Company Description

Job Description

**To be considered for this position candidate must be serving permanently in the title of City Planner, be reachable on the civil service list, or be eligible under the 55a program. **

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 Division's responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.

TPM's Office of Livable Streets (OLS), is seeking to hire a City Planner to serve as a Bicycle Wayfinding Program Coordinator within the Street Furniture Unit (SFU). 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.

SFU manages the procurement, planning, installation, and maintenance of bike parking, benches, leaning bars, and wayfinding signage, for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders throughout New York City. The goal of these programs is to make the city more walkable, bikeable, and vibrant. SFU works closely with other units within TPM to plan, install, and maintain these street furniture elements throughout the five boroughs. SFU also tracks the locations, conditions, planning, and maintenance records for all street furniture and adjacent spaces in Microsoft Access and in GIS datasets. Increasingly SFU records information about the elements using SharePoint forms and custom field applications with the support of NYC DOT IT.

Under the direction of the SFU Deputy Director of Data & Design, the Bicycle Wayfinding Program Coordinator will manage planning and development activities to support the revamping and creation of a comprehensive bicycle wayfinding program to help New Yorkers and visitors find and use the City's greenway and bicycle network. This position will work in collaboration with SFU, other NYC DOT units primarily the Cycling and Micromobility Unit, and other partner agencies. Duties may include, but are not limited to: conducting an inventory and creating a GIS database of all greenway/bicycle wayfinding signage throughout NYC, including on the right-of-way, within parks, or on privately owned parcels; analyzing the existing signage network and utility of signage types with the purpose of producing a new comprehensive, citywide bicycle/greenway wayfinding strategy plan encompassing new design, siting, and maintenance guidelines; conducting on-site user testing and analysis of the proposed strategy plan; assisting and facilitating internal workshops and coordination with partner agencies on design guidelines and inventory matters; documenting new design, content, and siting guidelines; facilitating the integration of new specifications across all bicycle, pedestrian, and transit related wayfinding products; producing comprehensive signage network plans; coordinating on the maintenance and organization of bicycle facility GIS data for NYC DOT; creating the annual NYC DOT bike map; reviewing work produced by consultants, partner agencies, or other NYC DOT units as needed; and producing progress reports for DOT leadership. The ideal candidate should be committed to community development via improving the experience and convenience of walking, cycling, and transit, by expanding bicycle and greenway wayfinding signage throughout New York City. The ideal candidate will also be a detail oriented, curious, and capable team player with a positive attitude and strong organizational, communication, administrative, presentation, graphic design, data management, and GIS mapping skills. The candidate will be asked to work collaboratively and inclusively. The candidate should demonstrate experience cycling in NYC, and a willingness to work in field in all seasons, traveling by biking, walking and using mass transit.

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

Preferred Skills:
Professional experience in urban planning or a related field; previous experience with GIS mapping, Adobe Creative Suite (especially Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator), computer-aided design (CAD), Microsoft Office, and relational databases (such as Microsoft Access); excellent organization skills and an ability to focus on details and respond quickly to requests; strong analytical/critical thinking skills; ability to write and communicate clearly; excellent time-management skills; demonstrated interest in cycling and the built environment of NYC; willingness to work in the field in all seasons, traveling by bike, walking, or using mass transit.

Work Location:
55 Water St, NY, NY 10041

Hours/Shift:
35 hrs. per week / 9am-5pm

Additional Information:
**To be considered for this position, the candidate must be serving permanently in the title of City Planner, be reachable on the civil service list, or be eligible under the 55a program. **
Note: Less than 2 yrs. City Service - New Hire Rate: $75,777 2 or more yrs. City service - Minimum Incumbent Rate: $87,144. *
NYC Civil Service Exams https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/employment/apply-for-a-city-job.page *This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and DC37.

To Apply:
All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods:
Current city employees, please log on into Employee Self Service at https://hrb.nycaps.nycnet follow the Careers Link. Job ID #: 720489
All other applicants, please go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for the Job ID #: 720489
No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.
Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.
Most public libraries have computers available for use.
For more information about DOT, visit us at: www.nyc.gov/dot.

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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.