Deputy Director of Environmental Planning

City of New York
QUEENS
$125K-$140K a year
Full-time

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s oldest and largest public housing authority with more than , apartments, and responsibility for administering a citywide Section 8 leased housing program that serves over , additional tenants.

NYCHA’s mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable, inclusive, and safe, while fostering opportunities for economic mobility.

NYCHA’s Asset & Capital Management (A&CM) Division leads the Authority’s capital, sustainability and resiliency programs that comprise a $5 billion capital projects portfolio - one of the largest in NY State - as well as a range of activities related to property modernization and strategic asset management.

A&CM aims to preserve and modernize NYCHA buildings and apartments through strategic portfolio planning, comprehensive design standards, innovative financing and project delivery models, strong partnership with NYCHA residents and other stakeholders, and effective program and project management of capital investments.

The Division also positions NYCHA’s housing portfolio for the future by piloting and scaling up sustainability and resiliency technologies and practices, improving residents quality of life while enhancing building performance.

A&CM’s Sustainability Vertical leads the organization's efforts to pilot and scale-up sustainable practices and technologies, reducing environmental impact, and enhancing the quality of life for residents.

The department comprises three teams with responsibilities across grant acquisition, policy development, environmental planning and review, and innovative programs in areas such as climate change and flood resiliency, green infrastructure, disaster recovery, solar leasing, energy efficiency, electrification and decarbonization, building management systems, waste infrastructure and recycling, and micro-mobility.

The Sustainability Department is also tasked with overseeing NYCHA’s Sustainability Agenda and commitment to meeting its greenhouse gas reduction targets set forth in Local Law 97.

Reporting to the Senior Director for Sustainability, the Deputy Director of Environmental Planning oversees a committed team of environmental planners who provide consultation services and use their technical knowledge to support conservation and energy-generation capital and rehabilitation projects as well as air rights and real estate development projects.

The Environmental Planning Team leads efforts to meet environmental, conservation and energy generation goals by ensuring the execution of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) environmental reviews for all A&CM and REDD projects per the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR), the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The key responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to the following :

1.Administer the CEQR, SEQRA, and NEPA environmental review processes for assigned environmental, conservation and energy generation transactions.

2.Manage environmental review schedules and document conservation efforts for real estate, capital programs, and comprehensive modernization transactions.

3.Lead environmental and conservation project calls for managers and stakeholders.

4.Consult and coordinate with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies.

5.Serve as the NYCHA liaison and subject matter experts for inter-agency environmental, conservation and energy-generation collaborations.

6.Establish environmental review timelines and ensure reviews are completed on schedule.

7.Presentation of analyses to the NYCHA Executive Team, inter-agency partners, elected officials, residents, stakeholders, and colleagues.

8.Ensure project consistency with the current environmental review requirements, HUD Agreement, as well as NYCHA’s Asset and Capital Management goals.

9.Manage a staff of 4-5 environmental planners, supporting professional development, resolving difficult issues, and assisting staff when additional technical or policy guidance as needed.

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