Data Coordinator, Furniture and Operations Unit

Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe efficient and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the Citys streets supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living working and doing business in New York City. The Divisions responsibilities include planning street design technical analysis signs transit development freight mobility and markings ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants pedestrians and cyclists.

The Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is tasked with prioritising strategic planning community engagement research policy design implementation and long-term management. Their goal is to create streets that are livable supporting safety accessibility inclusion resiliency active modes community cohesion and economic vitality citywide. Additionally they aim to enhance New York Citys pedestrian bicycle and micromobility networks providing comfortable connected green and reliable transportation options across the five boroughs. They place special emphasis on Priority Investment Areas mode shift and reimagining streets. The office also develops innovative new programs design typologies project delivery and analysis tools to meet the demands of a rapidly changing population with evolving needs and technologies.

The Furniture and Operations Unit (F&O) within the Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is seeking to hire a Community Coordinator to serve as a Data Coordinator for the unit. F&O manages the contract development design planning installation and maintenance of bike parking benches leaning bars and wayfinding signage for pedestrians cyclists and transit riders in communities throughout New York City. The goal of these programs is to make the city more walkable bikeable and vibrant. Under general direction with latitude for independent initiative and judgement. F&O coordinates with community partners and other TPM units to plan install and maintain these street furniture elements throughout the five boroughs. F&O tracks the locations conditions planning and maintenance records for all street furniture and adjacent spaces using Microsoft Access and GIS datasets. Increasingly F&O uses community-facing SharePoint forms and custom field applications for data collection and surveying. The Data Coordinator will be responsible for supervision planning implementation coordination and monitoring of data related to the important community services that F&O provides. Duties of the Data Coordinator may include but are not limited to: reviewing maintaining and standardizing all data systems; ensuring legibility and availability of internal and public facing data and information portals; using data to prepare planning documents required for funding; perform analysis of program plans and performance and use this information to make recommendations on policies and procedures; provide authoritative interpretation of complex problems; provide technical assistance and training to other F&O staff. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented with strong organisational communication and administrative skills able to effectively communicate troubleshoot and strategically identify creative solutions for programmatic challenges.

The Department of Transportations (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe efficient and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers City residents. DOT is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment.

Preferred Skills
Professional experience in community work or community-centred activities urban planning or public policy. Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Access including relational database design and query/form/report development; experience with Microsoft Dataverse and Power Platform tools (e.g. Power Apps Power Automate PowerBI) for data processing administration and visualization; experience with SharePoint Lists and Forms; experience automating data processes using SQL Python etc.; experience working with GIS software (ArcGIS Pro AGOL QGIS et al); experience integrating data among Microsoft and ESRI products; experience with other relational databases such as PostgreSQL; experience migrating database systems across platforms; excellent organizational skills and an ability to focus on details and respond quickly to requests; strong analytical/critical thinking skills and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems with innovative solutions; detail orientated with a commitment to writing and maintaining clear system documentation and communication; proven time-management skills.

Work Location:
55 Water Street New York NY 10041

Hours/Shift:
35 hrs. per week / 9am-5pm

Additional Information
*This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed between the City and DC37. * Note: Less than 2 yrs. City Service - New Hire Rate: $62686 2 or more yrs. City service - Minimum Incumbent Rate: $72298. For information on NYC Civil Service please visit


To Apply
All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods:
Current employees please log into Employee Self Service follow the Careers Link. Job ID #: 776357
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Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. Most public libraries have computers available for use.
Note: New hires must reside in NYC for the first two years of employment. Appointments are subject to OMB approval.
For more information about DOT visit us at: COORDINATOR - 56058

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