Assistant Commissioner for Curb Management Policy

City of New York•New York City, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Transportation Planning & Management (TPM) seeks an experienced and innovative candidate to serve as Assistant Commissioner (A/C) for Curb Management. This newly created position will oversee the agency’s planning work related to managing curbside activity, and will lead a diverse and inclusive team supporting that effort. New York City has approximately 3,000,000 on-street parking spaces. The majority of these spaces are free parking in residential areas, and the remainder are governed by a complex set of regulations, including paid metered parking, truck loading, vehicle or bicycle travel lanes, and many others. This new position will consolidate currently separate planning functions from around the agency related to curb management in order to provide a consistent and holistic approach to planning the use of the city’s curb space. The group will both lead on curb management-related initiatives and will support other parts of the agency in incorporating curb management into street design changes. The group will also lead data collection and management related to these activities, and will lead on curbside management technology development. The A/C will provide direction, creativity, and vision at an executive level, demonstrate a willingness and readiness to tackle complex challenges, be an influential leader, and oversee day-to-day operational and administrative aspects of the sub-division and other special projects. The selected candidate will also lead, manage, and directly supervise a staff of planners and related professionals, consultants, contractors, and vendors; work with senior staff in other divisions to support curb management-related aspects of key agency projects; and supervise/perform geographic, statistical, and other planning-related analysis. The candidate will provide day-to-day guidance and oversight, monitoring employee productivity/outcomes and compliance with all policies, rules, and regulations; ensuring staff understand their duties and expectations; coaching and mentoring staff while providing constructive feedback as needed, and ensuring tasks, standards, and performance evaluations are prepared in accordance with agency requirements and the specified timeframe. The candidate should be comfortable working with community groups in both large and small settings, and both giving and overseeing the production of community presentations and other outreach events, as the candidate will represent the agency to outside stakeholders, including community boards, elected officials, news media, other city and state agencies, and the Mayor’s Office. The candidate will be expected to lead collaboratively and inclusively, seeking to cultivate continued professional development and growth of junior and senior staff, develop a strong and diverse team, and effectively communicate through verbal and written forms with all stakeholders. The candidate must demonstrate strong supervisory and leadership skills with the ability to provide vision and guidance, as this position will be a key point of coordination across TPM, with DOT staff, other government agencies, and with the general public. The candidate should be familiar with best practices in curb management and should understand key aspects of the policies and operations involved with managing the curb’s use. The A/C must have the demonstrated ability to work with key stakeholders, determine priorities, the ability to synthesize and communicate complex information effectively to all participatory parties. TPM is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division’s responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.

Requirements

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.
Demonstrate strong supervisory and leadership skills with the ability to provide vision and guidance
Familiar with best practices in curb management and should understand key aspects of the policies and operations involved with managing the curb’s use.
The A/C must have the demonstrated ability to work with key stakeholders, determine priorities, the ability to synthesize and communicate complex information effectively to all participatory parties.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience in the development and implementation of innovative, complete streets, transportation initiatives, with particular focus transit operations and priority, experience in innovative public outreach techniques, as well as in briefing executive staff and elected officials, understanding of NYC communities, including familiarity with the Community Board system and prior experience working on coordination of projects with outside stakeholders and other government agencies.
The ability to understand and communicate bus rapid transit and transportation planning/engineering principles in order to build consensus for design solutions in line with DOT’s mission is essential, including a strong understanding of street design, transit operations, and traffic analysis.
Previous experience in staff management and development, knowledge of grant processes for both FHWA and FTA, grant compliance, and the ability to adhere to established project benchmarks and deliverables.

Responsibilities

Oversee the agency’s planning work related to managing curbside activity
Lead a diverse and inclusive team supporting that effort
Consolidate currently separate planning functions from around the agency related to curb management in order to provide a consistent and holistic approach to planning the use of the city’s curb space
Lead on curb management-related initiatives and will support other parts of the agency in incorporating curb management into street design changes
Lead data collection and management related to these activities, and will lead on curbside management technology development
Provide direction, creativity, and vision at an executive level
Demonstrate a willingness and readiness to tackle complex challenges
Be an influential leader
Oversee day-to-day operational and administrative aspects of the sub-division and other special projects
Lead, manage, and directly supervise a staff of planners and related professionals, consultants, contractors, and vendors
Work with senior staff in other divisions to support curb management-related aspects of key agency projects
Supervise/perform geographic, statistical, and other planning-related analysis
Provide day-to-day guidance and oversight, monitoring employee productivity/outcomes and compliance with all policies, rules, and regulations
Ensure staff understand their duties and expectations
Coach and mentor staff while providing constructive feedback as needed
Ensure tasks, standards, and performance evaluations are prepared in accordance with agency requirements and the specified timeframe
Represent the agency to outside stakeholders, including community boards, elected officials, news media, other city and state agencies, and the Mayor’s Office
Lead collaboratively and inclusively, seeking to cultivate continued professional development and growth of junior and senior staff
Develop a strong and diverse team
Effectively communicate through verbal and written forms with all stakeholders
Work with key stakeholders, determine priorities
Synthesize and communicate complex information effectively to all participatory parties