Project Manager for Innovation Get Stuff Built
Project Manager for Innovation Get Stuff Built
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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 groundup 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 Departments strategic objectives. This tightknit and motivated team works closely with the agencys 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. Youll play a key role in drafting and implementing the Departments 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 DCPs planning and strategic divisions as well as frequent collaboration across agencies administrative policy teams applicant and community representatives and other stakeholder groups. Youre 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 DCPs 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 DCPs 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 selfstarter.
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 fulltime 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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
