Planning Team Leader

Job Description

THE AGENCY
The 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 DIVISION
The Bronx has again reached its all-time population level, and by 2040, the borough is projected to grow by more than 200,000 residents. The Bronx Office has a diverse and dynamic work program focused on ensuring the borough has great neighborhoods, affordable housing, vibrant commercial and institutional centers, rich transit opportunities, and high-quality open space and waterfronts.

The Office is made up of a team of planners and urban designers who work on a wide variety of studies, rezonings, and developments, across a large and diverse borough. The Bronx Office coordinates the review of numerous private and publicly sponsored requests for land use and zoning changes and manages the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), including presentations to the City Planning Commission and coordination with Community Boards. Bronx Office staff also work on a wide range of land use, zoning, urban design, and transportation issues in communities across the borough, and staff are the local experts on their communities, providing essential knowledge to policy makers and elected officials. The Office works in close consultation with the central divisions on borough-specific and city-wide issues

THE ROLE
The Bronx Borough Office is seeking an experienced planning professional to serve as a Team Leader.
The ideal candidate will have exceptional technical planning skills and a strong grasp of land use and public policy issues of primary importance to the department, including zoning, urban design, affordable housing and economic development. As the Team Leader responsible for supervising areas where we have active neighborhood planning initiatives, the candidate should possess a strong working knowledge of ULURP and environmental review in addition to experience with community engagement as they will provide support for the lead planners and urban designers.

Under the supervision of the Borough Director and Deputy, the Team Leader will manage a team of planning and urban design professionals with a wide variety of projects and studies, track the numerous land use applications in the Bronx and oversee and provide support for comprehensive planning efforts. With great latitude for exercising independent judgement, the Team Leader will:

- Supervise the work of team of planners and urban designers managing land use applications and preparing materials to present to the City Planning Commission, as well as study implementation and reports for several Community Districts to ensure a high degree of quality and consistency with agency protocol and policy.
- Develop work programs, establish priorities and deadlines, and manage work assignments.
- Manage, review, analyze, and make recommendations on public/private application for developments and proposals submitted to the Department pursuant to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) and coordinate this work with technical divisions of the Department, other city agencies, community boards, elected officials, and the public.
- Create and organize graphic and written materials for presentations to the City Planning Commission, other governmental agencies, and the public.
- Support planning studies by assisting in the development and execution of community engagement plans; as well as technical analysis and coordination related to environmental review.
- Provide and obtain technical information and assist applicants and office planners in the preparation of required documents for ULURP actions.
- Represent the Department at meetings with elected officials, civic, business and community groups, community boards and public agencies to communicate City policy and maintain working relationships.
- Advise Director and Deputy Director on policies and standards relating to the technical review of land use applications relating to assigned area and zoning rules, as well as on future policy decisions and potential text amendments.
- Serve as liaison to one or more Bronx Community Boards, as needed.
- Develop and maintain working knowledge of planning, urban design, and zoning.
- Perform other related tasks.

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Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accred