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Operations Planner, Furniture & Operations Unit

City of New York
Manhattan, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2026
The Transportation Planning and Management Division (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division’s 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 prioritizing 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 City's 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 & Operations unit (F&O) within the Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is seeking an Operations Planner to aid in asset management of assets such as planters, blocks, bollards, and barriers. The Operations Planner will report to the F&O’s Senior Operations Manager and help with community engagement, data entry, data management, mapping, and creating/maintaining standards, guidelines, and drawings. F&O designs, installs, and maintains benches, leaning bars, bike racks, bike corrals, pedestrian wayfinding signs, and other assets throughout New York City to support transit, biking, and walking and to create public spaces. The Operations Planner will learn and practice standard field work procedures, data analysis, data management, mapping, and day-to-day operations of a city agency. This position will manage asset relocations; review and update CAD drawings to update roadway facilities removed during construction, repaving and events; inventory and track all planters, bollards, barriers and blocks installed citywide; review, monitor, inspect and enter data for these assets located on public streets; hang signs on assets for removal; take measurements on site and record site conditions digitally; coordinate with internal units, contractors and community organizations such as BIDs; strategize and develop tracking systems, drawing standards, and guidelines; take and archive photographs; and enter field data into databases, maps, and construction drawings.

Skills needed include site planning, design, critical thinking, time management, and internal and community coordination. Candidates must be comfortable working in the office, at agency field facilities, citywide, and outdoors in all weather. Candidate must be comfortable walking, using transit, or bicycling for field work.

The Department of Transportation’s (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 urban planning, design, and construction management. Previous experience with mapping software (ArcGIS), Computer-Aided Design (AutoCAD), Microsoft TEAMS, Excel, Access, SharePoint, Tablet Applications, Photoshop, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Work Location: 5

5 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 to between the City and DC37*. Note: Less than 2 yrs. City Service - New Hire Rate: $62,686, 2 or more yrs. of City Service - Minimum Incumbent Rate: $72,298. For more information on NYC Civil Service Exams https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/employment/how-can-you-find-upcoming-exams.page.

To Apply

All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods:

Please go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for the Job ID number 774058

Current employees please log on into Employee Self Service at https://hrb.nycaps.nycaps.nycnet follow the Careers Link, ID number 774058

No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.

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: www.nyc.gov/dot

COMMUNITY COORDINATOR - 56058

Minimum Qualifications

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.

Preferred Skills

Professional experience in urban planning, design, and construction management. Previous experience with mapping software (ArcGIS), Computer-Aided Design (AutoCAD), Microsoft TEAMS, Excel and Access, SharePoint, Tablet Applications, Photoshop, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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