Full Job Description
TPM's Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is seeking to hire a Senior Planning Coordinator on the Strategic Planning (SP) team within the Public Realm Unit (PR), reporting to the Director of Strategic Planning. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading on and collaborating with others in the development of neighborhood planning and design concepts that result in scenario planning, the synthesis of quantitative and qualitative analysis, and directing the development of planning graphics, visual communications, and storytelling that supports neighborhood planning and Public Realm initiatives. The Senior Planning Coordinator will have the opportunity to provide direction to, and be responsible for managing staff on Strategic Planning projects. Working closely with the SP team and other OLS units, the candidate will lead urban design research and analysis and develop planning frameworks and design recommendations that promote walkability, accessibility, pedestrian safety, mode shift, greening opportunities, and climate resilience.
The candidate will oversee the Strategic Planning team's graphic standards, visual communication practices, and planning document production, ensuring consistency, quality, and clarity across maps, diagrams, renderings, presentations, reports, and other planning materials. This role will produce graphics as well as provide guidance to staff responsible for developing these products, providing direction, mentorship, quality assurance, and workload management while establishing procedures and best practices for visual communication throughout the planning process. The successful candidate will ensure that complex planning concepts, technical analysis, and project recommendations are translated into compelling visual narratives that communicate goals, outcomes, and benefits to a public audience.
The Senior Planning Coordinator will work with DOT units closely and with outside agency partners that may include NYC Parks, Economic Development Corporation, City Planning, Department of Environmental Protection, as well as members of the community and local stakeholders to gather input and build support for proposed planning concepts and designs. The Public Realm Senior Planning Coordinator may represent Public Realm at public meetings, conferences, and inter-agency working groups and may provide supplemental design support to members of the Public Realm's Project Development and Delivery team for Street Improvement Projects (SIP) that fall within the scope of Strategic Planning team.
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Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree in architecture from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of full-time experience in planning, design, research, investigations and/or studies related to urban design development programs; or
2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above. However, a baccalaureate degree in architecture is required of all candidates. Graduate work
leading to an advanced degree in architecture, urban design or city planning maybe substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.
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