Data Analyst Cycling & Micromobility Unit

Job Description

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 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 (C&M) Unit is responsible for the nation’s largest network of on-street bicycle facilities (1,500+ lane-miles), enhancing street safety, and increasing bike ridership in NYC. The team’s primary focus is on innovative redesigning City streets to expand and improve the bike network.

The Cycling & Micromobility (C&M) Unit is seeking to hire a highly motivated, creative, and critical thinker who is passionate about all forms of data and how they can support advancing cycling and micromobility in New York City. Under the direction of senior staff, the selected candidate will be responsible for overseeing existing and new data collection and analysis programs; expanding the automated data collection program; conducting geospatial analysis; planning, designing, maintaining, and supporting the Unit’s internal databases related to bicycle and micromobility counts. The Data Analyst will use programming languages to examine complex and nuanced questions, develop statistical models, and contribute to ongoing data analysis efforts for tracking, prioritizing, and evaluating unit initiatives. Responsibilities also include compliance with the Open Data Law; assisting with the management of grants related to pedestrian and micromobility models; developing and applying post-street improvement project evaluation processes; creating frameworks to evaluate non-Capital Street Improvement Projects (SIPs) for material performance and maintenance; building predictive machine learning models; and conducting research and analysis to inform current and future policy, planning, and programs. This role will conduct research projects with internal and external stakeholders, use data to identify travel patterns, perform safety analyses, and analyze infrastructure investment needs. Duties include preparing technical research reports and public-facing materials, as well as clearly communicating findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

The ideal candidate must be detail-oriented, accurate, a capable team player, and possess excellent communication skills and a positive attitude. Proficiency in SQL is required, with intermediate skills in Python and GIS preferred. Interested candidates must have experience developing analytical and visualization products, conducting quantitative and/or geospatial research, and working with large, diverse datasets. A strong interest in transportation planning, as well as demonstrated technical capabilities, will be evaluated during the selection process. Under the guidance of senior staff, the candidate will be expected to work collaboratively and inclusively, support their own continued professional development, and engage with all stakeholders effectively. The candidate will also be responsible for adhering to all agency safety protocols and ensuring proper use of required safety equipment in both field and office settings.

The Department of Transportation s (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents. DOT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment.

Preferred Skills
Ideal candidates must be able to demonstrate strong creative and analytical problem-solving skills and have experience or demonstrate interest in transportation dynamics, transportation policy, bike share, and/or cycling. Experience working with the public, community groups, and New York City agencies, as well as strong verbal and written communication skills, is also desired. Experience or interest in AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Adobe Creative Cloud is desirable. Preferred qualifications include experience with PostGIS, advanced statistical analysis skills, and strong data visualization capabilities.

Experience explaining complex, nuanced analyses to nontechnical and unacquainted audiences is important. The ability to relate complex trends in the data to larger policy issues is crucial, as is the ability to work with the operations and planning team to tailor data analysis and products to their needs. Familiarity with PySpark is desirable, as is experience with Power BI and/or JavaScript, including Leaflet or the Folium package in Python. Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated experience or interest in transportation planning, logistics, bike share, micromobility, cycling, and working with or in the public sector.

The desired candidate should possess both a valid New York State Motor Vehicle Driver’s License and a strong interest in cycling on NYC streets.

Additional Information
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 DC37. Note: Less than 2 yrs. City Service - New Hire Rate: $98,159. City service - Minimum Incumbent Rate: $112,883.
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Work Location:
55 Water Street, NY, NY 10041

Hours/Shift:
35hrs / 9 to 5

To Apply
All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods:
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Qualifications

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.


NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

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.