Agency Chief Decarbonization Officer

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Division of Energy Management (DEM) serves as the hub for emissions reduction and energy management for the City government portfolio. Pursuant to Executive Order 89 of 2021 (Increased Accountability and Transparency to Support Climate Change Mitigation within City Government Operations) DEM on behalf of the City of New York is seeking to hire Agency Chief Decarbonization Officers (ACDO) to serve in multiple agencies.

Important note: The ACDO will be hired for the following agency(s): Department of Correction (DOC). The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the Citys evolving criminal justice system participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees visitors volunteers and people in our custody. Importantly safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 9000 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
Work Location: Bulova Corporate Center East Elmhurst NY/Queens

The ACDO will be accountable for directing all efforts to reach their agencys decarbonization targets established under LL97 of 2019 which mandates that the City achieve 40% emissions reductions by 2025 and 50% reductions by 2030. The ACDO will serve as an executive-level strategist partnering with DOC leadership and staff to fully embed energy efficiency and decarbonization considerations into agency policy operations and capital planning. The ACDO will foster within DOC a highly skilled cohesive and empowered group of professionals managing (1) the agencys energy portfolio and (2) the agencys compliance with LL97.

Job Responsibilities:
The ACDO will report directly to the leadership team of the agency with wide latitude for independent judgment. The ACDO will be charged with responsibilities including but not limited to the following:

1. Leadership of agency decarbonization strategy: Lead execution of the agencys strategy for delivering on its portfolio-wide 40x25 and 50x30 emissions reductions targets. Track emissions metrics and be accountable to agency and City leadership on progress. Advise agency leadership about strategic opportunities critical issues and risks impacting the decarbonization efforts on agency operations. Represent the agency in interactions with partners in the areas of energy management and decarbonization including local state and federal agencies DCAS Energy Management (DEM) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Mayors Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ).

2. Oversight of agency-wide energy project implementation: Oversee the agencys efforts to deliver energy efficiency retrofit building optimization and clean energy projects. Ensure all projects remain on schedule costs are controlled and within budget and that staff are meeting project milestones and executing against project goals.

3. Budget allocation and management including integrated capital planning: Working closely with the agencys finance team ensure emissions reduction considerations are integrated into all capital project planning work and report the carbon impact project information through carbon capital budgeting (in compliance with EO 89 and Local Law 101 of 2021: amendment to the administrative code in relation to reductions in and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions). Guide budget allocation decisions and diversify energy efficiency funding by (1) managing allocated funding resources in partnership with DEM and OMB and (2) expanding access to funding beyond City sources (via federal grants and utility incentives).

4. Energy-related contracting and procurement resource development: Improve the use of existing energy contracts and develop new contracting and procurement resources to expand the agencys ability to implement decarbonization initiatives. As appropriate work closely with the Agency Chief Contracting Officer (ACCO) interagency contracting working group Mayors Office of Contracting Services (MOCS) and the DCAS Office of Citywide Procurement to build out and optimize innovative project delivery mechanisms.

5. Oversight of agency participation in energy/utility programs: Working closely with DEM develop agency-wide heat light and power budget. Support essential utility account and meter management address energy billing concerns and advance demand response participation.

6. Lead staff workforce and organizational development and craft and implement change management: Convene disparate agency business units (e.g. planning procurement legal operations and budget) to facilitate more collaborative and transparent decision-making. Drive both adaptive and transformational culture change to integrate emissions reduction priorities into the agencys mission policy and operations. Ensure agency has the appropriate structure and necessary allocation of energy and sustainability staff by leading the hiring training and professional development of new and relevant personnel. In partnership with DEM drive agency participation within a community of energy management decarbonization and sustainability professionals through training internal programs and events.

7. Implement agency-specific and portfolio-specific decarbonization energy management and sustainability initiatives: The ACDO will be focusing on compliance with Local Law 97 completing energy efficiency initiatives and developing a comprehensive decarbonization roadmap that balances the agencys sustainability goals with the divisions primary mission of safe secure facility operations.


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Qualifications :

1. A masters degree from an accredited college or university in architecture or architectural technology biology building science chemistry climate and society climate science city or urban planning construction management earth science economics energy management engineering or engineering technology environmental law science or studies facilities management mathematics physics public administration public policy statistics sustainability urban studies or a related field or a juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school with a concentration in environmental law and two (2) years of satisfactory full-time experience in energy environmental or sustainability-related data analysis program management strategic planning or a related field at least eighteen (18) months of which must have been in an administrative managerial executive consultative or supervisory capacity; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in 1 above at least eighteen (18) months of which must have been in an administrative managerial executive consultative or supervisory capacity; or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative managerial executive consultative or supervisory capacity as described in 1 above.

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