excellent customer service. Multifaceted zoning and site design expertise, project management skills, and strong analytical skills are required.

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  At The City of Bellevue you'll be part of a team committed to providing exceptional customer service, upholding the public interest and being a part of the community vision. You'll work in an environment where being innovative, collaborative, and future focused are the status quo. Bellevue welcomes the world. Our diversity is our strength. It's what makes The City of Bellevue an exciting place to work, live, and explore.
   
  Workload / Workplan Management: 

  • Provides leadership and direction in the development of short and long range plans regarding the division workplan with a focus on urban design.
  • Gathers, interprets, and prepares data for studies, reports and recommendations.
  • Coordinates division activities with other departments and agencies as needed  Prepares bi-annual budget requests.
  • Assures that assigned areas of responsibility are performed within timeline/budget.
  • Performs cost control activities; monitors revenues and expenditures in assigned area to assure sound fiscal control; prepares annual budget requests.
  • Assures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time  Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow.
  • Analyzes and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations.

  Staff Management:

  • Manages and supervises land use activities to achieve goals within available resources.
  • Hires, trains, motivates and evaluates assigned staff; reviews progress and directs.
  • Assures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time.
  • Provides professional planning and land use advice to staff.
  • Issues written and oral instructions; assigns duties and examines work for accuracy and conformance with regulations, policies and procedures.
  • Develops guidelines and standards for staff performance.
  • Mentors staff and works with them to develop skills.
  • Prepares and conducts formal performance evaluations.

  Policy analysis and code development:

  • Communicates and interacts with executives and administrators of other organizations at the request and on behalf of the Director.
  • Oversees and establishes methodologies for data collection, analysis, and complex studies related to land use, transportation, community development, environmental impacts.
  • Oversees and coordinates investigation, analysis and preparation of documents for public policy issues, planning and community development as it relates to land use and SEPA.
  • Develops and designs standards, and implementation strategy.

   Public Information:

  • Makes private and public presentations to staff, boards, commissions, civic groups and the general public and participates in regional forums.
  • Communicates official plans, policies and procedures to staff and the general public.
  • Oversees the design, writing and production of public information hand-out materials.
  • Acts as contact for new development inquiries.

  Qualifications

  • Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in land-use planning, urban planning, landscape architecture, environmental studies, or a closely related field.
  • A minimum of seven years' progressively responsible related experience in administering, monitoring, and/or developing land use codes or development review policies and procedures, comprehensive plans, and regulations with a thorough knowledge of planning principles, practices, and techniques as they relate to all functional areas of land use, environmental impacts, or other related areas; including three years of project management and development review experience.
  • Ten years' professional related experience in any of the following: land use planning, the development process, environmental planning, or urban design, managing and supervising the activities of professional planners.
  • Or any demonstrated combination of education and experience which provides the applicant with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

  Supplemental Information

  Flexible/Hybrid Working:
  Remote work for this position is subject to department's operational needs and will be discussed with candidates during the selection process. Full-time remote work is not an option. Once hired, employees must reside in the State of Washington.  

  Option

  Standard Job Listing - $99.95
  Organization

  City of Bellevue
  Location

  Bellevue, WA
  United States

  Pay Scale

  $128,500.00 - $177,300.00 Annually
  Experience Level

  Senior
  Land Use Regulation
  https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/bellevuewa/jobs/4644642/land-use-plannin…
  Publish Option

  published
  Paid Time

  1726183602
  This position is remote/work from home

  Commute
  
  Language English
• Chief, System Planning Branch:
  Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:11:00 +0000
  Chief, System Planning Branch PM2Recruitment Thu, 09/12/2024 - 16:11

  Position: (JC-446902) Chief, System Planning Branch

  To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=446902

  Under general direction of the Acting Chief, Office of Corridor & System Planning, a Supervising Transportation Planner, the incumbent serves as the Chief of the System Planning Branch. The incumbent leads System Plannings development and implementation of performance-based plans that identify current and future deficiencies on the state highway. The incumbent develops innovative and trans-formative strategies and project concepts and advises on how workflow, guidance, or tools can better support concept development. The incumbent ensures project concepts are aligned with California Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure, California Transportation Plan, and Caltrans Strategic Plan.

