City of New York
Assistant Director of Neighborhood Planning
City of New York, Suffolk, Virginia, United States, 23437
THE AGENCYThe Department of City Planning (DCP) plans for the strategic growth and development of the City through ground-up planning with communities, the development of land use policies and zoning regulations applicable citywide, and sharing its perspectives on growth and community needs with sister agencies in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DCP is a great place to work – cultivating intellectual inspiration, professional development, and creativity. Visit our website at www.nyc.gov/planning to access the full listing of job opportunities and to learn more about our great agency.
THE CAPITAL PLANNING TEAMWe’re working to foster better, more collaborative capital planning through robust data analytics, pro-active interagency coordination, and forward-looking planning for integrated needs of our neighborhoods across all five boroughs. We are responsible for providing integrated city planning perspectives into the City’s capital budget planning and decision-making processes.
City agencies are planning to invest over $100 billion in New York City’s infrastructure and buildings over the next decade. The Capital Planning team is working to support strategic capital investment planning across City agencies by boosting the integrated collaboration and coordination across major capital agencies. Working in partnership with our borough offices, we ensure there is a common, informed set of planning inputs, and a neighborhood-focused lens applied consistently to crucial planning decisions.
THE ROLEThe Assistant Director of Neighborhood Capital Planning is responsible for leading a team that will integrate relevant planning perspectives into the Department and City’s neighborhood capital plans. The Assistant Director will understand neighborhood needs through DCP’s borough office planners and work to manage the integration of capital projects that address those needs into forward-looking capital investments. The Assistant Director will also work closely with the Office of Management and Budget to track expenditures and commitments related to neighborhood plans and ensure that a robust, data-focused process is followed.
The person in this role should be a visionary planning ambassador who fosters interagency collaboration, excels at change management, and has a strong interest in advancing data-driven planning analyses to better inform decision-making. This candidate should have exposure to capital planning and budget-making, infrastructure and facility planning, and ideally has had prior experience working with multiple government agencies in the City of New York.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES- Manage the Neighborhood Capital Planning team, a diverse group of three driven individuals, including civil servants with expertise in planning, policy, data analytics, project management, and process improvement, at varying levels of seniority.- Guide the integration of capital planning and public investments into comprehensive community plans and rezonings, including the use of the Strategy for Equity and Economic Development, partnering with the Deputy Mayor’s Office, OMB, NYCEDC and the borough offices of DCP.- Collaborate and jointly with the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), partnering with OMB Task Forces and City agencies in the planning process.- Serve as a resource to DCP’s five borough offices and central planning divisions, providing data analyses and information to inform neighborhood planning and infrastructure, along with the review of land use applications, and helping to coordinate with the City’s capital agencies.- Ensure the team maintains strong working relationships with more than two dozen Mayoral agencies and City Hall, advancing the integration of DCP planning perspectives into interagency capital planning and decision-making processes.- Oversee the management of complex, priority projects that require multiple team members, DCP divisions, and partner agencies, and identify new opportunities to support the broader DCP work program and planning priorities across City agencies.- Foster a culture of collaboration and openness within DCP and across the City’s capital planning agencies.- Support the division’s talent development program, including skills training resources for division staff, attention to team members’ professional development and career paths, and recruiting new Capital Planning interns and full-time staff.
Minimum Qualifications1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or2. 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.
Preferred Skills- A minimum of 5+ years professional experience managing complex projects and teams- Exceptional analytical, entrepreneurial, and talent development skills that have made lasting impacts on organizational effectiveness- Experience collaborating with a variety of government agencies, including planning, budgetary, and executive staff, ideally in the City of New York- A deep understanding of the dynamics of infrastructure development and neighborhood planning in the City of New York, including both the players and processes involved, and the range of economic, social, and environmental benefits that capital investments can have- A proven track record of instigating and managing organizational change, including significant changes to organizational workflows, structures, and cultures- Ability to work effectively with all levels of an organization, from the most senior executive to the most junior analyst- Ability to set long-term vision and short- and medium-term priorities and allocate and adjust resources accordingly- Exceptional organizational and communication skills- Experience in client services, either in government or in the private sector- Master's degree in relevant field
Additional InformationThe 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.
