Executive Director, Clean Energy and Innovation

City of New York•New York City, NY

About The Position

The Executive Director, Clean Energy and Innovation, works within DCAS Energy Management, which supports energy efficiency and emissions reduction across New York City government operations. The role develops and executes strategies to achieve the City’s clean energy goals, including plans to significantly expand battery energy storage systems at City government buildings. It oversees budget planning and reporting for solar energy and demonstration projects, leads strategic procurement and vendor evaluation, and guides asset management and forward planning for City-owned and third-party solar and energy storage systems. The Executive Director also leads energy technology demonstration programming and supervises the team’s technical, budgetary, procedural, procurement, construction, and asset-management work. The position directs resolution of issues arising in construction and project management.

Requirements

One of the following qualification pathways: a relevant master’s degree or a juris doctorate with an environmental law concentration, plus two years of satisfactory full-time experience in energy, environmental, or sustainability-related data analysis, program management, strategic planning, or a related field; a bachelor’s degree plus four years of such full-time experience; or equivalent education and/or experience.
At least one year of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, consultative, or supervisory capacity.
For the master’s-degree pathway, the degree must be in a listed or related field, including architecture, building science, climate science, engineering, environmental studies, energy management, facilities management, public administration or policy, sustainability, or related disciplines. The listed alternative is a juris doctorate from an accredited law school with a concentration in environmental law.
For the bachelor’s-degree pathway, the degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

Develop the strategy and execution plan to achieve the City’s clean energy goals.
Develop a plan to significantly increase installation of battery energy storage systems at City government buildings.
Oversee expense budget projections, planning, strategy, and reporting for solar energy and demonstration projects.
Lead development or enhancement of a strategic procurement roadmap, establish new contracting resources, reinforce existing resources, set direction on vendor selection, and lead evaluation of vendor proposals for alignment with contract objectives.
Create or enhance criteria for designing and performing an asset management program for existing and new City-owned solar and energy storage systems, and for third-party-owned systems.
Provide guidance on energy storage system options and plans for integrating their procurement and utilization.
Lead programming for energy technology demonstrations in City buildings.
Lead the team in accomplishing projects, plans, and goals.
Provide supervisory technical, budgetary, and procedural standards, including project feasibility and cost-benefit analysis; review of design documents and technical specifications; technical review processes; procurement and contract development; work order development and authorization; construction management; and asset management.
Direct the resolution of issues arising in construction and project management.