Project Manager, Capital Project Implementation

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ (DCAS) Division of Energy Management (DEM) serves as the hub for emissions reduction and energy management for the City government portfolio. DEM develops the City’s annual utility energy budget; manages the City’s utility accounts; helps our agency partners identify and pursue energy-saving opportunities at their facilities; leads energy efficiency and distributed generation projects across the City’s portfolio; and helps implement operations and maintenance best practices. Broadly, DEM is tasked with leading the City’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from City government operations 40 percent by 2025 (40x25), 50 percent by 2030 (50x30), and 80 percent by 2050 (80x50). Beyond 40x25, 50x30, and 80x50, the City has also made other energy-related commitments, such as pledging to install 100 MW of solar photovoltaic on City buildings by 2025. DEM works closely with our agency partners to help them reduce emissions and improve energy management in their facilities, including providing them with project funding, project delivery vehicles, technical expertise, staff resources, strategic planning support, and data analytics. The Project Manager will work in DEM’s Capital Project Implementation Team within the Operations Unit, under the guidance of the Senior Program Manager, Capital Project Implementation but in extremely close coordination with DEM’s other units. The Project Manager’s primary duty will be to manage consultants and contractors who are engaged in the design and construction of energy efficiency capital projects at City facilities. With considerable latitude for independent judgment and initiative, the Project Manager will be charged with the following responsibilities:

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in architecture or architectural technology; biology; building science; chemistry; construction management; energy management; engineering, engineering technology; environmental science; facilities management; physics; or a related field; or
• Completion of an apprentice program, a minimum of two (2) years in length, in a construction trade with an emphasis on energy efficiency for buildings and two (2) years of satisfactory, full-time experience in energy generation or conservation work such as planning, developing, implementing, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and verifying interventions to generate clean energy or reduce energy usage; or
• Four (4) years of satisfactory, full-time experience in energy generation or conservation work such as planning, developing, implementing, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and verifying interventions to generate clean energy or reduce energy usage; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to “1,” “2,” or “3” above. One (1) year of acceptable experience will be credited for every 30 semester credits of undergraduate education in any of the fields described in “1” above. One (1) year of acceptable experience will be credited for a master’s degree in any of the fields described in “1” above.
• A license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect issued pursuant to the New York State Education Law and at least one year of experience as described in “3” above as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the necessary disciplines as described in “1” above; or
• In addition to meeting the requirements for Assignment Level III, one (1) additional year of experience in a supervisory capacity, or as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the necessary disciplines as described in “1” above.

Nice To Haves

• A master’s degree in building science, energy management, or engineering from an accredited college or university.
• One (1) additional year of experience as described in “4” above.
• One (1) additional year of experience in a supervisory capacity, or as a major contributor or a project leader on a complex project requiring additional and specific expertise in the necessary disciplines as described in “1” above.

Responsibilities

• Manage energy efficiency project scoping: Working closely with contractors and consultants, develop and review scopes of work for energy efficiency projects and review completed Energy Audits and Energy Efficiency Reports (“EERs”) to help guide project selection and alternatives analysis.
• Manage the design and construction of Energy Efficiency Projects: In close collaboration with contractors and consultants, manage the execution of design and construction for a portfolio of energy-related capital projects ensuring that projects are completed in a timely, cost-effective manner.
• Perform engineering calculations and energy modeling analysis to verify the reasonableness and accuracy of estimated energy usage reductions, energy cost savings, and avoided emissions for proposed energy efficiency projects.
• Conducts field visits to assess energy usage reduction opportunities throughout the project lifecycle; making recommendations to refine proposed scopes of work; facilitate consultants and contractors’ walk-throughs with agency staff; ensure project compliance with the scope and schedule and perform measurement and verification activities.
• Facilitate communication and schedule meetings with agency partners, consultants, and contractors during capital project implementation process. Actively troubleshoot issues and provide support towards their timely resolution.
• Update and maintain relevant DEM project tracking systems to ensure accurate, on-demand project reporting in a range of areas, including project compliance, measurement and verification of projects energy savings and avoided emissions; and projects’ contributions towards the City’s goals.

What This Job Offers

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