City of New York
Senior City Planner
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). The New York City Department of City Planning is a great place to work cultivating intellectual inspiration, professional development, and creativity. The Economic Development & Regional Planning Division is responsible for supporting the Department of City Planning, City Planning Commission, and City on a wide range of issues related to the equitable economic development of NYC neighborhoods and understanding the City's sustainable growth objectives within the context of citywide and regional trends. The Senior Planner will be an integral member of the EDR team, working to develop and execute the division's policy development and program management in areas affecting the city and regional economy, developing policy and zoning proposals, and acting as a lead subject matter expert and liaison on a range of economic topics. A chief responsibility of this position is acting as the Agency manager for the FRESH supermarket incentive program, an innovative zoning tool which has supported the creation of grocery stores across the city in underserved areas. Responsibilities include providing ongoing Agency oversight of the FRESH Grocery Store incentive program, becoming a subject matter expert in program requirements and providing review and guidance on applications to borough planners, monitoring and tracking approved projects through development and operations phases, acting as primary liaison to supermarket industry and potential applicant community, working with other colleagues at DCP, the NYC Economic Development Corporation, and the NYC Mayor's Office of Food Policy, researching and developing food access metrics, informing potential future zoning and other food policy initiatives, leading complex projects, priority initiatives, and studies of citywide and regional issues, managing project development cycle from scoping, to ideation, to public review or release, developing analytic materials in support of the division's research objectives, producing quality research deliverables utilizing quantitative and qualitative information, incorporating best practices of data usage, and presented in clear and compelling visual and narrative formats, and conveying subject matter expertise and policy advice on behalf of the Division and Department. 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.
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). The New York City Department of City Planning is a great place to work cultivating intellectual inspiration, professional development, and creativity. The Economic Development & Regional Planning Division is responsible for supporting the Department of City Planning, City Planning Commission, and City on a wide range of issues related to the equitable economic development of NYC neighborhoods and understanding the City's sustainable growth objectives within the context of citywide and regional trends. The Senior Planner will be an integral member of the EDR team, working to develop and execute the division's policy development and program management in areas affecting the city and regional economy, developing policy and zoning proposals, and acting as a lead subject matter expert and liaison on a range of economic topics. A chief responsibility of this position is acting as the Agency manager for the FRESH supermarket incentive program, an innovative zoning tool which has supported the creation of grocery stores across the city in underserved areas. Responsibilities include providing ongoing Agency oversight of the FRESH Grocery Store incentive program, becoming a subject matter expert in program requirements and providing review and guidance on applications to borough planners, monitoring and tracking approved projects through development and operations phases, acting as primary liaison to supermarket industry and potential applicant community, working with other colleagues at DCP, the NYC Economic Development Corporation, and the NYC Mayor's Office of Food Policy, researching and developing food access metrics, informing potential future zoning and other food policy initiatives, leading complex projects, priority initiatives, and studies of citywide and regional issues, managing project development cycle from scoping, to ideation, to public review or release, developing analytic materials in support of the division's research objectives, producing quality research deliverables utilizing quantitative and qualitative information, incorporating best practices of data usage, and presented in clear and compelling visual and narrative formats, and conveying subject matter expertise and policy advice on behalf of the Division and Department. 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.