URA is keen on acquiring young talents from the market who can be groomed to become professionals of the organization to contribute to its further development. We are now offering Planner Trainee (“PT”) opportunities to provide recent graduates with excellent exposure for personal growth and a bright start-up on a professional career path.

High-calibre graduates who aspire to develop a promising career are welcome to join URA. We are looking for the following attributes among our candidates:

• possess a Master Degree in Town Planning or equivalent, qualification recognized by The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) or the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is preferred
• graduated in 2019 or 2020 with less than one year working experience
• strong analytical and interpersonal skills; mature, innovative, proactive, willing to learn and technology savvy such as geographical information systems (GIS)
• proficiency in written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua)

Suitable candidates will be remunerated at a starting monthly salary of not less than HK$26,000 and engaged in our 2-year Planner Trainee Programme (PTP) starting as early as July 2020. PTP is a tailor-made programme which provides structural on-the-job training and exposure to grow high potentials to be qualified planners.  

Throughout the programme period, you will be trained to acquire further job knowledge and perform tasks on planning of urban renewal projects, and to carry out spatial analysis using GIS tools. You will also be rotated to other Divisions and Departments for gaining a holistic view on urban renewal process. Dedicated mentors from senior management team will be assigned to manage your career development progress during and after the programme. You will receive strong support for attainment of planner qualification including day release for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and related activities where applicable in accordance with prevailing policies.

For more information on the work of the URA, please visit the website at http://www.ura.org.hk.

Interested parties please send your application letter, resume and completed application form to us specifying relevant information such as honors attained, academic results, awards, extra-curricular activities, internship/ summer job experience, etc. Application form can be downloaded from More >Resource Centre>Formsofthe URA website at http://www.ura.org.hk. (Please download “Application Form for Planner Trainee”). All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence and should be submitted (i) via online application (please click this website address: https://careers.ura.org.hk/), (ii) by post to Director, Human Resources, Urban Renewal Authority, 26/F COSCO Tower, 183 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong or (iii) by e-mail to “立即申請” (quoting the relevant reference details).

Closing date for application: 8 December 2019. Information provided will be used for the consideration of applications. Applicants not invited for assessment tests within four weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.  

Personal data provided by job applicants will be treated in strict confidence and used strictly in accordance with our “Personal Information Collection Statement Pertaining to Recruitment” for recruitment purpose only. A copy of the Statement is available on our website and obtainable on request. Applicants may be considered for other suitable positions in the Authority and all personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be retained for a maximum of two years.