College Aide - Curb Management

The NYC DOT’s Division of Transportation Planning & Management 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, and ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists. The Office of Curb Management within the Division of Transportation Planning & Management is responsible for curb policies across the city’s 6,300 miles of streets and roughly 3 million curbside parking spaces, with a focus on improving safety, reducing double parking, and better managing competing demands — from loading zones and deliveries to charging infrastructure and waste containerization to support safer, more efficient streets across the city. NYC DOT is seeking a dynamic college aide with the ability to work independently and collaboratively. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, curious, collaborative, and positive, with strong organizational, communication, analytical, data management, presentation, and visualization skills. Working within the Office of Curb Management, the applicant will assist with a variety of curb management programs, mainly the Clean Curbs and Empire Bins Waste Containerization Programs. This position will support the effective and timely delivery of NYC DOT’s program responsibilities, collaborating closely with various NYC DOT units, partner agency DSNY, and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) across the city. Duties may include but are not limited to: • Manage NYC DOT’s internal tracking of proposed curb programming for conflict checks in the review/approval of waste container locations. • Reviewing applications, coordinating reviews with internal units, tracking internal communications and conflicts, and delivering application determinations in the required timeframe. • Documenting and escalating application-level issues and discrepancies with DSNY/process-level issues and discrepancies with supervisor and internal DOT units. • Maintaining a list of contacts and units for outreach with a comprehensive understanding of their respective oversight areas. • Monitoring the impact of the program on NYC DOT programming and operations through quantitative and qualitative analysis. • Consolidating key issues, updates, and opportunities for weekly check-ins with the supervisor. • Maintaining program statistics to share key metrics and findings with NYC DOT leadership.

The preferred candidate is a self-starter with a strong interest in improving New York City’s transportation system and enhancing the public realm. Preference will be given to candidate who: • Is familiar with the city’s transportation landscape and current issues • Possess basic data analysis skills and can present finding using Excel or other tools • Can effectively summarize and visualize information in PowerPoint presentations • Have working knowledge of ArcGIS

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.

All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods: Current city employees, please log into Employee Self Service, follow the Careers Link and search for JOB ID # 799910 All other applicants, go to www.nyc.gov/careers and search for JOB ID # 799910 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.