Deputy Director of Manhattan Planning for the Division of Planning & Predevelopment

About the Agency:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the citys housing and diversity and strength in the citys neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.

- We maintain building and resident safety and health

- We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability

- We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity. HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness Mayor Adams comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the citys history. This investment coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York Citys complex housing crisis by addressing homelessness and housing instability promoting economic stability and mobility increasing homeownership opportunities improving health and safety and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.

Your Team:

The Office of Neighborhood Strategies (ONS) is charged with ensuring that HPDs development and preservation efforts are guided by meaningful community engagement and coordinated with public investments in infrastructure and services as put forth in the Mayors Housing Plan.

ONS is composed of two divisions and a cross-divisional unit reporting to the Associate Commissioner:

- The Division of Planning and Predevelopment (P&P) is central to developing and managing HPDs housing production pipeline from project proposal phases through the land use review and entitlement process to ensure that HPDs investments contribute to building strong healthy resilient neighborhoods in all five boroughs. The advertised position is a member of this division.

- The Division of Neighborhood Development & Stabilization (ND&S) leads the agencys commitment to neighborhood planning and strategic preservation through engagement with tenants landlords community leaders and neighborhood stakeholders as we work to enable strong and healthy neighborhoods anchored by affordable housing.

- The Strategic Initiatives Unit (SIU) leads special ONS initiatives and provides essential technical planning and policy support to staff and the Associate Commissioner of Neighborhood Strategies.

Your Impact:

As the Deputy Director for Manhattan Planning you will help lead a talented group of professionals and experts at the forefront of HPDs new construction pre-development pipeline.




Your Role:

Your role will be to support the Director in developing implementing and managing all Manhattan Planning activities. The Deputy Director helps to create train and manage a team of energetic thoughtful and engaged planners who work

together to manage a portfolio of projects along a critical path toward public approval and development financial closing while coordinating input from community members technical experts agency partners and agency leadership.


Your Responsibilities:

- Independently manage a select portfolio of high-priority or complex projects;

- Analyze development trends neighborhood and market dynamics; land use and zoning analysis;

- Work with Senior Planners and Planners to troubleshoot and navigate complex planning issues as they arise in projects and review their work for quality assurance;

- Advise the Director on policy issues and potential solutions;

- Assist the Director with creating implementing and maintaining clear operational procedures;

- Represent the agency and Borough Planning team at public meetings and forums;

- Partner with Predevelopment Planners in the request for proposals review and selection process;

- Work collaboratively with the Division of Neighborhood Development and Stabilization on neighborhood planning efforts;

- Work collaboratively with HPD Office of Development staff (including finance environmental review and architect colleagues) on preparing projects for financial closings; and

- Coordinate with other NYC agencies such as the Economic Development Corporation Department of City Planning Department of Parks and Recreation and for- and non- profit housing and community developers Community Boards and local organizations public officials and neighborhood residents through the predevelopment process.


Preferred Skills:

- Masters degree in urban planning urban studies public policy political science real estate or law strongly preferred

- A minimum of four years of professional experience in a related field

- Thorough knowledge of New York City government and housing issues

- Experience with community engagement organizing and facilitating public meetings

- Experience creating and designing materials for internal and public consumption including presentations maps and reports

- Excellent research analytical writing and public speaking skills

- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects in a timely manner

- Strong operational skills including project tracking and reporting and ability to suggest and work towards process improvements

- Ability to work independently take initiative and work effectively with others

- Demonstrated experience managing and/or mentoring staff

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Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time