Sr. Planning Coordinator

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York’s Transportation Planning and Management division is seeking a Senior Planning Coordinator in the Office of Livable Streets to lead neighborhood planning and design concepts. You will develop scenario analyses, craft planning graphics, and translate complex ideas into compelling visuals for public audiences.

The role includes directing staff on Strategic Planning projects, guiding urban design research, and ensuring quality in visual narratives that support walkability,

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree in architecture and two years of full-time experience in planning, design, research, investigations or studies related to urban design development programs.
• Alternatively, a combination of education and experience is acceptable, but a baccalaureate degree in architecture is required; graduate work can substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of neighborhood planning concepts and scenario planning.
• Synthesize quantitative and qualitative analysis and direct planning graphics and visual communications.
• Provide direction, mentorship, and workload management for Strategic Planning staff.
• Collaborate with DOT units and external agencies to gather input and build support for proposed concepts.

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture

Graduate work in architecture / urban design / city planning

Job description

• Job Category: Engineering, Architecture, & Planning
• Salary Band: $125,000 to $150,000
• Compensation: USD 86,749 - USD 127,143

Job Description

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, curb management, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.

The Office of Livable Streets (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.

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.

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.

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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 may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.

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.