  3 Steps To A State Job: CalCareers  1. Create an account 2. Take an exam 3. Apply for vacant position

  Senior Transportation Planner Exam

  Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Senior Transportation Planner Exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g. transfer, permissive reinstatement or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. The Senior Transportation Planner Exam is located here: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=3026

  Option

  Premium Job Listing - $199.95
  Organization

  Caltrans
  Location

  Sacramento, CA
  United States

  Pay Scale

  $8,425.00 - $10,469.00 per Month
  Experience Level

  Entry Level
  Management

  Transportation Planning
  https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=446902
  Publish Option

  published
  This position is remote/work from home

  Commute
  
  Language English
• Active Transportation Planner:
  Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:10:01 +0000
  Active Transportation Planner sunnyvale Thu, 09/12/2024 - 16:10

  Work for the City of Sunnyvale: The Heart of the Silicon Valley Visitors and residents enjoy Sunnyvale's beautiful, clean suburban setting, efficient, high-quality city services, low crime rate, quality schools, and 18 prize-winning parks.

  We are looking for an Active Transportation Planner to help the City of Sunnyvale to implement and improve bicycle, pedestrian and Safe Routes to School infrastructure and programs. This position will perform professional transportation planning and general design in bicycle, pedestrian and automobile integration, the use of different types of bicycle facilities and alternative modes of transportation.

  The position will have a primary focus on the implementation, reporting and further development of the City’s active transportation network and programs. This will include public outreach, coordination with various departments, and other governmental agencies.

  We are seeking a candidate that can communicate effectively with various stakeholders, think critically and objectively, able to learn quickly, and understand how to work within a process to achieve goals.

  Working for the City of Sunnyvale as an Active Transportation Planner is both challenging and rewarding and you are provided an opportunity to invest in the community and see the results of your work. All of this, plus a generous benefits package that includes a competitive salary, career development, and training opportunities make the City of Sunnyvale a great place to work.

  The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package. A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire.  The position opens on September 12, 2024, and the final filing date is October 24, 2024 at 5:00 pm. For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov and click on JOBS.

  Salary: $59.52 - $75.97 Hourly

  Option

  Standard Job Listing - $99.95
  Organization

  City of Sunnyvale
  Location

  Sunnyvale, CA
  United States

  Pay Scale

  $59.52 - $75.97 Hourly
  Experience Level

  Entry Level
  https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sunnyvale/jobs/4636713/active-transporta…
  Publish Option

  published
  Paid Time

  1726169420
  This position is remote/work from home

  Commute
  
  Language English
• DETA Executive Assistant:
  Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:59:19 +0000
  DETA Executive Assistant PM2Recruitment Thu, 09/12/2024 - 14:59

  Position: (JC-446260) DETA Executive Assistant

  To Apply: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=446260

  Under direction of the Deputy Director for the Director's Office of Equity & Tribal Affairs (DETA), the incumbent performs a variety of tasks to provide administrative assistance and secretarial support in order to alleviate administrative detail mainly on the Deputy Director, but also for DETA staff. The Executive Assistant will serve to increase the capacity of the Deputy to carry out the duties and responsibilities aligned with the Division. The Executive Assistant will coordinate the office environment of the Deputy Director.

  3 Steps To A State Job: CalCareers  1. Create an account 2. Take an exam 3. Apply for vacant position

  Executive Assistant Exam

  Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Executive Assistant  exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions.  To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.

  Option

  Premium Job Listing - $199.95
  Organization

  Caltrans
  Location

  Sacramento, CA
  United States

  Pay Scale

  $4,595.00 - $5,750.00 per Month
  Experience Level

  Entry Level
  Community Engagement

  Public Policy
  https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=446260
  Publish Option

  published
  This position is remote/work from home

  Commute
  
  Language English

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.