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What We Do

Envelope is a property analytics and zoning technology platform that uses zoning regulations and property data to visualize and evaluate the development potential of a site. The platform helps translate complex zoning requirements into actionable property and development insights. The Senior Zoning Analyst is responsible for performing advanced zoning research and analysis, with a primary focus on interpreting New York City zoning regulations and evaluating their application to real property within the proprietary Envelope platform.

Serves as a subject matter resource on complex zoning matters and regulatory changes. Translates zoning requirements into structured logic and product requirements, validates technology-generated zoning analyses through manual testing, and prepares client-ready zoning analyses.

Partners with product, engineering, GIS/data, and business teams to support the accuracy and continued development of Envelope and related zoning products.

Works with sales reps to present and market the product when a more advanced subject matter expert is needed.

What You’ll Do  

• Research and interpret NYC zoning regulations, maps, amendments, resolutions, and other applicable land-use requirements.
• Analyze development standards, including permitted uses, FAR, bulk, height and setback, yards, lot coverage, density, parking, special districts, overlays, and applicable bonuses.
• Monitor regulatory changes and assess their impact on properties, zoning analyses, product logic, data, and internal processes.
• Serve as a subject matter resource on complex or ambiguous zoning provisions.
• Perform zoning feasibility and baseline site analyses to test and validate Envelope outputs against applicable regulations, property data, and manual calculations.
• Provide guidance and technical support to less experienced zoning analysts on complex zoning research and interpretation.
• Translate complex zoning provisions into clear rules, calculations, and step-by-step logic for use within Envelope and related products.
• Partner with product, engineering, GIS/data, and business teams to translate zoning requirements into business, data, and product requirements.
• Communicate complex zoning requirements and findings to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Participate as needed in client meetings, product demonstrations, training, and presentations.

What You’ll Bring 

Knowledge and Skills

• Familiarity with New York City zoning regulations, including the NYC Zoning Resolution and zoning maps.
• Strong understanding of zoning concepts such as FAR, permitted uses, bulk and dimensional requirements, height and setback regulations, density, special districts, overlays, and other development controls.
• Demonstrated ability to break down complex, text-based regulations into clear, structured rules, calculations, and logical requirements.
• Strong ability to independently evaluate zoning code changes and determine their practical impact on properties, analyses, processes, data, and products.
• Strong quality-control and technical-review skills, including the ability to manually validate technology-generated zoning analyses.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex zoning concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong project coordination and organizational skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including technology, product, engineering, operations, GIS/data, and client-facing teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiarity with NYC property and planning data sources and mapping tools, such as PLUTO/MapPLUTO and ZoLa, preferred.
• Experience with GIS or mapping software, such as ArcGIS or QGIS, preferred.
• Familiarity with architectural or development analysis tools, such as AutoCAD or Rhino, is a plus. 

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, real estate, architecture, land use, geography, or a related field required.
• 5+ years of directly related zoning, land-use, planning, real estate, or regulatory analysis experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently researching and interpreting zoning regulations required.
• Experience reviewing zoning code amendments and regulatory changes and determining their impact strongly preferred.
• Experience with New York City zoning regulations, the NYC Zoning Resolution, and land-use requirements strongly preferred.
• Experience performing zoning feasibility, development potential, or site analysis preferred.
• Experience working with zoning, GIS, property-data, or real estate technology platforms preferred.

 

Pay Range: $29.30 - $39.07 Hourly

 

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

 

What We Offer

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Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.