Assistant Regional Planner

City of New York • New York, NY

3d • $66,330 - $99,528 • Onsite

About The Position

NYC DOT is seeking an Assistant Regional Planner to support the agency’s engagement with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), foster collaborative planning along the city’s periphery, and assist with operational, fiscal, and administrative workflows. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, internally motivated professional with strong project management and interpersonal/communication skills who is interested in transportation planning policy, regional and intergovernmental coordination, public administration, and advancing collaborative solutions to transportation challenges that cross jurisdictional boundaries. Working to support DOT’s goal of ensuring the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods across NYC, the incumbent will report to the Deputy Director for Planning Coordination on the Regional & Long-Term Planning team. The Assistant Regional Planner will develop a strong working expertise in metropolitan planning processes, NYMTC’s planning activities and procedures, and the federal and regional programs through which transportation planning and funding are advanced. The incumbent will support DOT’s participation in NYMTC committees, working groups, and other planning activities while managing federally funded regional planning projects and developing new opportunities for collaboration with neighboring jurisdictions. Working under general supervision with latitude for independent judgment, the incumbent will serve as a key technical advisor, engage NYMTC and partners, develop and maintain relationships with transportation planners and local officials, manage federal planning activities, and support operational, fiscal, and administrative workflows.

Requirements

• A master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or related physical and social science fields; or
• 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
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or
• 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
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" 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.

Nice To Haves

• Serving permanently in the title, or be reachable on the list.
• Highly organized, internally motivated professional with strong project management and interpersonal/communication skills.
• Interested in transportation planning policy, regional and intergovernmental coordination, public administration, and advancing collaborative solutions to transportation challenges that cross jurisdictional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key technical advisor to NYC DOT staff including its Program, Finance, and Administration Committee (PFAC) representative on NYMTC regulations, programs, and funding matters.
• Translate federal and regional requirements into clear, actionable guidance to support agency leadership and project managers throughout the project development lifecycle.
• Coordinate agency-wide collaboration to build consensus on pertinent issues.
• Actively cultivate opportunities to showcase DOT’s innovative work in regional fora.
• Engage NYMTC, its member agencies, and other partners to advance NYC’s transportation priorities, including on megaprojects.
• Actively represent DOT in NYMTC committees and working groups.
• Contribute to development of the NYMTC-led Regional Transportation Plan and other long-term agency planning objectives.
• Coordinate DOT’s participation in the September 11th Memorial Fellowship Program, its participation in NYTMC’s annual emissions conformity run, and its use of NYMTC Community Planning Workshop program, including associated public outreach.
• Develop and maintain relationships with transportation planners and local officials, particularly in jurisdictions adjacent to NYC, to identify opportunities for joint planning, data sharing, technical coordination, and coordinated approaches to cross-border projects.
• Cooperate with neighboring jurisdictions and regional partners to enhance multimodal connectivity and alignment at the city's periphery.
• Establish proactive internal frameworks for collaborative planning in neighborhoods that extend across the city’s borders.
• Represent DOT’s interests in interagency planning efforts, including the current DCP-led White Plains Road Neighborhood Plan.
• Manage federal planning activities included in the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), including the current Coordinated Planning at the City's Periphery study.
• Develop work plans and schedules, coordinate internal and external partners, and manage both consultants and deliverables as needed.
• Maintain operational and fiscal accountability across projects by actively monitoring budgets and preparing comprehensive reports and policy recommendations for agency leadership.
• Support the operational, fiscal, and administrative workflows that support the full expanse of the R

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree