Assistant Planner

About NJ State Department of Community Affairs, Local Planning Services

NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.

Five (5) years of professional experience in municipal, county, regional or state planning including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional planning subjects such as the principles of land use planning, history of city planning, planning project design and planning law and administration.

OR
Possession of bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional planning subjects such as principles
of land use planning, history of city planning, planning project design and planning law and administration; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.
OR
Possession of a master's degree in planning from an accredited college or university.

OR
Possession of a current and valid license as a Professional Planner in New Jersey issued by the New Jersey Board of Professional Planners; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.
OR
Possession of a current and valid credential as a Certified Planner issued by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.
NOTE: "Professional Experience" refers to work that is analytical, evaluative and interpretative; requires a range of basic knowledge of the profession's concepts and practices; and is performed with the authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.