Planning Team Leader

About the role

The Brooklyn Office seeks an experienced planner to serve as a Planning Team Leader. The team leader will supervise and provide guidance and oversight for a team of planners who are responsible for reviewing and processing land use applications and providing technical assistance on all land use and zoning matters to the agency, City Planning Commission (CPC), elected officials, Community Boards, and the public at-large. 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. The candidate should also have direct experience with community engagement and a demonstrated ability to exercise appropriate judgment in potentially sensitive meetings and communications with community stakeholders and elected officials. In consultation with the Director and Deputy Director, with wide latitude for independent judgment, the Team Leader will perform work including - but not limited to - the following: - Supervise the work of a team of planners managing land use review processes and schedules, staffing, and prioritization for projects across multiple Community Districts in Brooklyn and liaise with multiple Community Boards and elected officials; - Manage Department initiatives in coordination with planners and designers, including undertaking research, data analyses, and the production of technical reports and public presentations; - Participate in the development of DCP and Brooklyn Office polices, studies, and planning issues, and provide guidance on the office work program directly to the Director and Deputy Director; - Represent the Department at meetings of civic, business and community groups, Community Boards, elected officials, and public agencies; and - Manage, review, analyze, and make recommendations on applications submitted to the Department pursuant to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) and coordinate this work with technical divisions of the Department, other city agencies, community boards, elected officials, and the public; - Analyze site plans and development proposals to determine compliance with NYC zoning regulations, technical review standards, best-practices in urban design, and the City's land use planning policies; - Present land use and zoning proposals to the City Planning Commission, as well as Community Boards, neighborhood groups, and elected officials, and provide expert opin