Borough Planner

Company Description

Job Description

Serves as a Planner in the roadway Capital Planning & Initiation (CPI) unit, performing transportation/project planning and coordination work for DOT funded street reconstruction projects, including achieving the safety, transit, accessibility, and quality public realm goals of the NYC Streets Plan and DOTs Strategic Plan. Plans an effective capital program by developing, evaluating and prioritizing requests for projects in coordination with community members, agency project sponsors and other stakeholders. Makes recommendations on policy and procedures. Conducts field surveys, investigations, studies and analysis as needed for potential and ongoing projects and programs. Creatively develops scopes of work for transportation projects in coordination with other DOT divisions, agencies, community boards and elected officials. Prepares reports, performs analyses, and reviews traffic studies, program plans, funding, and performance. Matches projects with funding opportunities, assisting in preparing grant applications and obligation as needed. Prepares, reviews and assists in the development of project cost estimates. Tracks and updates project statuses and schedules in databases including MS Project. Represents the unit/division at public meetings with community members. Performs other related transportation infrastructure planning and coordination duties as assigned by supervisor.

*IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF CITY PLANNER, OR BE REACHABLE ON THE MOST CURRENT EXAM LIST FOR CITY PLANNER*

CITY PLANNER - 22122

Qualifications

1. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or a related field; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning such as in the review and
development of housing, transportation, environmental, and city-owned land planning projects; or

3. 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 or university for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree.

4. To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, 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.