Senior Citywide Address Assignment Technician

THE AGENCY

The Department of City Planning (DCP) plans for the future of New York City, working to create thriving and dynamic neighborhoods with access to housing and jobs, resilient infrastructure, and a vibrant public realm. The Department engages communities to develop inclusive plans, expands housing access and economic opportunity, and plans for long-term sustainability.

DCP supports the City Planning Commission in its annual review of hundreds of land use applications. The Department also advises on citywide strategic and capital planning, analyzes data, conducts policy analysis, and creates open data and civic engagement tools.

The Department of City Planning offers staff meaningful opportunities to help shape the future of New York City and address some of its most pressing challenges. The Department values public service, collaboration, and creativity, and supports professional development.

THE DIVISION

The new Citywide Address Assignment Team (CAAT) is responsible for supporting all of the official address assignments and verifications to new and existing buildings and other structures across the five boroughs, as well as maintaining a database of all officially assigned addresses for New York City. The division is comprised of a team with specialties in executing address assignment functions such as processing address requests, coordinating with other agencies and external partners, disseminating relevant information to various stakeholders, maintaining digital records for all officially assigned addresses in the five boroughs, and providing customer service support for property owners. This team is responsible for executing these functions and services to ensure accuracy and efficiency in address assignment and verification for buildings and other structures, which is integral to creating an efficient process for residential and commercial construction, infrastructure needs, effective emergency management, and accurate mail delivery services. To Additionally, the team will issue formal notices for non-compliance or misuse of official address assignments.

THE ROLE

DCP is seeking a highly experienced and detail-oriented Senior Citywide Address Technician for its Citywide Address Assignment Team (CAAT). Under the direction of the Director, the team will be designing a new, citywide address process that connects requested records and historic data with the Department’s existing mapped street addresses. 

The Senior Citywide Address Technician role will support the team’s work of receiving and processing address requests, conducting research in digital and paper record systems, mapping geographic data in city IT systems, disseminating relevant information to various stakeholders, providing customer service support to constituents, and coordinating with other City agencies and entities. The ideal candidate is a generalist who is comfortable managing address requests for highly complex developments and providing in-depth customer service support to City residents and developers.

Under supervision, the Senior Citywide Address Technician’s primary areas of responsibility will include, but are not limited to:

Responsibilities:

• Execute address assignment functions including for highly complex developments where accuracy and attention to detail are central to effective delivery;
• Provide customer service support to constituents, homeowners, developers, agencies, and other stakeholders;
• Research, analyze, validate, correct, maintain and update geographic data files using related spatial data, imagery, and other resources;
• Perform quality assurance of data files in geospatial databases;
• Initiate, document and innovate work procedures and methodologies;
• Execute geographic processing programs, coordinate data releases, and publish datasets;
• Assist in the scheduling of projects and priorities;
• Conduct occasional field work and site visits for research purposes;
• Lead communications with customers/clients/users;
• Act as liaison to other city agencies;
• Ensure team members adhere to standard procedures and methods; and
• Train and mentor more junior team members.

Preferred Skills:  

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing data records, using geospatial data, such as maps, to conduct research, and coordinating with stakeholders in an environment where organization, accuracy, and efficiency are at the core of all work; 
• Strong research, analytical and organizational skills;
• Ability to work effectively with others, to work towards and meet deadlines, and to keep supervisory staff informed at a senior level;
• Ability to master complex data systems and interest in understanding how the pieces fit together;
• Demonstrated experience working with geospatial data using Esri’s ArcGIS software or other GIS software;
• Experience manipulating and analyzing data using SQL and/or Python is a plus;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Interest in modernizing and automating procedures and processes while maintaining data quality;
• Ability to work in a cross functional team and collaborate on multi-disciplinary projects with other teams across DCP;
• Interest in urban planning and knowledge of NYC geography and data is a plus.
• Experience reviewing architectural plans, especially for large scale developments;  

TO APPLY:
Visit cityjobs.nyc.gov and follow the steps below:
1. Search for job ID number: 787591
2. Click on the job business title: Senior Citywide Address Technician
3. Click on “Apply” at the bottom of the posting

Note: All interested candidates must submit their applications via cityjobs.nyc.gov Applications via regular mail, fax or e-mail will not be accepted.

Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. The NYC Department of City Planning does not offer sponsorship, of any kind, for any type of employment opportunity. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all minimum qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application.

Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. Appointments are subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.

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, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and labor unions.

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