Senior Program Manager

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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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THE DIVISION
Capital Planning and Support (CAPS) is a tight-knit, motivated, and cross-functional team that works closely with executive leadership and all divisions to implement the agency’s mission through a variety of projects. Our workstreams include:

- Neighborhood capital planning: responsible for integrating locally responsive capital planning for neighborhood improvements in partnership with agencies, planners, citywide leadership, and members of the public
- Citywide needs and facilities: responsible for collecting and reporting out on public needs related to capital, expense, and quality of life improvements across the city to inform the long-term planning and decision making required to meet those needs
- Process improvement: responsible for developing and implementing procedural, cultural, and technological changes and enhancements to DCP’s core services to advance the agency’s mission of planning for the city’s future.
- Data and analytics: responsible for strengthening policy decisions, guiding operations and engagement, and informing the public about capital planning and DCP services through analytics, product management, and context expertise


THE ROLE
Under the direction of division leadership, with wide latitude for independent judgement, CAPS is seeking Senior Program Manager for our citywide needs and facilities workstream. Responsibilities may include:

- Guide the agency’s city facilities application pipeline
- Provide oversight and support to applicant city agencies to facilitate the advancement of the application pipeline of city facility projects such as site selections, acquisitions, dispositions, and office space applications through ULURP and other charter mandated processes. This includes batched areawide acquisition related efforts that the Parks Department is currently undertaking.
- Provide oversight and support to the Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD) to facilitate the advancement of the pipeline of UDAAP applications, as well as other HPD initiated projects that include other land use actions
- Coordinate with DCP Counsel to provide guidance on identifying the appropriate land use actions to advance city facilities and HPD-related projects
- Liaise with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) teams involved in land use matters
- Provide management oversight and support to all DCP staff involved in the review of city facilities and HPD applications
- Develop process improvement initiatives for the city facilities and HPD project pipeline
- Administer the agency’s Fair Share criteria
- Establish a department policy team to review reports and legislation concerning the Fair Share criteria and develop policy guidance for implementing potential reforms
- Modernize the publication "Fair Share Criteria: A Guide for City Agencies", consistent with any approved enhancements or policy updates, and provide updated data resources
- Update the Bed/Pop Ratios and develop and implement other Fair Share related process improvements, such as a Fair Share map tool for applicants
- Work with Counsel, the Mayor’s Office, and other city agencies to develop process transparency for Article 9 Fair Share letters
- Guide the annual Citywide Statement of Needs process
- In partnership with other experts within and external to CAPS, conduct the annual process to draft and deliver the Citywide Statement of needs, informing the public about the City’s facility siting needs in upcoming years
- Further enhance the document and processes to produce more accessible information and clarify planning purposes to facilitate a broader capital planning methodology
- Conduct the annual Community District Statements of Needs process
- In partnership with other experts within and external to CAPS, conduct the annual processes to guide community boards through the submission of their statements of needs and accompanying budget requests and guide agencies and OMB through the response processes
- Continue to improve on our history of platform and process improvements related to customer service to both community boards and agencies
- Conduct the bi-annual