DEPUTY DIRECTOR, RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

City of New York • New York, NY • 12h ago

Job Description

The Agency

Created in 1965, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the largest municipal preservation agency in the nation. It is responsible for protecting New York City's architecturally, historically, and culturally significant buildings and sites by granting them landmark or historic district status and regulating them after designation. The agency is comprised of a panel of 11 commissioners who are appointed by the Mayor and supported by a staff of approximately 80 preservationists, researchers, architects, historians, attorneys, archaeologists, and administrative employees. There are more than 38,000 designated buildings and sites in New York City, most of which are located in 158 historic districts across all five boroughs.

Working at the Landmarks Preservation Commission provides a great opportunity to cultivate intellectual inspiration and professional development.

The Team

The Research Department is responsible for the identification, evaluation, documentation and designation of landmarks, interior landmarks, scenic landmarks, and historic districts throughout New York City.

Your Impact

The Deputy Director of Research supervises a team of Landmarks Preservationists as they analyze the city's historic sites and neighborhoods, conduct architectural surveys and historical research, and produces rigorously documented designation reports that recognize the city's architecturally, culturally, and historically significant buildings and sites and enable their protection. In doing so, the Deputy Director participates in LPC's equity and inclusion goals, expanding public recognition and equitable representation of New York City's diverse history, with the opportunity to yield tangible results in preserving landmark buildings and historic districts throughout the city.

Your Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Director of Research, the Deputy Director of Research will manage a staff of Landmarks Preservationists to oversee the evaluation of potential individual landmarks and historic districts in targeted areas throughout the five boroughs; create and manage workplans for surveys, studies, and proposed designations; administer data management, GIS mapping and graphic standards; respond to public inquiries and requests for evaluation; assist with editorial, writing and other special projects; and perform other tasks as assigned.

PREFERRED SKILLS

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

Demonstrated expertise in the field of historic preservation and knowledge of the Commission's research and regulatory work

Management or Project Management experience

Excellent writing and oral communication skills

Experience in or familiarity with land use, preservation, and planning issues in New York City

Experience with survey, evaluation, research, and documentation of historic resources

Knowledge of New York City architectural history and styles

Experience with digital mapping, ArcGIS preferred

Experience with data management

Strong customer service approach

Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently

Maturity and leadership

Please Note

The Landmarks Preservation Commission will only respond to qualified candidates. While we appreciate every applicant's interest, only those under consideration will be contacted.

If you were educated in a foreign school, you must be able to submit an evaluation of your foreign education from an approved organization.

Final appointment is subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget.

LOAN FORGIVENESS: The federal government provides student loan forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees. Working with LPC qualifies you as a public service employee and you may be able to take advantage of this program while working full-time and meeting the program's other requirements. Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

ADMINISTRATIVE LANDMARKS PRESE - 10034

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

A Master's Degree from an accredited college with a major in historic preservation, architectural history, art history, architecture or civil engineering and five years of full-time paid experience in architecture, restoration or preservation of historic structures, research in architectural history or in teaching architecture, preservation or architectural history, at least two years of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with a major as described above and six years of experience as described above, at least two years of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or

Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" and "2". However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree as described above and at least two years of full-time paid experience as described above, one year of which must have

been in a supervisory or administrative capacity.

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.

Salary Min: $ 95,000.00

Salary Max: $ 95,000.00

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