Job Description

The Building Optimization Team is a dedicated team of energy staff within Citywide Services Operations. Citywide Services Operations is part of Department of Parks & Recreation’s Citywide Services Division at Randall’s Island Garage.

Major Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of energy efficiency and/or clean energy projects.

• Collaborate with Parks Building Optimization Team to identify potential energy efficiency and clean energy project opportunities at City facilities.

• Assess the current state and provide risk analysis of City facilities to develop recommendations for building optimization and energy efficiency.

• Develop project scope of work through surveys and site visits and prepare energy project funding proposals and supporting documents (i.e., materials that calculate estimated energy savings, cost savings, emissions reductions and other benefits expected from energy projects).

• Lead day-to-day energy efficiency and/or clean energy project implementation. Liaise with agency partners, consultants and contractors during implementation.

• Perform site visits throughout the project implementation process to monitor progress, evaluate completed milestones and inspect completed work for project close-outs.

• Refine proposed scopes of work and ensure project compliance with the scope and schedule set forth in contract and specification documents.

• Maintain project-related documentation, including work orders, scopes of work, cost proposals, invoices, project status sheets, and progress reports. Assess and address potential risks and resolve technical project issues (e.g., materials supply and staff shortages, costs overages) as necessary.

• Manage energy project tracking, performance management and reporting.

• Coordinate and ensure a uniform approach to project tracking and documentation.

• Perform data collection and tracking necessary to ensure accurate project reporting in a range of areas, including compliance with project schedules, budgets, and scopes and verified energy savings and emissions reductions.

• Lead and/or support reporting of project progress and milestones to agency energy team, agency leadership, and/or other City stakeholders (e.g., DCAS DEM).

• Provide technical expertise throughout the overall project lifecycle. Perform engineering calculations and energy modeling to verify the reasonableness and accuracy of estimated energy usage reductions, energy cost savings and avoided emissions for proposed energy efficiency projects.

• Assess construction design information such as detail and assembly drawings, design calculations, system layouts and sketches, or specifications.

• Review, provide comments, and make recommendations on design packages submitted by consultants for proposed energy efficiency projects.

• Evaluate designs or specifications submitted by contractors to ensure accuracy and quality. - Perform measurement and verification activities (e.g., quantifying energy usage impacts post-implementation, performance and savings verification, etc.).

• Provide overall support for the unit’s and City’s mission. Participate in ad hoc and special projects as needed.

• Act as a resource/subject matter expert on the agency’s energy management and energy efficiency work. Represent the agency and the City in national and international conferences, conduct related research, and deploy agency-wide awareness seminars.

How to Apply: Go to cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 633716.

All applicants must apply via cityjobs.nyc.gov. The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications.

*Current Employees please include your ERN and Job ID# 633716 on your cover letter and resume.

Work Location: Randall’s Island, Manhattan

NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. References will be required upon request.

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Qualifications

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

Special Note

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.

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.

License Requirement

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.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.