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DCP is a great place to work – cultivating intellectual inspiration, professional development, and creativity. Visit our website at www.nyc.gov/planning to access the full listing of job opportunities and to learn more about our great agency.
THE CAPITAL PLANNING TEAMWe’re working to foster better, more collaborative capital planning through robust data analytics, pro-active interagency coordination, and forward-looking planning for integrated needs of our neighborhoods across all five boroughs. We are responsible for providing integrated city planning perspectives into the City’s capital budget planning and decision-making processes.
City agencies are planning to invest over $100 billion in New York City’s infrastructure and buildings over the next decade. The Capital Planning team is working to support strategic capital investment planning across City agencies by boosting the integrated collaboration and coordination across major capital agencies. Working in partnership with our borough offices, we ensure there is a common, informed set of planning inputs, and a neighborhood-focused lens applied consistently to crucial planning decisions.
THE ROLEThe Assistant Director of Neighborhood Capital Planning is responsible for leading a team that will integrate relevant planning perspectives into the Department and City’s neighborhood capital plans. The Assistant Director will understand neighborhood needs through DCP’s borough office planners and work to manage the integration of capital projects that address those needs into forward-looking capital investments. The Assistant Director will also work closely with the Office of Management and Budget to track expenditures and commitments related to neighborhood plans and ensure that a robust, data-focused process is followed.
The person in this role should be a visionary planning ambassador who fosters interagency collaboration, excels at change management, and has a strong interest in advancing data-driven planning analyses to better inform decision-making. This candidate should have exposure to capital planning and budget-making, infrastructure and facility planning, and ideally has had prior experience working with multiple government agencies in the City of New York.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES- Manage the Neighborhood Capital Planning team, a diverse group of three driven individuals, including civil servants with expertise in planning, policy, data analytics, project management, and process improvement, at varying levels of seniority.- Guide the integration of capital planning and public investments into comprehensive community plans and rezonings, including the use of the Strategy for Equity and Economic Development, partnering with the Deputy Mayor’s Office, OMB, NYCEDC and the borough offices of DCP.- Collaborate and jointly with the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), partnering with OMB Task Forces and City agencies in the planning process.- Serve as a resource to DCP’s five borough offices and central planning divisions, providing data analyses and information to inform neighborhood planning and infrastructure, along with the review of land use applications, and helping to coordinate with the City’s capital agencies.- Ensure the team maintains strong working relationships with more than two dozen Mayoral agencies and City Hall, advancing the integration of DCP planning perspectives into interagency capital planning and decision-making processes.- Oversee the management of complex, priority projects that require multiple team members, DCP divisions, and partner agencies, and identify new opportunities to support the broader DCP work program and planning priorities across City agencies.- Foster a culture of collaboration and openness within DCP and across the City’s capital planning agencies.- Support the division’s talent development program, including skills training resources for division staff, attention to team members’ professional development and career paths, and recruiting new Capital Planning interns and full-time staff.
Minimum Qualifications1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or2. 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.
Preferred Skills- A minimum of 5+ years professional experience managing complex projects and teams- Exceptional analytical, entrepreneurial, and talent development skills that have made lasting impacts on organizational effectiveness- Experience collaborating with a variety of government agencies, including planning, budgetary, and executive staff, ideally in the City of New York- A deep understanding of the dynamics of infrastructure development and neighborhood planning in the City of New York, including both the players and processes involved, and the range of economic, social, and environmental benefits that capital investments can have- A proven track record of instigating and managing organizational change, including significant changes to organizational workflows, structures, and cultures- Ability to work effectively with all levels of an organization, from the most senior executive to the most junior analyst- Ability to set long-term vision and short- and medium-term priorities and allocate and adjust resources accordingly- Exceptional organizational and communication skills- Experience in client services, either in government or in the private sector- Master's degree in relevant field
Additional InformationThe 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.
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