Bus Seating Planner, Furniture & Operations Unit

City of New York•New York City, NY

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Transportation Planning and Management (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. The Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is tasked with prioritizing strategic planning, community engagement, research, policy, design, implementation, and long-term management. Their goal is to create streets that are livable, supporting safety, accessibility, inclusion, resiliency, active modes, community cohesion, and economic vitality citywide. Additionally, they aim to enhance New York City's pedestrian, bicycle, and micromobility networks, providing comfortable, connected, green, and reliable transportation options across the five boroughs. They place special emphasis on Priority Investment Areas, mode shift, and reimagining streets. The office also develops innovative new programs, design typologies, project delivery, and analysis tools to meet the demands of a rapidly changing population with evolving needs and technologies. The NYC DOT Transportation Planning and Management Division (TPM), Office of Livable Streets (OLS), is seeking a City Planner to serve as a Bus Seating Planner within Furniture and Operations. The Furniture and Operations Unit manages contract management, design, planning, installation, and maintenance of bike parking, benches, leaning bars, wayfinding signage, curb extensions, and safety devices for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders throughout New York City. The goal of these programs is to make the city more vibrant, walkable, bikeable, and mass transit accessible, particularly for people who live and work outside. Reporting to the Deputy Director of the Planning team, the Bus Seating Planner, with latitude for independent judgment and initiative, is responsible for planning locations for benches and leaning bars for NYC DOT’s Universal Bus Stop Seating Initiative. The Bus Seating Planner will act directly as the long-term manager of the Initiative and play a critical role in DOT’s goal to install a bench or leaning bar at every eligible bus stop in New York City in ten years. This will require urban design work of moderate difficulty and responsibility to complete an important community service.

Requirements

Candidate must be serving permanently in the title of City Planner, or be reachable on the civil service list
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to this
All candidates must have a baccalaureate degree
Willingness to work on-site in all seasons, traveling by biking, walking, and using mass transit
New hires must reside in NYC for the first two years of employment

Nice To Haves

A high degree of fluency in Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Excel, Access, Word, and Teams
Creative team players with a sharp eye for detail and flexibility to adapt as priorities change
Strong communication skills, ability to succinctly explain complex technical issues relating to planning and implementation processes
Some experience with Adobe Creative Suite and ArcGIS

Responsibilities

Supervising the analysis of existing bus stop conditions to determine suitability for seating
Preparing seating installation site plans consisting of diagrams, drawings and/or graphics with the aid of junior staff
Planning the locations of seating elements within capital projects
Producing grant reports, maintaining grant deadlines, ensuring compliance with federal funding regulations
Providing authoritative interpretation of complex problems related to siting evaluation of seating assets to resolve planning and technical issues
Keeping accurate records in a Microsoft Access database and making timely progress reports
Coordinating within Furniture and Operations and other units within NYC DOT
Reviewing fabrication and installation budget proposals
Providing technical assistance and training to junior staff in the preparation of seating installation site plans
Inspecting installations of seating elements with the aid of junior staff
Making recommendations on seating policies and procedures
Speaking to other DOT staff and/or third party installers
Liaising with business improvement districts, sibling agencies, cultural institutions, elected officials, Community Boards, conservancies and other community groups