Senior Advisor, Clean Energy Infrastructure

The Agency Youll Join

The New York City Mayors Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five
boroughs coordinating public agencies and departments and managing public property. New York City
Mayor Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York Citys government. Previously Mayor
Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer state senator and Brooklyn borough
president. The Adams administration is leading the fight to serve the people of the greatest city in the
world ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services working to make New York Citys economy
stronger reducing inequality improving public safety and making the city more affordable that meets
the needs of all New Yorkers. We value leadership transparency fairness and efficiency as we actively
seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team.

The Team Youll Work With

The Mayors Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) works to protect New Yorkers from
the threats of climate change and extreme weather by creating and advancing policies programs
and projects that secure the city while making our critical infrastructure cleaner and more reliable.
We strengthen our defenses tackle the sources of pollution and provide resources to all New
Yorkers so that our businesses families and communities can thrive in healthy and safe
neighborhoods.

MOCEJ is committed to improving environmental quality for all prioritizing front-line communities
and seeking to redress current and past injustices and inequities while creating economic
opportunities for all. Through science-based analysis policy and program development and capacity
building MOCEJ leads the Citys efforts to ensure that New York City is minimizing its contributions to
climate change preparing to adapt and protect New Yorkers from extreme weather and multiple
climate hazards and giving every New Yorker a meaningful voice in our citys future.

The Clean Energy Teams focus is to advocate for and implement policies and programs that
accelerate a reliable sustainable and just clean energy transition. This includes connecting to largescale renewables retiring in city fossil-fuel-fired infrastructure advocating for affordable and reliable energy ensuring access to distributed energy resources and building out the clean energy economy.


The Problems Youll Solve

The Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Infrastructure will play a critical role in providing strategic
guidance and support across a range of initiatives within MOCEJ. Reporting to the Deputy Director of
Clean Energy this role will lead the Citys policy advocacy and coordination on gas transition and
electric infrastructure and identify innovative solutions to support NYCs transition to clean energy.
- Provide strategic guidance and support to MOCEJ leadership on key initiatives and priorities
with a special focus on energy infrastructure pathways to reducing dependence on natural gas
and electrification.
- Lead MOCEJs efforts on electric grid infrastructure planning by coordinating across utilities
state and city agencies stakeholders and experts to ensure the grid is ready for the Citys
future economic growth and large-scale building and transportation electrification. Incorporate
building and transportation electrification climate resiliency planning reliability and energy
affordability into the strategy.
- Coordinate with City State and Federal agencies; developers; communities; and stakeholders
on offshore wind interconnection projects and transmission projects delivering renewable
energy to NYC.
- Facilitate interagency coordination for transmission planning and siting.
- Represent MOCEJ priorities for the strategic phase-down of the gas system to minimize new
investments in gas infrastructure optimize retrofits and ensure that low-income New Yorkers
are not left behind to bear the costs of a shrinking gas system.
- Ensure that energy infrastructure planning and investments are equitable and affirmatively
address historic disinvestments and disproportionate burdens placed on environmental justice
communities and integrate environmental justice into energy infrastructure planning and
decision-making working with MOCEJs Environmental Justice Team.
- Conduct in-depth research and analysis of innovative technology policy frameworks and
financial mechanisms relevant to climate solutions clean energy and infrastructure utility
rates resiliency and environmental justice.
- Support the development of new forward-looking policies and initiatives as necessary advance
best practices on climate air quality and environmental justice action for the City.
- Expand external advocacy and knowledge sharing related to the Citys agenda including but not
limited to providing subject matter expertise to New York State clean energy planning and
policy development participating in Public Service Commission and other regulatory
proceedings etc.
- Prepare and present reports briefings and recommendations to senior leadership elected
officials city agencies community groups and other stakeholders on the progress and
challenges of the citywide clean energy transition.

About You

- You have a baccalaureate or masters degree from an accredited college or university in
architecture building science construction management energy management engineering
environmental policy environmental science facilities management public administration
public policy urban planning or a closely related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- You have at least five (5) years of full-time relevant professional experience in a field related to
this position: energy regulatory affairs environmental policy environmental justice energy
policy development engineering utility and infrastructure planning and climate science.
- You have a deep understanding of issues relating to clean energy systems and policies in urban
settings including a commitment to reducing energy cost burden and advancing energy
democracy.
- You are familiar with New York City climate and environmental justice issues strategic plans
governmental structure and policy context.
- You have demonstrated interest in New York City energy and economic development policies.
- You pay attention to detail and have excellent organization skills which include and are not
limited to the ability to manage complex projects coordinate interagency programs maintain
control of analytical details while balancing large-scale program objectives.
- You have the ability to gain the support of public and private stakeholders and a commitment
to prioritizing partnerships with community organizations in neighborhoods historically
impacted by energy-related social economic and health burdens.
- You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills particularly in terms of creating
directing and translating rigorous defensible public policy models into transparent conclusions
that can be easily explained and understood by the public.
- You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically and
creatively.

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Qualifications :

- You have a baccalaureate or masters degree from an accredited college or university in
architecture building science construction management energy management engineering
environmental policy environmental science facilities management public administration
public policy urban planning or a closely related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- You have at least five (5) years of full-time relevant professional experience in a field related to
this position: energy regulatory affairs environmental policy environmental justice energy
policy development engineering utility and infrastructure planning and climate science.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time