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About the Role

The NYC DOT Transportation Planning and Management Division (TPM), Office of Livable Streets (OLS), is seeking a City Planner to serve as a Director of Data and Cartography within Furniture and Operations. Furniture and Operations manages the contract management, design, planning, installation, and maintenance of bike parking, benches, leaning bars, wayfinding signage, curb extensions, and safety devices for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders throughout New York City. The goal of these programs is to make the city more vibrant, walkable, bikeable, and mass transit accessible, particularly for people who live and work outside.

Responsibilities

Oversee the development, implementation, and management of the Furniture and Operations Data and Cartography programs and projects.
Develop Data and Cartography strategy and policy.
Coordinate Furniture and Operations Data and Cartography efforts and issues within NYCDOT, other city agencies, and other partner entities.
Represent Furniture and Operations Data and Cartography in interagency meetings.
Supervise Furniture and Operations Data and Cartography staff of planners, data managers, designers, inspectors, and administrators.
Manage furnishing and operational data.
Manage cartographic data.
Manage asset and inventory.
Oversee artwork production and printing.
Innovate wayfinding products for new use cases, durability, longevity, and maintainability.
Hire, develop, and retain staff.
Manage contracts for graphics, printing, and cartography services.
Meet City and agency-wide wayfinding installations goals through intra- and interagency coordination.
Oversee budgeting and projects.

Requirements

Must be serving permanently in the title, or reachable on the civil service list.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning.
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.
Must have a baccalaureate degree.
For Assignment Level III, one additional year of professional experience.
For Assignment Level IV, two additional years of professional experience.
New hires must reside in NYC for the first two years of employment.

Skills

Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills.
Ability to provide vision, guidance, and staff development.
Ability to understand and communicate wayfinding, planning, and operational data principles.
Experience in citywide mapping, database development and management, planning, siting, design, fabrication, and maintenance of wayfinding signage.
Minimum 3-5 years’ experience managing intra-agency, inter-agency, and other teams on large, complex projects.
Demonstrated knowledge of New York City, the City’s transit, pedestrian, and bicycle infrastructure, and furnishing issues, especially wayfinding signage.
Thorough knowledge of NYCDOT’s review and installation procedures.
Experience with construction and installation oversight.
Mastery of Microsoft databases, Adobe Suite, and GIS software.
Experience in budgeting, managing staff, and working to advance projects in a complex regulatory environment.
Excellent written, editorial, and verbal communication and presentation skills.

Location

55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041

Work Type

Remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program

Experience Level

Assignment Level III
Assignment Level IV

Education Level

Baccalaureate degree

Salary/Compensations

USD 90790 - USD 137891

About the Company

Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City.
The Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is tasked with prioritizing strategic planning, community engagement, research, policy, design, implementation, and long-term management.
Their goal is to create streets that are livable, supporting safety, accessibility, inclusion, resiliency, active modes, community cohesion, and economic vitality citywide.
Additionally, they aim to enhance New York City's pedestrian, bicycle, and micromobility networks, providing comfortable, connected, green, and reliable transportation options across the five boroughs.
They place special emphasis on Priority Investment Areas, mode shift, and reimagining streets.
The office also develops innovative new programs, design typologies, project delivery, and analysis tools to meet the demands of a rapidly changing population with evolving needs and technologies.
The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents.

Equal Opportunity

DOT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment.
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.