Project Coordinator, School Safety, RIS
About The Position
The Project Coordinator will work in the School Safety unit of the Research, Implementation, and Safety (RIS) team within the New York City Department of Transportation’s Transportation Planning and Management Division. The unit works to improve safety near K–12 schools throughout New York City by redesigning streets, advising agencies and private parties on school siting and youth-safety policy and design issues, and managing curb regulations and signage near schools, including the School Slow Zone program. Under the direction of senior staff, and with wide latitude for independent judgment, the candidate will plan, develop, design, and implement Street Improvement Projects to improve roadway safety, with particular emphasis on child safety, and advance the goals of 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 candidate will analyze crash and traffic data; create street designs using AutoCAD; coordinate with DOT staff and partner city agencies; conduct outreach with schools, elected officials, Community Boards, agencies, and other stakeholders; deliver public presentations; and manage implementation of roadway designs. Some projects may involve outreach with students in NYC schools. The candidate may also investigate and pilot innovative safety treatments, develop policy initiatives and capital projects, coordinate research, participate in technical and advisory committee meetings, and collaborate with DOT staff and external agency representatives on studies and projects. Additional work may include reviewing community requests concerning school safety and operations and helping plan and coordinate the School Slow Zone program, including efforts to install a 15-mile-per-hour school slow zone next to every NYC K–12 school by the end of 2029. Applicants must be serving permanently in the title or reachable on the civil service list.
Requirements
- Must be serving permanently in the title or reachable on the civil service list.
- Meet one of the listed qualification pathways: a master's degree in a relevant field; a bachelor's degree in engineering plus one year of specified experience; a bachelor's degree plus two years of specified experience; an associate degree or 60 semester credits plus four years of specified experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent plus six years of specified experience.
- Specified experience is full-time satisfactory technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs, where required by the applicable education pathway.
- For Assignment Level II, have one additional year of experience as described in qualification pathway 2.
- For Assignment Level III, have two additional years of experience as described in qualification pathway 2.
Responsibilities
- Plan, develop, design, and implement Street Improvement Projects to improve roadway safety, particularly child safety.
- Manage projects, including research, data analysis, implementation coordination, and field work.
- Analyze crash and traffic data.
- Create street designs using AutoCAD.
- Coordinate with DOT staff 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 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, as needed.
- Assist with planning and coordination for the School Slow Zone program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
