Project Manager, Direct Install Lighting

City of New York•New York City, NY

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Division of Energy Management (DEM) is responsible 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 agency partners identify and pursue energy-saving opportunities, leads energy efficiency and distributed generation projects, and implements operations and maintenance best practices. DEM is tasked with leading the City’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions significantly by 2025, 2030, and 2050. The City has also made commitments such as installing 100 MW of solar photovoltaic on City buildings by 2025. DEM collaborates with agency partners to reduce emissions and improve energy management by providing project funding, project delivery vehicles, technical expertise, staff resources, strategic planning support, and data analytics. The Project Manager will be responsible for program data collection and tracking for accurate, on-demand project reporting, including measurement and verification of project cost, scope, schedule, energy and greenhouse gas emissions savings, project completion, and progress towards City goals. The Project Manager will also support financial project management tasks, including reviewing and processing invoices, tracking project expenditures against budget, preparing budget documents, and reporting program results. The individual must be versatile in directing diverse operations and demonstrating strong project management skills. Under the leadership of the Senior Project Manager, with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative, the Project Manager will be charged with delivering lighting projects, performing technical calculations, project tracking and reporting, managing invoicing and project close-out, conducting site visits, and supporting project measurement and verification activities.

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 the above.
One (1) year of acceptable experience will be credited for every 30 semester credits of undergraduate education in any of the fields described above.
One (1) year of acceptable experience will be credited for a master’s degree in any of the fields described above.
A Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York may be required for certain assignments. This license must be maintained for the duration of the assignment.
Incumbents may be required to update existing and/or obtain additional professional industry-standard certification(s) and licenses.

Nice To Haves

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, candidates other than Professional Engineers or Registered Architects must have either: a) A Bachelor of Architecture degree that is the first professional degree in architecture from an accredited college; or b) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and a master’s degree in building science, energy management, or engineering from an accredited college or university; or c) After meeting the minimum qualification requirements, a master’s degree in any of the fields described in “1” above. d) After meeting the minimum qualification requirements, one (1) additional year of experience as described in “4” above; or
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, candidates other than Professional Engineers or Registered Architects must have, after meeting the requirements for Assignment Level II, one (1) additional year of experience as described in “3” above.
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, candidates must have either: a) 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 b) 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.

Responsibilities

Deliver lighting projects: Working closely with consultants and contractors, manage design and construction for lighting projects and ensure that projects are completed in a timely, cost-effective manner.
Review contractor proposals for accuracy.
Manage contracts and budget throughout project implementation.
Resolve technical project issues.
Perform technical calculations to verify estimated project energy, emissions, and cost savings: Performs engineering calculations and energy modeling to verify the reasonableness and accuracy of estimated energy usage reductions, avoided greenhouse gas emissions, and energy cost savings for proposed projects.
Perform project tracking and reporting: Maintain project-related documentation, including work orders, scopes of work, cost proposals, invoices, project status sheets, and progress reports.
Perform data collection and tracking necessary to ensure accurate, on-demand project reporting in a range of areas, including compliance with project schedules, budgets, and scopes and verified energy savings and emissions reductions.
Gather and review quarterly project updates.
Manage invoicing and project close-out: Gather invoices and provide updates to tracking systems that document project costs.
Oversee the project close-out process, including securing necessary documentation.
Conduct site visits throughout the project lifecycle: Performs site visits to assess the potential energy usage reductions associated with proposed lighting projects in City buildings; refine proposed project scopes of work; ensure projects’ compliance with scopes; and assist with measurement and verification.
Support project measurement and verification (“M&V”) activities: Help develop M&V plans consistent with the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol.
Perform M&V activities to assess realized savings from completed energy projects or review M&V results.