Director, Sprint Team

About the role

The Director of the Sprint Team will oversee the City's expedited pre-certification application review and lead a team responsible for managing high-priority housing and land use applications through DCP review. The Director will be responsible for the administration and success of DCP's expedited pre-cert protocols for eligible projects and establish operational best practices, performance standards, escalation procedures, and interdivisional coordination practices to ensure that eligible applications advance accordingly to meet the program's requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the City's expedited pre-certification application review
• Lead a team responsible for managing high-priority housing and land use applications through DCP review
• Administer and ensure the success of DCP's expedited pre-cert protocols for eligible projects
• Establish operational best practices, performance standards, escalation procedures, and interdivisional coordination practices
• Work closely with executive leadership, borough offices, strategic and advisory divisions, and external stakeholders to identify systemic process constraints, allocate staffing resources, monitor project pipelines, and ensure accountability to agencywide SPEED objectives
• Supervise the Deputy Director, Team Leaders, and application review staff
• Oversee reporting structures and metrics
• Coordinate with Counsel and Pipeline and Commission Operations on procedural matters
• Support strategic process improvements in collaboration with the executive office and Capital Planning and Support related to application review and milestone management

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four (4) years of full-time experience in city planning, at least eighteen (18) months of which must have been in a managerial capacity; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above. However, a baccalaureate degree and eighteen (18) months of managerial experience in city planning is required of all candidates. Graduate work leading to an advance degree in city planning or related field may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the non-managerial experience on a year-for-year basis. Graduation from an accredited United States Law School may be substituted for two (2) years of non-managerial experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of successful managerial experience supervising complex technical or operational teams
• Strong knowledge of New York City land use review, Zoning Resolution, technical review, public review, and interagency review processes
• Strong judgment and decision-making skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational communication skills
• Proficiency with project tracking systems, data management, and performance reporting tools