Accessibility Coordinator - NYC JOBS : Job Details

NYC Parks is an award-winning city agency that builds and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect, play and enjoy. These public spaces, encompassing over 5,000 properties and 14% of the city's land and 31% of the city's coastline, include seawalls and waterfronts, pedestrian bridges, beaches and boardwalks, parks and playgrounds, historic houses, recreation centers and pools. Major Responsibilities - Oversee Capital Project Division's plans and initiatives to make parks and park facilities accessible to people of all abilities. - Review work of Maintenance & Operations, Concessions, Historic Houses, Partner Projects and Capital Projects to ensure facilities meet or exceed relevant accessibility requirements. - Provide technical assistance to Capital Project Division's design and construction staff throughout the capital design and construction process. - Prepare training materials for Capital Project Division's design and construction staff on best practices to assure accessibility improvements are designed and constructed in eligible capital projects. This includes yearly training for Agency resident engineers. - Conduct site visits to inventory accessible features (elevators, lifts, toilets, parking spaces, accessible entrances and routes, signage) are present and make recommendations on necessary facility modifications when absent. - Working with the Director of Landscape Architecture Design Resources, develop and update accessibility design principles for Capital Project Division and Agency use. - Working with the Director of Specifications, coordinate with playground equipment, fitness equipment, and site furniture representatives to advocate for Agency accessibility needs. - Coordinate Capital Project Division data with other Agency units on the Parks Facilities Assessment, Transition Plan Updates, yearly reporting metrics, and other reports as requested. - Prepare special grant proposals for accessibility in collaboration with Parks Planning and/or other Agency divisions. Work Location: Olmsted Center, Queens

Minimum Qualifications

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in 1 above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in 1 above.

Preferred Skills

1. At least 5 years of full-time professional experience working with Accessibility and Universal Design issues, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 2. At least 2 years of full-time professional experience working in architecture/landscape architecture/engineering industry and/or in the construction of large-scale building or site projects. 3. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ArcMap, AutoCAD, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Residency Requirement

Residency in New York City, Nassau, Orange, Rockland, Suffolk, Putnam or Westchester counties required for employees with over two years of city service. New York City residency required within 90 days of hire for all other candidates.

Additional Information

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.