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BOROUGH PLANNER

City of New York

New York, NYFull-time$79–114K/yrSeen 2w ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$79–114K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Borough Planner serves in the City of New York's Capital Planning & Initiation unit, handling transportation and roadway project planning, coordination, and analysis for DOT‑funded street reconstruction. Responsibilities include developing scopes, preparing reports, conducting field surveys, matching projects with funding, and representing the division at public meetings while ensuring safety, transit, accessibility, and quality goals.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

MS ProjectTransportation PlanningGrant Application PreparationCost EstimationField SurveysTraffic StudiesPublic Meeting RepresentationDatabase Tracking

Qualifications

Master's in Transportation Engineering or Related FieldBaccalaureate in Engineering With 1 Year ExperienceBaccalaureate in Engineering With 2 Years ExperienceAssociate Degree or 60 Credits With 4 Years ExperienceHigh School Diploma With 6 Years ExperienceAdditional 1 Year Experience for Assignment Level IIAdditional 2 Years Experience for Assignment Level III

Full job description

Job Description

Serves as a Planner in the roadway Capital Planning & Initiation (CPI) unit, performing transportation/project planning and coordination work for DOT funded street reconstruction projects, including achieving the safety, transit, accessibility, and quality public realm goals of the NYC Streets Plan and DOTs Strategic Plan. Plans an effective capital program by developing, evaluating and prioritizing requests for projects in coordination with community members, agency project sponsors and other stakeholders. Makes recommendations on policy and procedures. Conducts field surveys, investigations, studies and analysis as needed for potential and ongoing projects and programs. Creatively develops scopes of work for transportation projects in coordination with other DOT divisions, agencies, community boards and elected officials. Prepares reports, performs analyses, and reviews traffic studies, program plans, funding, and performance. Matches projects with funding opportunities, assisting in preparing grant applications and obligation as needed. Prepares, reviews and assists in the development of project cost estimates. Tracks and updates project statuses and schedules in databases including MS Project. Represents the unit/division at public meetings with community members. Performs other related transportation infrastructure planning and coordination duties as assigned by supervisor.

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST, OR BE REACHABLE ON THE LIST FOR TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST

TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST - 22316

Qualifications

  1. A master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or related physical and social science fields; or

  2. A baccalaureate degree in engineering from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs; or

  3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or

  4. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or

  5. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above.

SPECIAL NOTE:

In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements above:

To be assigned to Assignment Level II, the candidate must have an additional year of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above.

To be assigned to Assignment Level III, the candidate must have an additional two years of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" 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.

Salary Min: $ 78,740.00

Salary Max: $114,033.00

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