Coordinator (Sustainability)

City of New York•New York City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure is seeking a Coordinator (Sustainability) to join the Sustainable Coordination team. The selected candidate will support the agency in planning and implementing sustainable, resilient, and equitable design and construction. PlaNYC 2023 has set social, economic, and environmental objectives to ensure the sustainable future of New York, while preparing for climate change and reducing our impacts. Advancing the division’s sustainability goals will include a mix of data analysis, creating tools and guidelines, conducting workshops and presentations, and coordinating with internal and external entities. In addition, the Coordinator (Sustainability) will assist with Envision project certifications thru Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). This position requires work with a variety of project stakeholders including engineers, architects, landscape architects, operators, and community boards where excellent communication and client service skills are required. The selected candidate will also assist with analyzing Infrastructure design and master planning for sustainable design and help develop policies to support design excellence; assist in identifying risks and design issues for various infrastructure projects; assist with the division’s varied portfolio of capital projects; and maintain and update the agency’s database on Infrastructure projects use of various sustainable features. Lastly, the candidate will support projects throughout the scoping, design, procurement, and construction phases; utilize the agency’s technical resources to ensure that their projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan objectives; apprise their supervisors of scheduling, construction, and design issues; liaise between contractor and DDC; maintain comprehensive project history files; and coordinate project schedules.

Requirements

Only candidates who are permanent in the Assistant Landscape Architect title or those who are reachable on the open-competitive list (Exam #0167 or Exam#5017) may apply. Please include a copy of your Notice of Results or indicate if you are already permanent in the title. If you do not meet the previously mentioned civil service criteria, you will not be considered for an interview.
Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. NYC Department of Design and Construction does not provide sponsorship for international employees.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application.
1. A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in landscape architecture from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in landscape architectural work; or 2. A valid New York State Registration as a Landscape Architect.

Responsibilities

Support the agency in planning and implementing sustainable, resilient, and equitable design and construction.
Data analysis.
Creating tools and guidelines.
Conducting workshops and presentations.
Coordinating with internal and external entities.
Assist with Envision project certifications thru Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).
Analyzing Infrastructure design and master planning for sustainable design and help develop policies to support design excellence
Assist in identifying risks and design issues for various infrastructure projects
Assist with the division’s varied portfolio of capital projects
Maintain and update the agency’s database on Infrastructure projects use of various sustainable features.
Support projects throughout the scoping, design, procurement, and construction phases
Utilize the agency’s technical resources to ensure that their projects meet DDC’s Commitment Plan objectives
Apprise their supervisors of scheduling, construction, and design issues
Liaise between contractor and DDC
Maintain comprehensive project history files
Coordinate project schedules.