Senior Program Manager

City of New York•New York City, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Program Manager works for the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), within the Division of Energy Management (DEM), which leads efforts to reduce carbon emissions from City government operations. DEM pursues greenhouse gas reduction targets of 40 percent by 2025, 50 percent by 2030, and 80 percent by 2050, as well as other energy commitments such as installing 100 MW of solar photovoltaics on City buildings by 2025. Its work includes managing utility accounts and the annual utility energy budget, supporting agencies in identifying energy-saving opportunities, leading energy efficiency and distributed generation projects, and advancing operations and maintenance practices. The Senior Program Manager advances and manages a City-wide Building Optimization Program focused on optimizing mechanical and controls equipment in City buildings. The role uses advanced analytics and building automation approaches to improve operational and energy efficiency, and provides technical oversight of projects involving HVAC systems, controls, and energy efficiency. The manager also supports consultants, program scaling, metrics and performance management, and stakeholder engagement. The position supervises a team of engineers, program administrators, and analysts, with plans for potential expansion based on program success. Applicants must be permanent employees in the civil service title of Administrative Energy Conservation Specialist or comparable titles, or be reachable on the Administrative Energy Conservation Specialist civil service exam. The position is subject to the stated education and experience qualifications. A New York State motor vehicle driver license may be required for certain assignments, and incumbents may need to obtain or update professional industry-standard certifications or licenses.

Requirements

Eligible applicants must be permanent employees in the civil service title of Administrative Energy Conservation Specialist or comparable titles, or reachable on the Administrative Energy Conservation Specialist civil service exam.
One qualifying pathway is a bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field and four years of satisfactory full-time energy generation or conservation experience, including one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity.
Alternative pathways include an associate degree or 60 semester credits in a listed discipline and six years of qualifying full-time experience, or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of qualifying experience; each pathway requires one year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity.
Education and experience may be combined under the stated equivalency rules; all candidates must have one year of administrative, managerial, or executive experience.
Qualifying experience includes energy generation or conservation work such as planning, developing, implementing, inspecting, analyzing, testing, or verifying facility interventions to generate clean energy or reduce energy use.
A New York State motor vehicle driver license may be required for certain assignments and must be maintained for the duration of the assignment if required.
Incumbents may be required to update existing or obtain additional professional industry-standard certifications or licenses.

Responsibilities

Advance a City-wide Building Optimization Program focused on optimizing mechanical and controls equipment.
Identify and implement advanced preventative maintenance strategies for City buildings.
Develop innovative software solutions and use building management system endpoint logs, historical energy data, project data, and other building metrics to automate and optimize building operations.
Oversee and advise on the program’s portfolio of projects and opportunities, providing technical expertise on HVAC mechanical and controls equipment and energy efficiency best practices.
Develop energy conservation measure calculators.
Manage existing and future consultants supporting building optimization efforts.
Develop solutions to scale the program.
Guide the development of annual program metrics for reporting.
Supervise a team of engineers, program administrators, and analysts.
Develop and maintain accurate, detailed program key performance indicator metrics.
Advise on recording program processes and provide strategic guidance on programmatic procedures, including the Standard Operating Procedure.
Lead and facilitate correspondence with agency energy personnel, executive leadership, and innovative technology vendors.