Public Design Commission Liaison & Design Policy Lead

Cityofnewyork; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York Parks & Recreation seeks an Administrative Community Relations Specialist to serve as the main liaison with the Public Design Commission and manage design submissions at the OLMSTEAD CENTER, Queens. This role requires coordinating with staff, commissioners, and design teams, presenting at meetings, and ensuring timely, accurate communications and documentation.

Open to current full-time Parks employees and related titles; strong knowledge of design review processes and excellent

Qualifications

• A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four years of satisfactory, full-time community liaison/relations experience, at least two in a policy-making capacity with responsibility for planning, coordinating, developing, evaluating and/or administering a large community service program or activity.
• A four-year high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of experience as described above; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the agency's main point of contact to the Public Design Commission (PDC). This role is responsible for ensuring the successful approval of 300+ annual design and facilitating collaborative design policy with the commission.
• Maintain high-level relationships with staff and commissioners to ensure efficient communication during the review cycle.
• Manage monthly design submissions for all Parks units, public/private partners and sister agencies, coordinating with in-house project managers and design consultants to align milestones and ensure complete, accurate materials.
• Coordinate responses during the review cycle to ensure accuracy, match the agency's standard tone and ensure approval; keep internal records of all correspondence, interagency status memos and certificates and manage project database.
• Represent the agency in person at every monthly PDC meeting along with the Chief of Landscape Architecture.
• Guide and prepare all design teams to present proposed designs and provide appropriate responses at public hearings and committee meetings in coordination with the Chief of Landscape Architecture.
• Nominate agency projects and coordinate materials for awarded projects for PDC's annual awards for excellence in design.
• Support design administration staff including all design review coordination and facilitating in-house and commissioner review as needed; coach presenters to ensure appropriate level of detail.
• Support administrative duties related to the Share Design Resources folder to promote design quality and consistency for in-house projects in coordination with the Director of Landscape Architecture Resources and the Chief of Landscape Architecture.

Skills

Community outreach

Public relations

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree and 4 years relevant experience

High school diploma + 8 years experience

Education/experience equivalent

Job description

City of New York Parks & Recreation seeks an Administrative Community Relations Specialist to serve as the main liaison with the Public Design Commission and manage design submissions at the OLMSTEAD CENTER, Queens. This role requires coordinating with staff, commissioners, and design teams, presenting at meetings, and ensuring timely, accurate communications and documentation.

Open to current full-time Parks employees and related titles; strong knowledge of design review processes and excellent