Revitalization Specialist , Grade 23; NYHELPS

Description Duties Description

Under the direction of the Revitalization Specialist 2, G-27, the Revitalization Specialist 1 will perform the following duties:

• Perform outreach activities with officials of local governments and communities to assist with planning and development activities that promote community revitalization, brownfield redevelopment, smart growth and environmental justice.
• Lead local governments, community-based organizations and other eligible entities to form regional partnerships to develop complex (large acreage and multi-community) projects.
• Advise communities on the principles of smart growth, and guide development of land use plans and projects that promote smart growth and community revitalization.
• Participate in public hearings and represent DOS on regional boards and commissions having responsibility for brownfield redevelopment, community revitalization and economic development; assist in formulating or modifying policies and program priorities.
• Interact with local governments to establish policy advisory committees fully representative of the diverse interests in the community including, but not limited to, business, non-profit, academic, cultural and environmental organizations; assist local governments in preparing inter-municipal agreements to cooperatively address shared issues and project purposes.
• Manage diverse State construction, design and planning grant contracts for public and private planning and development projects.
• Oversee executed contracts for community assistance to ensure that all stipulations are met, including administrative requirements and performance measures; interact with control agencies to answer questions raised during the approval process.
• Special projects as assigned.

Under the direction of the Revitalization Specialist 2, G-27, the Revitalization Specialist 1 will perform the following duties:

• Perform outreach activities with officials of local governments and communities to assist with planning and development activities that promote community revitalization, brownfield redevelopment, smart growth and environmental justice.
• Lead local governments, community-based organizations and other eligible entities to form regional partnerships to develop complex (large acreage and multi-community) projects.
• Advise communities on the principles of smart growth, and guide development of land use plans and projects that promote smart growth and community revitalization.
• Participate in public hearings and represent DOS on regional boards and commissions having responsibility for brownfield redevelopment, community revitalization and economic development; assist in formulating or modifying policies and program priorities.
• Interact with local governments to establish policy advisory committees fully representative of the diverse interests in the community including, but not limited to, business, non-profit, academic, cultural and environmental organizations; assist local governments in preparing inter-municipal agreements to cooperatively address shared issues and project purposes.
• Manage diverse State construction, design and planning grant contracts for public and private planning and development projects.
• Oversee executed contracts for community assistance to ensure that all stipulations are met, including administrative requirements and performance measures; interact with control agencies to answer questions raised during the approval process.
• Special projects as assigned.

NY HELPS

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title…