Job Description

DCAS’s mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:
- Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
- Managing 55 public buildings.
- Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
- Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
- Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
- Leading the City’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you’re not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It’s an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

The Real Estate Services (RES) division of Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) supports the operations of the government of the City of New York by providing services for the City’s real estate needs. RES is responsible for the space planning and management of 37 million square feet, Citywide acquisitions (lease or purchase), sales and other dispositions of City-owned real estate, architectural design and project management, zoning and land use analyses, disposition of 15,000 City-owned lots, property valuation, and financial analysis of real estate transactions.

RES consists of five distinct units: Portfolio Planning and Management (PPM), Leasing and Acquisitions, Design & Project Management (D&PM), Planning, Dispositions & Property Management, and Financial Services. The RES Line of Service meets the different real estate needs of City agencies including: lease negotiation, architectural design and project management, acquisition and disposition of real estate, condominium management, zoning and land use analyses, enforcement of space standards in office design, and overseeing the equitable allocation of over 22 million square feet of privately owned leased space and 15 million square feet of City-owned space for agency use.

The Land Use Planning group within the Planning, Dispositions & Property Management unit provides critical functions for DCAS’s operation such as oversight of the City’s real estate portfolio, including tracking, records maintenance, evaluation, and reallocation of the 15,000 tax lots owned by the City. It provides research and guidance on land use matters and the process to implement real estate transactions. It also responsible for the sale of surplus City property, and additionally manages a portfolio of more than 400 agreements (lease, license, permit or concession) for use of City-owned real property by private users, generating over $40 million in annual revenue.

Under the initiative to maximize utilization of City-owned space, increase revenue, and provide new opportunities for small businesses and community benefit organizations, the City Planner in Land Use Planning will participate in redefining the opportunities for use of City-owned properties and ensure surplus properties are put to productive uses that further the goals of the administration. This position will provide strategic planning, evaluation and selection of City properties that can be utilized or redeveloped for municipal facilities, or that can be put to productive use by the private sector. Such efforts will include a significant amount of evaluation and detailed research of properties using DCAS and City records. This data will be used to review real estate assets that may present opportunity to reduce costs, provide consolidation options and to redevelop properties to meet on-going and future needs. Moreover, as part of the strategic review of City property, the City Planner will oversee various land use approval processes necessary to implement actions, including ULURP, CEQR and zoning requirements. Some of these approvals will be for new municipal facilities. Some will be used to seek authorization to sell or lease unneeded real estate to generate revenue from auctions and real estate taxes.

Responsibilities Include:

- Serve as liaison between DCAS and other entities.
- Responsible for understanding the City’s real estate portfolio, with emphasis on the DCAS properties.
- Evaluate properties used by City agencies and assess opportunities for reallocation or disposition.
- Use IPIS, digital maps, other software and real estate resources to review and analyze City property.
- Recommend and implement enhancements to DCAS’ Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment.
- Conduct in-depth property research and affirm property status, including signing legal affidavits based on DCAS records, and attend legal meetings and hearings.
- Identify City-owned properties for new agency uses that focus on cost avoidance and reallocation of properties to other agencies.
- Evaluate and select properties for existing revenue generating programs, such as for potential sale, lease or other disposition mechanisms and develop and enhance new revenue programs such as concessions.
- Provide technical expertise for ULURP documents, conduct land use research, review maps and other real estate documents.
- Resolve complex land use and real estate issues, including restrictions, easements, special conditions, etc.
- Prepare and review land use documents.
- Prepare ULURP applications, CEQR documents, Fair share documents and other similar applications, and attend related public hearings on behalf of DCAS.
- Oversee and manage several condominium buildings under DCAS jurisdiction to ensure compliance with local laws including those involving energy efficiency, maintain and organize official condo records, reconcile and track violations on buildings, systems and equipment, and organize condo board meetings.
- Coordinate with other City agencies and government stakeholders.
- Respond to requests based on special requirements within the required timeframes.
- Manage short-term and long-term projects pertaining to complex sites within the DCAS portfolio.
- Monitor and track key performance indicators for the entire Line of Service including managing the processes for the creation and collection of monthly indicators, reconcile discrepancies, prepare data for submission to Citywide reports, such as the Mayor’s Management Report (MMR) and the Preliminary MMR, and coordinate updates with the Mayor’s Office of Operations
- Create digital maps and presentations.
- Train and supervise Planning interns.
- Attend meetings, including with external stakeholders and the public, on behalf of DCAS to further projects.


Flexible Work Update:

This position may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and DC37.


To Apply:

Note: Only those in the City Planner title, or those reachable via open competitive list call are eligible to apply.

Please go to cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #631521.

NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.

NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or

2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to “1"" above. Graduate
education in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or related fields may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree.

Special Qualification Requirements

Assignment Level III
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional experience as described in "2" above.

Assignment Level IV
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, two additional years of professional experience as described in "2" above.