Job Description THIS IS A TEMPORARY FUNDED POSITION UNTIL JUNE 30, 2025, WITH THE POSIBILITY OF FURTHER EXTENSION THE AGENCY The Department of City Planning (DCP) plans for the strategic growth and development of the City through ground-up planning with communities, the development of land use policies and zoning regulations applicable citywide and sharing its perspectives on growth and community needs with sister agencies in collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The New York City Department of City Planning is a great place to work- cultivating intellectual inspiration, professional development, and creativity. Visit our website to learn more about the Department, our Strategic Objectives, and other employment opportunities. THE DIVISION Planning Support facilitates more informed planning and decision making through the delivery of transformative process improvements as well as planning tools and insights that advance the Department’s strategic objectives. This tight-knit and motivated team works closely with the agency’s Executive leadership and across all divisions to further enhanced coordination, equity and inclusion, infrastructure, and capital planning initiatives citywide. Primary workstreams: - Empower informed public participation in planning and budgeting decisions by stewarding the annual Statements of Community District Needs (CD Needs) and Community Board Budget Requests (CBBR) and providing insightful data analysis, reports, and stakeholder engagement in collaboration with OMB, numerous City agencies, and all 59 NYC Community Boards. Learn more about the CD Needs process. - Advance the goal of responsive land use application reviews through the simplification of application standards, shortened processes, automated tools to assist with analysis and the preparation of materials, and the hiring and training of new personnel. Learn more about this work and the Building and Land Use Approval Streamlining Taskforce (BLAST) Get Stuff Built (GSB) initiatives. - Expand access to planning information, mapping, and data resources to other government agencies and the public, through innovations in technology such as our Community District Profiles and other avenues. THE ROLE Planning Support seeks a highly motivated, entrepreneurial project manager who shares our passion for improving planning activities, increasing transparency, and ensuring DCP remains a leader in government accountability. You’ll play a key role in drafting and implementing the Department’s GSB initiatives and should be able to foster partnerships and lead process improvements across the agency accordingly. The role requires direct engagement with members of DCP’s planning and strategic divisions as well as frequent collaboration across agencies, administrative policy teams, applicant and community representatives, and other stakeholder groups. You’re able to work both independently and nimbly within a team structure and be exceptional at communicating data insights through writing, presentations, and data visualizations to stakeholders with differing perspectives. RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead communications with DCP’s strategic, borough, and technical divisions on land use and environmental review processes. - Represent DCP in liaising with agencies, applicant representatives, community boards, and other public stakeholders. - Ask “why” and “how can we better accommodate your needs?” often and follow through with ideas. - Use evidence (research, analytics, metrics) to narrate current issues, develop solution options, and make recommendations to application review process changes and material requirements. - Develop implementation, training, and adoption plans for DCP’s GSB initiatives. - Contribute to the rollout of process improvements and associated staff training. YOU SHOULD APPLY IF: - You are passionate about helping city government operate more efficiently, equitably, and transparently. - You value the application of data to decision making, process improvement, and performance measurement. - You are proficient in creating PowerPoint presentations with data visualizations and succinct narratives to effectively communicate key messages to a variety of audiences, including Executive Leaders. - You work well independently and are a self-starter. - You have influence and persuasion skills to make an impact with stakeholders. - You have experience in planning, environmental review, development, government operations, project management, or a related field. Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or 2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to “1"" above. Graduate education in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or related fields may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree. Special Qualification Requirements Assignment Level III To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional experience as described in "2" above. Assignment Level IV To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, two additional years of professional experience as described in "2" above. Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.