Senior Project Coordinator

About the role

The Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) division is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets. The Office of Livable Streets (OLS) focuses on creating streets that are livable, supporting safety, accessibility, inclusion, resiliency, active modes, community cohesion, and economic vitality citywide.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed proposed street designs that rebalance existing streets to integrate bicycle facilities, pedestrian improvements, and traffic calming to enhance safety for all street users.
• Create comprehensive AutoCAD drawings showing vehicle and bike lane configurations, intersection treatments, curb alignments, roadway dimensions, vertical elements, and pavement markings.
• Review and quality-check drawings produced by junior staff and consultants.
• Manage multiple concurrent design projects and prioritize work to meet critical deadlines.
• Coordinate with other DOT divisions, including Geometric Design, Borough Engineering, and Traffic Signals, to ensure design consistency.
• Conduct site visits and field measurements to verify existing conditions and inform design decisions.
• Prepare design presentations and graphics for community meetings, stakeholder engagement, and internal coordination.
• Ensure all designs comply with AASHTO, MUTCD, and NYC DOT standards.
• Support junior staff training and technical development.

Requirements

Advanced AutoCAD proficiency with minimum 4 years of experience producing construction-ready civil engineering or transportation design drawings.

Experience with survey data, existing conditions mapping, and incorporating field measurements into designs.

Advanced knowledge of Synchro and traffic operations analysis methodologies, with the ability to interpret modeling results and apply them to project design and decision-making.

Deep understanding of roadway design principles, geometric design, and complete streets concepts.

Knowledge of protected bicycle lane design standards and implementation best practices.

Experience applying MUTCD, AASHTO, and NACTO design guidelines.

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) for creating presentation graphics and visualizations.

Experience with ArcGIS or other GIS software for spatial analysis and mapping.

Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality technical drawings.

Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.

Strong preference given to candidates who cycle regularly and/or are passionate about cycling, bicycle infrastructure, and the built environment of New York City.

Preference will be given to candidates who possess a driver's license valid in the state of New York with no restrictions.

Qualifications

A master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or related physical and social science fields; or

A baccalaureate degree in engineering from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or

An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above.

To be assigned to Assignment Level II, the candidate must have an additional year of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above.

To be assigned to Assignment Level III, the candidate must have an additional two years of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above.

Benefits

$99,761.00 – $127,143.00

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm