Deputy Director

City of New York•New York, NY

15h•$120,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ Division of Energy Management (DEM) seeks a Deputy Director for its Operations unit. The Deputy Director, Capital Project Implementation, manages and oversees delivery of a large portfolio of energy-efficiency projects under the New York Power Authority (NYPA) program, supporting the Executive Director, Capital Project Implementation in ensuring proper and timely implementation of capital projects. The role has full administrative and technical responsibility for capital project planning and delivery and manages staff and design-builders engaged in the design and construction of energy-efficiency projects at City facilities. The position exercises independent judgment and initiative across project delivery, financial management, technical guidance, agency relationships, and program tracking and reporting.

Requirements

A baccalaureate degree in a listed or related discipline and four years of satisfactory full-time energy generation or conservation experience, including one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity; or an associate degree or 60 semester credits in a listed discipline and six years of such experience, including one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity; or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of such experience, including one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity.
Education and experience equivalent to one of the stated qualification pathways may be accepted, but all candidates must have one year of administrative, managerial, or executive experience in energy generation or conservation work.
Qualifying experience includes planning, developing, implementing, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and verifying interventions at facilities to generate clean energy or reduce energy use.
Relevant education fields include 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.
A New York State motor vehicle driver license may be required for certain assignments and, if required, must be maintained for the duration of the assignment.
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.

Nice To Haves

Incumbents may be required to update existing and/or obtain additional professional industry-standard certifications and licenses.

Responsibilities

Oversee a diverse portfolio of turnkey energy-efficiency capital projects, providing direction, coaching, and support to program and senior project managers responsible for planning, design, construction, commissioning, and close-out.
Set performance standards, enforce compliance, and drive continuous improvement across project delivery.
Oversee existing project delivery channels and develop new delivery strategies, including design-bid-build and design-build under the ENCORE Program with NYPA.
Ensure projects are appropriately conceptualized, framed, selected, and assigned to a delivery model in accordance with DEM standards, parameters, and guidelines.
Review and provide comments and recommendations on design packages, RFQs, RFPs, and construction documents submitted for proposed or active projects.
Support the program 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 development of technical tools, specifications, and guidelines for evaluating projects, conducting energy analyses, and measuring investment impacts through measurement and verification activities.
Apply industry best practices to support the design, procurement, construction, and operation of high-efficiency building systems for optimal impact and cost-effectiveness.
Build relationships and maintain communication with agency partners, project delivery partners, and other stakeholders, including agency energy management, building operations, capital project execution, budget, procurement, and senior leadership staff.
Intervene and coach to resolve obstacles and strengthen agency collaboration.
Collect and track program data to support timely project reporting on schedules, budgets, scopes, energy savings, avoided emissions, and contributions toward City goals.
Maintain relevant DEM project tracking databases.