Project Coordinator, School Safety, RIS

City of New York•New York City, NY

About The Position

The Transportation Planning and Management Division (TPM) supports the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on New York City streets. Its Research, Implementation, and Safety unit (RIS) works to improve street safety for all users as part of Vision Zero. School Safety, a unit within RIS, improves safety near K-12 schools throughout the five boroughs through street redesign, policy guidance, and management of curb regulations and signage, including the School Slow Zone program. Under senior staff direction and with wide latitude for independent judgment, the Project Coordinator will plan, develop, design, and implement Street Improvement Projects, with particular emphasis on child safety and advancing the NYC Streets Plan and Vision Zero Action Plan. The work includes project management, community outreach, research, data analysis, implementation coordination, and field work. The coordinator will help deliver the goal of installing 15-mile-per-hour school slow zones next to every NYC K-12 school by the end of 2029. This position is in the Transportation Specialist civil service title. Candidates must be serving permanently in that title or be reachable on the civil service list. The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce and a work environment free from discrimination and harassment based on legally protected status or characteristic.

Requirements

Must be serving permanently in the Transportation Specialist title or be reachable on the civil service list.
Meet one of the stated Transportation Specialist qualification pathways: a master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or a related physical or social science field; a bachelor's degree in engineering plus one year of qualifying full-time experience; a bachelor's degree plus two years of qualifying full-time experience; an associate degree or 60 semester credits plus four years of qualifying full-time experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent plus six years of qualifying full-time experience.
Qualifying experience is full-time satisfactory technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs.
For Assignment Level II, have one additional year of qualifying experience beyond the stated qualification requirements.
For Assignment Level III, have two additional years of qualifying experience beyond the stated qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

Analyze crash and traffic data.
Create street designs using AutoCAD.
Coordinate with staff throughout DOT and partner city agencies.
Conduct community outreach to schools, elected officials, Community Boards, inter- and intra-agency members, and other stakeholders.
Develop and deliver public presentations.
Manage implementation of new roadway designs.
Conduct outreach with students in NYC schools when required by projects.
Investigate new design treatments and policy initiatives, and develop and pilot innovative safety treatments.
Develop new capital projects for implementation by the Department of Design and Construction on behalf of NYC DOT School Safety.
Coordinate research efforts and participate in technical and advisory committee meetings.
Work with DOT staff and external agency representatives on studies and projects.
Review community requests related to school safety and operations in NYC.
Assist with planning and coordination for the School Slow Zone program, supporting the goal of installing 15-mile-per-hour zones next to every K-12 school in NYC by the end of 2029.