Deputy Director of Strategy Implementation

City of New York • Queens, NY

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About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health by providing drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the country’s largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility, with nearly 6,000 employees. Its water supply system includes 19 reservoirs and three controlled lakes across a 2,000-square-mile watershed extending 125 miles north and west of New York City.

The Office of Energy and Resource Recovery Programs (Energy Office) works toward DEP’s energy and carbon neutrality goals and maximizes resource recovery. It also provides energy and performance tracking, program assessment, scientific research, emergency planning, and internal auditing services to DEP’s operating bureaus.

Reporting directly to the Director of the Energy Office, the Deputy Director of Strategy Implementation advances energy-efficiency and renewable-generation projects and programs. The role leads initiatives involving co-digestion and renewable natural gas, circular economy, wastewater heat recovery, stakeholder engagement and funding, and charging infrastructure deployment. It also supervises and mentors staff in the strategy implementation sub-directorate.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in architecture or architectural technology; biology; building science; chemistry; construction management; energy management; engineering or engineering technology; environmental science; facilities management; physics; or a related field, plus 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 associate degree or 60 semester credits in one of the specified disciplines from an accredited college or university, plus six years of satisfactory, full-time experience in energy generation or conservation work, including one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity; or
• A four-year high school diploma or equivalent, plus eight years of experience in energy generation or conservation work, including one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity; or
• Education and experience equivalent to one of the stated qualification pathways; all candidates must have one year of experience in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity.
• Qualifying experience in energy generation or conservation may include planning, developing, implementing, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and verifying interventions at facilities to generate clean energy or reduce energy usage.
• Certain journey-level skilled building trades, construction and building rehabilitation, building construction management, and construction field supervision or inspection experience may be credited toward experience requirements, subject to the stated limits.
• Education credits may be awarded for qualifying semester credits, a related master’s degree, or a New York State Professional Engineer or Registered Architect license, as specified in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and expansion of DEP’s co-digestion and renewable natural gas (RNG) programs.
• Design and implement a circular economy program focused on DEP’s energy and carbon neutrality goals.
• Lead the development and execution of wastewater heat recovery initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including city agencies, private-sector partners, and community groups, to drive engagement, compliance, and funding strategies.
• Develop and implement a strategic plan for charging infrastructure deployment in collaboration with DEP Fleet Services and DCAS.
• Lead, supervise, and mentor staff within the strategy implementation sub-directorate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager