**IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF CITY PLANNER, OR REACHABLE ON THE CURRENT
LIST FOR CITY PLANNER, OR ELIGIBLE UNDER THE 55A PROGRAM**

New York City Department of Transportation seeks a qualified City Planner to work in the Green Infrastructure Unit within Capital Planning & Initiation in the division of Budget and Capital Program Management. The primary roles of the Green Infrastructure Unit include working with Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on their Green Infrastructure program in the right-of-way and developing opportunities to increase sustainability within DOT projects. The position, Green Infrastructure Planner, reports to the Assistant Director of Green Infrastructure.

The position’s duties include managing the design review on a portfolio of DEP right-of-way green infrastructure stormwater management projects to ensure they comply with DOT street design standards and guidelines. These projects include the installation of porous pavement, stormwater greenstreets, bioswales, and infiltration basins along city streets and sidewalks. The candidate will be responsible for communicating with DEP, various other city agencies and stakeholders to ensure that the projects are comprehensively developed. The candidate will liaise with other DOT units, distribute design submissions, review technical drawings, and design details, and coordinate DOT feedback on projects from numerous divisions, prepare reports and other related duties.

The candidate will manage DOT’s in-house permeable pavement pilot projects and evaluate, monitor and recommend solutions, work closely with DOT Capital Project Initiation and Capital Project Engineering staff to coordinate the inclusion of the city’s Cloudburst initiatives as well as other sustainable and resilient stormwater initiatives in DOT street reconstruction projects. The candidate will research and explain the objectives, techniques and implications of sustainable policy information to relevant groups at DOT, seek out grants, and collaborate on interagency workshops and citywide plans.

Office Hours: 9AM - 5PM

Location: 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041

To Apply:

Please go to ww.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for the Job ID # 636999
Current City employees please log into Employees Self Service follow the Careers Link and search for the Job ID # 636999
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No phone calls, faxes or personnel inquiries permitted.
Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.
Appointments are subject to Mayor's Office of Management and Budget Approval.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or

2. 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.

Special Qualification Requirements

Assignment Level III
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional experience as described in "2" above.

Assignment Level IV
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, two additional years of professional experience as described in "2" above.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.