Freight Program Lead
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To be considered for this position the candidate must be serving permanently in the title of City Planner or be reachable on the open competitive civil service list or be eligible under the 55a program.
New York Citys economic strength vibrancy and livability as a worldclass city relies on the complex logistics and supply chains that support residents and businesses. Freight activity is an integral part of the lives of all New Yorkers providing the goods needed to support over 8.5 million residents over 4 million jobs and 62 million tourists each year. Today close to 90% of the Citys goods are moved into and around the city by truck the result of the shift from rail and water networks to highways in the second half of the twentieth century. Now our dependency on trucks to meet an increasing demand for goods exacerbates traffic congestion pollutes our air stresses our aging infrastructure and harms the quality of life in our residential neighborhoods. Join our growing team reinventing freight transportation solutions solving the Citys most critical challenges around goods movement.
The Division of Transportation Planning & Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe efficient and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the Citys streets supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living working and doing business in New York City. The Divisions responsibilities include planning street design technical analysis signs transit development freight mobility and markings ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants pedestrians and cyclists. The Freight Mobility (FM) Unit within the TPM division is seeking two (2) ambitious highly organized and motivated candidates with a strong technical background and excellent communications skills to serve as Program Leads for the Freight Efficiency and Sustainability programs. The FM unit is responsible for developing transformative infrastructure projects programs and policies to improve the safety efficiency and sustainability of goods movement in NYC.
Working in a collaborative environment as part of an interdisciplinary team and under general supervision with latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative successful candidates will: (1) plan design and lead the expansion and evaluation of freight programs and initiatives including monitoring gathering synthesizes and communicating information; (2) manage and mentor supporting staff and consultant teams work with internal and external stakeholders and engage and foster relationships with business partners (including business improvement districts) community members and elected officials; (3) coordinate activities between multiple projects with detailed attention to program strategy project delegation and program implementation; (4) work on other crossfunctional mobility initiatives across the department; (5) promote a culture of datainformed transportation planning necessary to target communicate and evaluate projects and policies.
The successful candidates will report to the FM Deputy Directors overseeing freight efficiency or sustainability programs respectively. The Efficient Deliveries Program Lead will lead the expansion of OffHour Deliveries (OHD) Neighborhood Loading Zone (NLZ) and Microhubs pilot programs. The Sustainable Deliveries Program Lead will lead the expansion of the Commercial Cargo Bike Blue Highways Truck Electrification and Green Loading Zone (GLZ) programs. Both candidates will support the implementation of initiatives identified in the agencys citywide freight strategy and vision Delivering New York: A Smart Truck Management Plan for NYC and Delivering Green that are sensitive to and compatible with various neighborhoods.
CITY PLANNER 22122
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
