Chief of City Mapping
Core
Lead the formation and workflow establishment of the City Map Team to maintain and amend the official City Map and Zoning Map of New York City, transitioning from legacy paper systems to digital GIS.
Role type
Senior manager of city mapping and spatial records
Builds
Unified digital city-wide map and zoning records
Domain
Municipal planning, urban mapping, GIS
Required skills
Team management, workflow design, stakeholder coordination, technical review, policy enforcement, digitization strategy, land survey knowledge, road design
Preferred skills
NYC land use review experience, City Map maintenance experience, Professional Engineer license
Technologies
GIS, legacy paper systems, digital mapping tools
Responsibilities
Establish workflows and standards for City Map maintenance, recruit and manage a team of engineers and planners, coordinate mapping and spatial records activities, review work of private surveyors and engineers, provide technical advice to applicants and agencies, liaise with city utilities and departments, oversee digitization of paper maps