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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Recent Job Postings:

• Resilience Intern at Puget Sound Regional Council ... :
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020 22:33:39 +0000
  

  Closes: Open until filled with applications reviewed beginning March 2, 2020.
  Status: Temporary part-time position up to 32 hours per week and up to 3 months; nonexempt FLSA status.
  Timeline: Position to begin June/July 2020.

• Assistant Planner at County of Santa Clara Departm... :
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020 21:17:40 +0000
  

  FINAL FILING DATE: 03/02/2020

  THE POSITION

  Initially under close supervision, to provide service to the public and permit applicants, to assist in the review and processing of development applications for cities, agencies, and other county departments, to assist in planning studies, feasibility studies, master plans and concept plans, to assist in the research and analysis of planning data, and to assist in the administration of zoning, planning, or park and recreation development programs.

• Senior Planner at City of Dallas in Dallas, TX:
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:56:53 +0000
  

  Senior Planner in the Authorized Hearing and Code Amendment Section of the Department of Sustainable Development and Construction.

• Assistant/Associate/Senior Planner at City of Thou... :
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:25:04 +0000
  

  The City of Thousand Oaks Community Development department has an excellent opportunity for an individual with a diverse background in city planning, including development planning and advance planning.  The ideal candidate will be innovative, collaborative, possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and perform a variety of planning duties with competence and professionalism.  

  The City will fill the position at the Assistant, Associate, or Senior Planner level depending on candidate qualifications.

  Primary responsibilities may include:

• Planner or Senior Planner at City of Wilson in Wil... :
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:24:31 +0000
  

  The City of Wilson Development Services Department is seeking creative problem solvers for our Land Development team.  This is a great opportunity for someone who likes working in development review and would also enjoy involvement with other planning initiatives.

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.