Team Leader, Sprint Team

The Sprint Team is a new, dedicated project management team of the Department of City Planning (DCP) established to advance the mandate to deliver affordable housing faster by streamlining the review of land use applications and reducing DCP pre-certification timelines for eligible projects from approximately two years to six months. The Team Leader will supervise a small group of project managers, oversee application assignments, monitor team capacity and milestones, and serve as an escalation point for application review issues.

Responsibilities

Supervise a small group of project managers assigned to one or more boroughs responsible for managing land use applications progressing through pre-certification; Oversee application assignments and monitor team capacity and review milestones; Assist with application review comments; Identify schedule risks and maintain accountability to deadlines; Support consistent implementation of Sprint Team priorities; Serve as an escalation point for application review issues; Coordinate closely with borough offices, other review divisions, private and public applicants, and senior management to resolve bottlenecks; Support staff development, quality control, reporting, and day-to-day workflow management within the Sprint Team

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning, or a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to this; Graduate education in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or related fields may substitute for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits for one year of experience (all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree); Permanent Civil Service status in the City Planner title, or being reachable on the City Planner active list (exam #5045), or serving in a comparable civil service title; Authorization to work in the United States

Benefits

Possible eligibility for remote work up to 2 days per week under the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and labor unions