Borough Planner

About the role

The Manhattan Borough Office seeks three talented Borough Planners to support and manage current and future land use applications and neighborhood planning initiatives. These positions are a unique opportunity to work closely with a team of planners, led by a Planning Team Leader, focusing on projects located throughout multiple community districts in Manhattan including neighborhoods like Inwood, Washington Heights, Morningside Heights, Gramercy, Kips Bay, Murray Hill, East Midtown, the United Nations, Hudson Square, SoHo, NoHo, Greenwich Village, and the Meatpacking District. The candidate should possess strong communication and project management skills and a desire to contribute and collaborate in an engaging teamwork environment. The position involves project management of land use applications as they move through the charter mandated land use review process, including cross-divisional coordination of projects and application of agency and administration policy. The position includes regular attendance at community board meetings, presentation of agency initiatives to the board and its committees, and regular communication with board leadership regarding projects in the land use review process as well as broader planning and land use issues. The Manhattan Borough Office consistently manages between 100-150 active land use applications and requires a full complement of planning staff to ensure projects are advanced on reasonable timelines consistent with the agency's Charter-mandated role in the land use approval process. 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 candidates should also have a positive attitude toward public service, as well as a desire to contribute to an engaging, team-based work environment. Under Supervision of division management and a Team Leader, with latitude for independent judgment, the Borough Planner will perform work including - but not limited to - the following: - Provide project management and other support for division's neighborhood plans and private and agency/city land use applications. - Review, analyze, and make recommendations on applications submitted to the Department pursuant to the U