Deputy Director, Design-Build Project Delivery

City of New York•New York City, NY

About The Position

The Deputy Director works within DCAS’s Energy Management division, which supports energy efficiency and emissions reduction across New York City government operations. The role exercises administrative and technical responsibility for capital project planning and delivery and manages staff and design-build teams engaged in energy-efficiency capital projects at City facilities. It carries wide latitude for independent judgment and initiative. The Deputy Director manages the division’s in-house design-build energy-efficiency capital implementation program, supporting the development and execution of projects and identifying ways to scale implementation across facilities. The role oversees design-build procurement and design materials, supports capital funding and utilization targets, provides technical guidance and quality assurance, builds working relationships with agency and delivery partners, and maintains program data and reporting.

Requirements

A baccalaureate degree in a listed or related field and four years of satisfactory full-time experience in energy generation or conservation work, including one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity; or an accepted equivalent combination of education and experience.
Alternatively, an associate degree or 60 semester credits in a listed discipline and six years of satisfactory full-time relevant experience, including one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity; or a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of such experience, including one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity.
Relevant experience may include planning, developing, implementing, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and verifying interventions at facilities to generate clean energy or reduce energy use.
All candidates must have one year of experience in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity.
Only permanent employees in the civil service title of Administrative Energy Conservation Specialist or comparable titles, or candidates reachable on the Administrative Energy Conservation Specialist civil service exam, are eligible to apply.
A New York State-valid motor vehicle driver license may be required for certain assignments and must be maintained for the duration of the assignment.
Incumbents may be required to update existing or obtain additional professional industry-standard certifications and licenses.

Responsibilities

Manage the in-house design-build energy-efficiency capital implementation program, including support for project conceptualization, development, and execution.
Identify strategies to scale implementation across facilities based on building typology, space use, and operational requirements; track the project portfolio and provide program updates to the Executive Director, Capital Project Implementation.
Oversee, review, provide feedback on, and make recommendations regarding design-build RFQs, RFPs, and design documents for proposed or active energy-efficiency projects.
Ensure projects are conceptualized, framed, and delivered in accordance with the City’s design-build parameters and guidelines.
Support the capital funding allocation strategy and provide feedback on five- and ten-year capital plans.
Meet annual capital utilization targets, including contract registration and funding encumbrances; oversee payment approvals, work-order changes, and capital-fund liquidations.
Support the development of technical tools, specifications, and guidelines for evaluating projects, conducting energy analysis, and measuring investment impacts through measurement and verification activities.
Apply industry best practices so high-efficiency building systems are designed, procured, constructed, and operated for optimal impact and cost-effectiveness.
Build relationships and maintain communication with agency partners, project delivery partners, and other stakeholders, including agency personnel responsible for energy management, building operations, capital projects, budgets, procurement, and senior leadership.
Use direct intervention and coaching to promote compliance, clear roadblocks, and enable stronger agency collaboration.
Collect and track program data for reporting on project schedules, budgets, scopes, energy savings, avoided emissions, and contributions to City goals.
Maintain relevant DEM project-tracking databases.