The City of New York’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), on behalf of the Department of Transportation’s Automated Enforcement Unit (AEU), is hiring two City Planners II. These roles are critical to the rapid expansion and modernization of automated enforcement programs, including red light, bus lane, speed, and Weigh-in-Motion cameras, as part of the Mayor’s Vision Zero initiative.
What You'll Do
- Develop planning strategies for individual automated enforcement programs and future expansions.
- Coordinate with contractors to address construction and installation barriers at key intersections and corridors.
- Streamline communication with the MTA and other DOT teams on future Automated Camera Enforcement bus planning.
- Use spatial crash analysis and safety risk mapping to inform targeted camera siting based on where different crash types occur.
- Work with teams across DOT to apply crash data and analysis to prioritize where enforcement is most likely to improve safety outcomes.
- Support coordination across DOT units to map AEU infrastructure alongside other agency assets for integrated planning.
- Incorporate proactive datasets, including pedestrian and cyclist volumes, vulnerable populations, and emerging near-miss data, into siting methodologies.
- Work with internal AEU teams such as processing, auditing, and administration to keep tracking applications up to date and on ad hoc projects.
- Research best practices and emerging automated enforcement technologies and help support pilots, evaluations, and grant applications.
What We're Looking For
- Must be serving permanently in the title of City Planner OR must have taken, passed, and be reachable on the Open Competitive City Planner Exam #1112.
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning.
- A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above (with a baccalaureate degree required). 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.
Team & Environment
This role is part of the Automated Enforcement Unit (AEU) within the Division of Traffic Operations at the NYC Department of Transportation.
Work Mode
This position offers a hybrid work arrangement. Specific work locations are to be determined.
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.
