City of New York
Predevelopment Planner for the Division of Planning & Predevelopment
City of New York, New York, NY, United States
Company Description
Job Description
About the Agency:
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city's neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.
-We maintain building and resident safety and health.
-We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability.
-We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.
HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, Mayor Adams' comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work, the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding, bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the city's history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City's complex housing crisis, by addressing homelessness and housing instability, promoting economic stability and mobility, increasing homeownership opportunities, improving health and safety, and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.
Your Team:
The Office of Neighborhood Strategies (ONS) is charged with ensuring that HPD's development and preservation efforts are guided by meaningful community engagement and coordinated with public investments in infrastructure and services, as put forth in the Mayor's Housing Plan.
ONS is composed of two divisions and a cross-divisional unit reporting to the Associate Commissioner:
-The Division of Planning & Predevelopment (P&P) is central to developing and managing HPD's housing production pipeline from project proposal phases through the land use review and entitlement process, to ensure that HPD's investments contribute to building strong, healthy, resilient neighborhoods in all five boroughs.
-The Division of Neighborhood Development & Stabilization (ND&S) leads the agency's commitment to neighborhood planning and strategic preservation through engagement with tenants, landlords, community leaders, and neighborhood stakeholders as we work to enable strong and healthy neighborhoods anchored by affordable housing.
-The Strategic Initiatives Unit leads special ONS initiatives and provides essential technical, planning, and policy support to staff and the Associate Commissioner of Neighborhood Strategies.
Your Impact:
As a Predevelopment Planner for the Division of Planning and Predevelopment you will be responsible for helping to develop, implement, and manage all HPD predevelopment activities related to the development of a portfolio of City-owned parcels and/or projects financed or sponsored by HPD for the development of affordable housing, and ensuring that these projects are viable, financially feasible and guided by meaningful community engagement and principles of design excellence.
Your Role:
Reporting to the Deputy Director and the Director of Predevelopment Planning and Urban Design, your role will include helping to create requests for proposals for the development of City-owned development parcels, participating in the proposal review and selection process, undertaking site analysis studies, engaging with other units while coordinating the incorporation of their expertise in decision making, planning and facilitating community workshops, and managing the critical path toward project entitlement and development financial closing.
Your Responsibilities:
Work with a Director and Deputy Director to effectively drive forward a select portfolio of complex projects along while coordinating input from and building relationships with community members, technical experts, agency partners, and agency leadership.
-Manage, track, report, and ensure that project milestones are being undertaken in a timely, efficient, and effective manner
-Flag and analyze planning/political issues arising in projects that may have policy implications
-Ensure that equity and design excellence is upheld as a priority at each stage of the review and selection process
-Create clearly articulated and compelling public-facing materials including maps, data visualizations, and plain-language explanations of complex policy issues
-Develop goals and activities, manage logistics, and create communications materials for public workshops
Preferred skills
-Knowledge of urban planning; real estate finance and development; urban design; urban planning; community engagement; land use; environmental reviews
-Experience working with organizations and residents of racially, economically and culturally diverse neighborhoods
-Experience engaging with low-income communities of color and concepts of equity, power, privilege and/or social justice
-Knowledge of the New York City Zoning Resolution and New York City land use approval processes
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint
-Excellent project management skills and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
-Ability to collaborate with, and relate to, people from different backgrounds and to present information clearly to people with varying levels of understanding of real estate development and zoning
-Familiarity with affordable housing design and construction and interest in promoting design quality
-Knowledge of New York City government and housing issues
-Ability to take initiative and to work both independently and with others
-Patience and a sense of humor
Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" 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.
Job Description
About the Agency:
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city's neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.
-We maintain building and resident safety and health.
-We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability.
-We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.
HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, Mayor Adams' comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work, the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding, bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the city's history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City's complex housing crisis, by addressing homelessness and housing instability, promoting economic stability and mobility, increasing homeownership opportunities, improving health and safety, and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.
Your Team:
The Office of Neighborhood Strategies (ONS) is charged with ensuring that HPD's development and preservation efforts are guided by meaningful community engagement and coordinated with public investments in infrastructure and services, as put forth in the Mayor's Housing Plan.
ONS is composed of two divisions and a cross-divisional unit reporting to the Associate Commissioner:
-The Division of Planning & Predevelopment (P&P) is central to developing and managing HPD's housing production pipeline from project proposal phases through the land use review and entitlement process, to ensure that HPD's investments contribute to building strong, healthy, resilient neighborhoods in all five boroughs.
-The Division of Neighborhood Development & Stabilization (ND&S) leads the agency's commitment to neighborhood planning and strategic preservation through engagement with tenants, landlords, community leaders, and neighborhood stakeholders as we work to enable strong and healthy neighborhoods anchored by affordable housing.
-The Strategic Initiatives Unit leads special ONS initiatives and provides essential technical, planning, and policy support to staff and the Associate Commissioner of Neighborhood Strategies.
Your Impact:
As a Predevelopment Planner for the Division of Planning and Predevelopment you will be responsible for helping to develop, implement, and manage all HPD predevelopment activities related to the development of a portfolio of City-owned parcels and/or projects financed or sponsored by HPD for the development of affordable housing, and ensuring that these projects are viable, financially feasible and guided by meaningful community engagement and principles of design excellence.
Your Role:
Reporting to the Deputy Director and the Director of Predevelopment Planning and Urban Design, your role will include helping to create requests for proposals for the development of City-owned development parcels, participating in the proposal review and selection process, undertaking site analysis studies, engaging with other units while coordinating the incorporation of their expertise in decision making, planning and facilitating community workshops, and managing the critical path toward project entitlement and development financial closing.
Your Responsibilities:
Work with a Director and Deputy Director to effectively drive forward a select portfolio of complex projects along while coordinating input from and building relationships with community members, technical experts, agency partners, and agency leadership.
-Manage, track, report, and ensure that project milestones are being undertaken in a timely, efficient, and effective manner
-Flag and analyze planning/political issues arising in projects that may have policy implications
-Ensure that equity and design excellence is upheld as a priority at each stage of the review and selection process
-Create clearly articulated and compelling public-facing materials including maps, data visualizations, and plain-language explanations of complex policy issues
-Develop goals and activities, manage logistics, and create communications materials for public workshops
Preferred skills
-Knowledge of urban planning; real estate finance and development; urban design; urban planning; community engagement; land use; environmental reviews
-Experience working with organizations and residents of racially, economically and culturally diverse neighborhoods
-Experience engaging with low-income communities of color and concepts of equity, power, privilege and/or social justice
-Knowledge of the New York City Zoning Resolution and New York City land use approval processes
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint
-Excellent project management skills and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
-Ability to collaborate with, and relate to, people from different backgrounds and to present information clearly to people with varying levels of understanding of real estate development and zoning
-Familiarity with affordable housing design and construction and interest in promoting design quality
-Knowledge of New York City government and housing issues
-Ability to take initiative and to work both independently and with others
-Patience and a sense of humor
Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" 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.