Project Design Innovation Coordinator, OLS

• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Posted on

08/26/2026

• Full-time

Location

MANHATTAN

• Exam may be required

Department

Office of Bicycle/Pedes Prgms

Salary range: $78,740.00 – $114,033.00

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Job Description

**To be considered for this position candidate must be serving permanently in the title of Transportation Specialist, or be reachable on the civil service list.**

Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City’s streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division’s responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.

The Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is tasked with prioritizing strategic planning, community engagement, research, policy, design, implementation, and long-term management. Their goal is to create streets that are livable, supporting safety, accessibility, inclusion, resiliency, active modes, community cohesion, and economic vitality citywide. Additionally, they aim to enhance New York City’s pedestrian, bicycle, and micromobility networks, providing comfortable, connected, green, and reliable transportation options across the five boroughs. They place special emphasis on Priority Investment Areas, mode shift, and reimagining streets. The office also develops innovative new programs, design typologies, project delivery, and analysis tools to meet the demands of a rapidly changing population with evolving needs and technologies.

The Cycling & Micromobility Unit is responsible for the nation’s largest network of on-street bicycle facilities (1,200+ lane-miles), enhancing street safety for all users, and increasing bike ridership in the five boroughs. The team’s focus is the innovative redesign of city streets to expand and improve the bike network, with emphasis on improving connectivity between neighborhoods, increasing access to safe bicycle infrastructure across the city, and creating a more equitable transportation network that serves all New Yorkers.

The Cycling & Micromobility Unit seeks to hire two motivated, detail-oriented Project Design Innovation Coordinators to support the design and development of construction-ready plans for bicycle infrastructure projects across all five boroughs of New York City. The team’s primary focus is the planning, design, and implementation of innovative street improvements that expand and enhance New York City’s bicycle and greenway network. Under the supervision of senior staff, the Project Design Innovation Coordinators will support the development of innovative, sustainable bicycle infrastructure projects in collaboration with engineers, planners, and other stakeholders.

The selected candidates will contribute to the development of safe, high-quality street designs that reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries, enhance mobility, and encourage a shift to sustainable transportation modes in support of the NYC Streets Plan. In this role, the successful candidates will manage street improvement projects through various stages of project development and implementation, including research, analysis, design, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery. Responsibilities include supporting the development of recommendations for bicycle facilities, bicycle boulevards, complete streets, and other multimodal improvements; conducting traffic operations, safety, and before-and-after analyses using tools such as Synchro, AutoCAD, GIS, and field observations; and preparing technical reports, presentations, and design drawings to support project development and decision-making. The ideal candidates will demonstrate familiarity with multimodal street design, traffic calming, and transportation planning principles, as well as experience working with data and supporting projects through multiple phases.

The position requires coordination with DOT operational units, government agencies, and community stakeholders throughout project development and implementation. Additional responsibilities include supporting public outreach efforts; assisting with presentations to Community Boards, elected officials, local organiza…