PERMIT COORDINATOR

City of New York•New York, NY

5d•$75,777 - $111,552•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking a City Planner 2 to serve as a Permit Coordinator for the Permitting section. This role provides permitting support and coordination of regulatory and environmental review compliance programs for the Bureau of Engineering Design & Construction's (BEDC) capital projects. The selected candidate will be responsible for permit identification, acquisition, and compliance throughout the project life cycle, as well as developing and reviewing permit applications and environmental review documentation. This position involves interaction with regulatory agencies, providing regulatory guidance to project teams, and maintaining permit tracking databases. The role requires performing regulatory research, evaluating scientific/technical data, conducting accuracy reviews of technical information, and performing data and statistical analyses to support environmental assessment statements (EAS) and permit documentation for various regulatory programs. Daily activities include quantitative and statistical analyses, data entry and management, reviewing design and construction documents, interpreting technical reports, preparing permit applications, and reviewing regulatory guidance. Additional responsibilities include record maintenance, report writing, correspondence, presentations, and coordinating meetings with project teams and regulatory agencies. The ultimate goal is to ensure optimal efficiency in permit identification, acquisition, compliance, and environmental reviews.

Requirements

Permanent Civil Service City Planners are eligible to apply.
A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or a related field; OR
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning such as in the review and development of housing, transportation, environmental, and city-owned land planning projects; OR
A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to the above.
Graduate education in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or related fields may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college or university for one year of experience.
All candidates must have a baccalaureate degree.
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, two additional years of professional experience as described above.

Nice To Haves

Practical knowledge of environmental science topics
Strong organization and time management with ability to prioritize daily tasks
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and communication skills
Experience with permitting, environmental review and regulatory requirements
Excellent research and analytical skills
Ability to meet quick deadlines and provide problem resolution to project issues
Experience with large datasets
Excellent computer skills in MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, and/or equivalent statistical/data management software
Ability to travel citywide and within the New York City watershed

Responsibilities

Provide permitting support and coordination of regulatory and environmental review compliance programs for BEDC’s portfolio of capital projects.
Perform permit identification and assist in the acquisition and compliance of permits throughout the project life cycle.
Develop and review permit applications.
Prepare environmental review documentation.
Interact with regulatory agencies.
Provide regulatory guidance to project teams.
Maintain relevant processes within the permit tracking database.
Perform regulatory research.
Conduct evaluations of scientific/technical and programmatic observations and data.
Perform accuracy reviews of technical information.
Perform data and statistical analyses using computer software and/or mathematical models to support the review and development of environmental assessment statement (EAS) and environmental permit documentation.
Perform quantitative and statistical analyses.
Engage in data entry/database management and development.
Review design and construction documents, plans, and contract specifications.
Interpret scientific/engineering technical reports.
Prepare permit applications.
Review regulatory guidance documents and source regulations to support environmental permit compliance planning.
Review and develop EAS and permit documents.
Maintain records.
Write reports and answer general correspondence.
Prepare and conduct presentations.
Attend and coordinate meetings with Bureau project teams and local, state, and federal environmental regulatory agencies.