Climate Policy and Planning Program Manager
Climate Policy and Planning Program Manager
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Brief Job Description:
The Climate Policy and Planning team in the City of Bostons Environment Department is responsible for using regulatory legislative legal and planning tools to advance Mayor Wus Green New Deal climate agenda and to support the work of the Environment Department in carrying out energy resilience and environmental justice programs and services. The Climate Policy and Planning Program Manager is responsible for delivering key functions of the team and for independently managing tasks and projects.
Under the supervision of the Director of Climate Policy and Planning the Program Manager is responsible for and/or participates in projects that support the Citys climate and environment agenda including:
- Track research and analyze relevant state and Federal policy on topics concerning the Department including climate mitigation energy resilience sustainable development air and water quality and natural resources.
- Support policy and regulations development for Environment Department Programs for example the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO).
- Manage and/or support the development of policies and programs that reduce carbon emissions increase energy efficiency and renewable energy accelerate the clean energy transition build resilience and protect natural resources. Lead tasks in the development of climate and environment plans e.g. Climate Actions Plans (CAP) including developing policy and implementation solutions managing consultants participating in and if necessary leading stakeholder engagement and developing implementation plans.
- Under the direction of the Director develop a performance measurement and tracking system for plan implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Becomes thoroughly familiar with the City of Bostons climate and sustainability goals and the Citys administrative structure programs and staff responsibilities for climate action.
- Stays current with policy and technology developments and conveys them in practical terms to stakeholders.
- Supports implementation of the Citys climate adaptation zero waste greenhouse gas mitigation plans wetlands protection ordinance and other environmental programs in particular by supporting the development and implementation of building sector policies and regulations.
- Supports projects that cross multiple disciplines (e.g. material reuse and embodied carbon energy transition resilience and deep energy retrofits).
- Leads innovative community outreach and engagement around sustainability climate action and environmental protection.
- Establishes and maintains collaborative partnerships with neighborhood nonprofit business and institutional groups to ensure that all parts of the Boston community are engaged in the development and implementation of building sector policies.
- Works with City agencies to expand the integration of climate and environmental action in their activities and develop resources for residents businesses and other stakeholders to take action.
- Performs related duties as required.
Minimum Entrance Qualifications:
- Four 4 years of fulltime or equivalent parttime experience in environmental science or policy building science management engineering or a related field. A bachelors degree in a related field is preferred and may be substituted for two 2 years of the required experience. A masters degree in a related field may be substituted for three 3 years of the required experience.
- Familiarity with one or more core technical areas in the Environment Department: decarbonizing buildings transportation energy systems/renewable energy and environmental protection.
- Professional experience in planning or regulation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present to diverse audiences.
- Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to work with diverse interests and backgrounds.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team; experience working on a diverse team.
- Energy creativity and entrepreneurship.
- Experience with Energy Star Portfolio Manager ArcGIS customer relationship management systems (e.g. Salesforce) Drupal email campaign management systems data visualization software (e.g. Qlik Tableau) and other software platforms strongly preferred.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds and incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities in the consideration of impacts and outcomes of a decisionmaking process.
- Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.
- Commitment to advancing social justice and equity in the City of Boston to improve the lives of all residents.
BOSTON RESIDENCY REQUIRED
Terms:
Union/Salary Plan/Grade: NonUnion/ MO8/ Fulltime
Hours per week: 35
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
