Team Leader - City of New York : Job Details

THE AGENCYThe Department of City Planning (DCP) plans for the strategic growth and development of the City through ground-up planning with communities, the development of land use policies, and zoning regulations applicable citywide and sharing its perspectives on growth and community needs with sister agencies in collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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THE DIVISIONQueens is home to more than 2.4 million residents, a historic peak population. Queens' extensive ethnic diversity leads the city and the country. Its growth has been fueled in large measure by an influx of persons arriving from abroad with nearly half the population foreign born, and its residents speak over 160 languages. Some of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in New York City are located in Queens, with the past decade seeing significant housing growth in areas such as Long Island City and Flushing. The borough fosters the most diverse economy in the region, as a center for industry, manufacturing, freight and distribution, primarily centered around Western Queens and the airports.

The Queens Office is a dynamic work environment responsible for a wide range of planning and design activities, including developing borough-wide and local plans with a focus on affordable housing, resiliency, expanded economic opportunity, and transit-oriented development; reviewing and processing land use applications; leading community outreach; planning for resiliency and climate change; and providing technical and policy guidance and direction on all land use and zoning related matters to the City Planning Commission, local Community Boards, elected officials, and the public at large.

THE ROLEThe Queens Borough Office is seeking an experienced planning professional to serve as a Team Leader. The geography under the supervision of the Team Leader includes a diverse range of neighborhood characters and housing types, as well as John F. Kennedy International Airport, lands surrounding Jamaica Bay, and the Rockaway Peninsula.

The ideal candidate will have exceptional technical planning skills and a strong grasp of land use and public policy issues of primary importance to the department, including zoning, urban design, affordable housing and economic development. As the Leader of the team responsible for the districts with significant waterfront areas, the candidate should possess a working knowledge of the city's policy for promoting resilience to flood risk and facilitating recovery along its diverse waterfronts.

Under the supervision of the Borough Director and Deputy, the Team Leader will manage a team of planning and urban design professionals with a wide variety of projects and studies, track the numerous land use applications in Queens, and oversee comprehensive planning efforts. With great latitude for exercising independent judgement, the Team Leader will:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to “1