Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
Redevelopment Agency · Hudson County
Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, a redevelopment agency in Hudson County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Hudson County, 40 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About redevelopment agencies in New Jersey
A redevelopment agency is a municipal or county entity created to plan and carry out redevelopment projects in designated areas, often with its own board and staff distinct from the general municipal workforce. Its civil service status covers only the agency itself, not the municipality that created it.
See all 40 civil service jurisdictions in Hudson County, or browse the full employer directory.
Pension and salary data for Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
Jersey City Redevelopment Agency's staff appear on Jersey City's pension rolls: 1,386 enrolled members, a median pensionable salary of $85,000 and a median 9.8 years of credited service. Single-purpose public bodies are often reported through a parent municipality or county rather than as their own pension employer.
See every civil service jurisdiction in Hudson County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.
Other public employers in Jersey City
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Jersey City. Each is its own employer for pension purposes, and only some are civil service jurisdictions — school boards, charter schools and parking authorities are ordinary public employers that were never part of Title 11A. Names link only where the body appears in this directory.
| Employer | Enrolled members |
|---|---|
| JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 4,240 |
| JERSEY CITY | 1,386 |
| JERSEY CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY | 164 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
A redevelopment agency is created by a municipality or county to plan and carry out projects in areas formally designated as in need of redevelopment. It has its own board and, when it staffs up, its own employees. Its civil service status covers the agency alone and says nothing about the government that created it.
Agencies are small, so the title list is short and weighted toward professional work: redevelopment direction, project coordination, planning titles, and the analysis behind financing and property acquisition. Planner titles carry education requirements and often a professional planner credential. Because headcount is low, openings are infrequent and rarely surface on a general municipal exam schedule.
Promotional examinations are closed. They are open to employees already serving in the unit, scored on a combination of the examination and seniority, and they are how most supervisory positions in local government get filled. It is the main reason entry-level appointments matter so much: they are the door to the ladder above them.
Not every position at a civil service employer is competitive. The classified service is divided into competitive, noncompetitive and labor titles, and above that sits the unclassified service, which covers department heads, confidential aides and similar positions filled without an examination. Which division a title sits in decides how you get it, so read the specification before assuming there is an exam.
Civil service employers in Jersey City
Jersey City Redevelopment Agency serves Jersey City, a city in Hudson County, but it is in the listing as a redevelopment agency on its own account rather than as part of the city government.
The Jersey City government is listed too: Jersey City. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
Two further Jersey City bodies are listed as well, which puts four separate civil service employers inside one town.
- Jersey City Library, public library
- Jersey City School District, school district
Civil service titles used by New Jersey redevelopment agencies
Real classifications that New Jersey redevelopment agencies draw on, each linked to its official specification: the definition of the work, the requirements, and any licence the title depends on. A sample of the system rather than a roster or a list of openings.
Civil service coverage across Hudson County
Hudson County holds 40 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 15 municipal departments, 9 municipalities, 8 public libraries, 2 housing authorities, 2 school districts, 1 county government, 1 fire district, 1 redevelopment agency, and 1 municipal utilities authority.
9 of the county's 12 municipalities are among them.
Hudson County is a jurisdiction too, though a county's decision does not bind the towns, authorities, libraries or districts inside it.
Also in the directory: North Bergen Library, North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority, North Bergen Parks and Public Property, North Bergen Public Affairs, North Bergen Public Safety, North Bergen Public Works, North Bergen Revenue and Finance, North Bergen Township. See all 40 in Hudson County.
Common questions about Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
Is Jersey City Redevelopment Agency a civil service employer?
Yes. Jersey City Redevelopment Agency appears in the New Jersey Civil Service Commission's listing of local civil service system jurisdictions as of July 2024, which makes it an appointing authority under Title 11A. Permanent appointments to competitive titles there come from eligible lists the Commission certifies, rather than from purely local hiring.
Does civil service status at Jersey City Redevelopment Agency cover the rest of Jersey City?
No. Jersey City has more than one employer in the listing, and each holds its own status, runs its own examinations and keeps its own eligible lists. Seniority and permanent status earned at one do not transfer automatically to another, even inside the same town.
Does the Civil Service Commission decide who gets hired?
No. The Commission runs the examination, ranks the candidates and certifies the list. The employer is the appointing authority: it decides whether to fill the position at all and which of the reachable candidates to appoint. That division is why a high score improves your odds without guaranteeing anything.
Do veterans get a preference on these lists?
Yes, and in New Jersey it is unusually strong. On an open competitive list, disabled veterans who pass are ranked ahead of all other candidates, and other veterans who pass are ranked ahead of non-veterans, regardless of score. Preference has to be claimed and verified in advance, and it does not carry over to promotional examinations.