Our colleagues over at APA Arizona put together this tremendously helpful brochure, for which they surveyed more than 800 planners across the country. Whether you’re looking for a job or just want some interviewing/employment advice, it’s tremendously helpful. Click on the image above to download the report.
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Your Help Is Needed! Short Survey to Assist New Graduates in Job Searching
- What qualifications are most important for entry-level planners?
- What technical skills are preferred or necessary to succeed at your workplace?
- What interview methods are used by your company or organization?
Job Listings Get a Makeover at APAPASE.org
We heard you.
Since we first launched apapase.org in 2010, the single most popular feature on the site has been our regular job postings. (Shocking, right?) You’ve made apapase.org the go-to place to find jobs in and around the Southeast Section. It’s a service that the American Planning Association, PA Chapter, Southeast Section provides for free as a benefit to our members.
Now, finding and applying for those jobs will be even easier.
Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings
While you’re all snowed in, nothing better to do than apply for some jobs!
1) Director of Community Engagement – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia
2) Managing Director – Impact Hub – Philadelphia
3) Senior Director, Development – Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust – Philadelphia
4) Director, Research & Quality Assessment – Freire Charter School – Philadelphia
5) Director of External Affairs – Cultural Data Project – Philadelphia
6) Project Manager – Fairmount Park Conservancy – Philadelphia
7) Project Manager – Penn Institute for Urban Research – Philadelphia
8) Summer Intern – Philadelphia Water Department – Philadelphia
9) Assistant/Associate Professor, Urban Design and Infrastructure Planning – College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ
10) Summer Internship – Partnership for Public Service – Philadelphia
11) Director of Lending and Training – Women’s Opportunities Resource Center – Philadelphia
12) Chief External Affairs Officer – Opportunity Finance Network – Philadelphia
13) Director, Case Manager – People’s Emergency Center – Philadelphia
14) Planning Director – Bethlehem Township – Bethlehem Township, PA
15) Director of Community Development – Lower Providence Township – Eagleville, PA
16) Planning Director – Borough of State College – State College, PA
Full descriptions after the jump!
Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings
2014 and new hirings are in full swing!
1) Manager of Corporate and Community Relations – Transportation Management Association of Chester County – Malvern, PA
2) Assistant/Associate Professor – Urban Design and Infrastructure Planning – College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ
3) Block Programs Coordinator – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia
4) Resident Services Coordinator – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia
5) Real Estate Development Associate – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia
6) Director of Communications – AIA Philadelphia – Philadelphia
7) Roots to Re-Entry Project Coordinator – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia
8) Urban Designer – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission – Allentown, PA
9) Director of Community Planning – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission – Allentown, PA
10) Director of Planning & Zoning – Ferguson Township – State College, PA
11) Urban Design Intern – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia
Full descriptions after the jump!
Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings
A mess of job postings right before the new year. Go get ’em!
1) Program Manager – Philadelphia Housing Authority – Philadelphia
2) Superstorm Sandy Planning and Policy Analyst – Fair Share Housing Center, Inc. – Cherry Hill, NJ
3) Environmental Transmission Line Permitting Project Manager – CH2M HILL – Philadelphia
4) Senior Director, Development – PREIT – Philadelphia
5) Investigative Team – Office of the Inspector General – Philadelphia
6) Deputy Director of National Service Programs – Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service (MOCEVS) – Philadelphia
7) Transportation Planning Intern – Office of Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Planning – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia
8) Senior Planner for Natural Resources – Brandywine Conservancy – Chadds Ford, PA NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
9) Senior Transportation Planner / Utility Planner – SEDA-Council of Governments – Lewisburg, PA
10) County Planning Specialist – Cumberland County Planning – Carlisle, PA
11) Resiliency Managers – The College of New Jersey – Ewing, NJ
12) Planning Director – Borough of State College – State College, PA
13) Natural Lands Intern – Winterthur Museum & Gardens – Winterthur, Del.
14) Park Manager – Central Philadelphia Development Corporation – Philadelphia
Full descriptions after the jump!
Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings
A great week for job searching, especially if you’re an urban designer or real estater.
1) Entry-Level Urban Designer (Provisional) – Philadelphia City Planning Commission – Philadelphia
2) Urban Designer/Planner – WRT – Philadelphia
3) Program Associate, Community Planning & Development – Isles, Inc. – Trenton, NJ
4) Strategy & Sustainability Planner – SEPTA – Philadelphia
5) Senior Policy Associate – Philadelphia Works – Philadelphia
6) Analyst – Athenian Razak LLC – Philadelphia
7) Real Estate Associate – Doyle Real Estate Advisors – Philadelphia
8) Programs Director, Philadelphia Office – DREAM – Philadelphia POSITION FILLED!
9) Intern – Garden Justice Legal Initiative/Grounded in Philly – Philadelphia
10) Research Assistant – Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers – Camden, NJ
11) Manager, Policy Communications – Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce – Philadelphia
12) Wetlands Project Coordinator – The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – Philadelphia
Full descriptions after the jump!
Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings
A couple of looming deadlines this week, so hurry up and get a job!
1) Community Planner – URS Corporation – Philadelphia
2) Program Director – The Trust for Public Land – Philadelphia
3) Development Associate – RPM – Camden, NJ
4) Community Planner – Lancaster County Planning Commission – Lancaster, PA
5) Senior Community Planner – Lancaster County Planning Commission – Lancaster, PA
6) Outreach and Engagement Director – Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (PBPC) – Harrisburg, PA
7) Garden Educator and Events Coordinator – Camden Children’s Garden – Camden, NJ
8) Corridor Planning / Transportation Engineer Intern – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia
9) Architect – Cope Linder Architects – Philadelphia
10) Watershed Outreach and Education Manager – Camden City Garden Club, Inc. – Camden, NJ
11) Development Associate – Camden Children’s Garden/Camden City Garden Club – Camden, NJ
12) GIS Interns – Philadelphia City Council – Philadelphia
Full descriptions after the jump!
Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings
Check out new jobs for September!
1) Research Assistant – Cross County Connection Transportation Management Association – Marlton, NJ
2) Sustainability Coordinator – People’s Emergency Center CDC – Philadelphia
3) Infrastructure Blogger – Next City – anywhere (but based in Philadelphia)
4) Planner – City of Dover – Dover, DE
5) Project Assistant (AmeriCorps) – Community Design Collaborative – Philadelphia
6) Deputy Director – Protecting Our Waters – Philadelphia
7) Intern – The Northeast Corridor Commission – Philadelphia
Full descriptions after the jump!
Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings
Just because it’s the dog days of summer doesn’t mean there aren’t still new jobs to be had.
1) Outreach and Volunteerism Manager – Natural Lands Trust – Media, PA
2) FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellowship – Please Touch Museum – Philadelphia
3) Part-Time Data Analyst – CamConnect – Camden, NJ 4) Marketing Assistant – Econsult – Philadelphia
5) Business Development Manager – Veolia Energy – Philadelphia
6) Housing Expert – Bekiempis and Associates LLC – Bangor, PA
7) Intern, Citizens Planning Institute – Philadelphia City Planning Commission – Philadelphia 8) Student Positions – Philadelphia Global Water Initiative – Philadelphia
9) Intern, Capacity Building, Community Impact – United Way of Greater Philadelphia – Philadelphia
10) Mapping Project and Development Intern – Asian Arts Initiative – Philadelphia
11) Community Organizer and Strategic Initiatives Manager – John Bartram Association – Philadelphia
12) Watershed Education Manager – Camden Children’s Garden – Camden, NJ
Full descriptions after the jump!