Urban Designer Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
New Jersey classifies Urban Designer as a 3-level family, 3 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Urban Designer 1, advancing through the ladder toward Urban Designer 3.
Urban Designer is closely related to Landscape Designer.
Positions in This Family
- URBAN DESIGNER 1 (08077)
- URBAN DESIGNER 2 (08078)
- URBAN DESIGNER 3 (08079)
What the Urban Designer family covers
New Jersey classifies Urban Designer as a 3-level series holding 3 separate title codes. Every title in it is a local title, used by the counties, municipalities, authorities and boards that have adopted civil service under Title 11A rather than by state departments.
Analyst and planner titles are where New Jersey puts the work of deciding rather than delivering: land use, capital programming, rate setting, program evaluation and policy research. Many exist at the local level because municipal and county planning boards were early adopters of civil service, so the family may hold only local codes even when the same work happens at the state under a different name. The qualification pattern is consistent, a bachelor's degree at entry with experience substituting upward, and the ladders are usually clean numbered progressions.
What each title does
The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.
- Urban Designer 1: Under the supervision of an Urban Designer 3 or other supervisor in a local government agency, assists in the development of land use plans in conjunction with planners…
- Urban Designer 2: Under the limited supervision of an Urban Designer 3 or other supervisor in a local government agency, assists in the development of land use plans in conjunction with…
- Urban Designer 3: Under the direction of a manager or other supervisory official in a local government agency, supervises the development of land use plans in conjunction with planners and…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 3 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 3 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 3 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 3 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
How the pay is set
No state salary schedule applies here, because these are local titles. Pay is set by each adopting county, municipality or authority under its own ordinance or negotiated agreement, so two employers using the same title code can pay very differently. How local civil service pay works.
Where these jobs exist
Nothing in this family is hired by a state department. These are local codes, which means the employer is a county, municipality, authority, library, fire district or school district that chose to come under Title 11A. Roughly a quarter of New Jersey's municipalities did. In the rest, the same job exists but the hiring is done outside the civil service system entirely, so the title code will never appear in a posting. Check a specific employer before you plan around one of these titles, or read how local civil service works.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.
- Urban Designer Trainee (local jurisdiction)
- Urban Renewal Supervisor (local jurisdiction)
- Technical Assistant Urban Enterprise Zone ($48,807 to $70,641, state jurisdiction)
- Project Director, Urban Rodent and Insect Control (local jurisdiction)
- Landscape Designer 1 ($63,663 to $92,953, state jurisdiction) — in the Landscape Designer family
- Landscape Designer Trainee ($60,876 to $63,663, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Urban Designer jobs
How many separate Urban Designer classifications does New Jersey have?
The Urban Designer family holds 3 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is an Urban Designer paid?
No state salary schedule figure is published for the titles in this family, which is normal for local classifications. Local civil service employers set their own pay by ordinance or negotiated agreement, so the rate depends on which county, municipality or authority is hiring.
Is there a civil service test for Urban Designer?
Yes for most of the family. 3 of the 3 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What are the requirements to become an Urban Designer?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 3 of the 3 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 3 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.