As the nation's largest provider of affordable housing, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) owns and operates more than 176,000 apartments and serves more than a million New Yorkers. In 2020 NYCHA released its Blueprint for Change, a set of ideas for improving residents’ homes while protecting their rights. At the core of this work are NYCHA’s efforts to deliver better services to residents in a range of critical areas, transform as an organization, and bring our buildings the capital investment they need to support the generations of New Yorkers to come.

Position Summary

The Energy Programs and Sustainability Programs departments jointly steward NYCHA’s comprehensive 2021 Sustainability Agenda to reduce NYCHA’s energy and resource consumption and carbon footprint, improve resident health and wellbeing, and create healthy buildings and homes for NYCHA’s residents and the surrounding communities. The Sustainability Programs department oversees a large construction program focused on energy conservation, waste management and stormwater management. The department also serves as an in-house sustainability champion/consulting arm to support all NYCHA departments in incorporating sustainability into their day-to-day practice.

Objectives and Responsibilities

The Senior Program Manager (SPM) of Sustainability Programs holds a significant position within the Authority with substantive contributions to Authority-wide sustainability research and policy. Reporting to the Deputy Director and with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative, the SPM plans, develops, installs and institutionalizes resiliency and energy conservation initiatives into NYCHA’s day-to-day. The SPM sets short- and long-term research agendas, creating and managing discreet studies, projects, or programs including new initiatives. The SPM routinely champions and supports new resiliency and energy conservation ideas and associated strategic initiatives; assists in and produces written studies and strategic plans for public release; and represents the department internally and externally as needed, including regularly participating in conferences, meetings, and seminars. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

- Manage the initiation, planning, and implementation of resiliency and energy conservation research and projects to make best practice the common practice throughout NYCHA.
- Manage resource planning and budget preparation for said research and programs, aligning resources according to the priorities of the department.
- Manage a close collaboration with the other NYCHA departments to institutionalize resilience and energy conservation best practices.
- Manage the relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support resident- and community-led resiliency and energy conservation initiatives, including opportunities for resident training and hiring that is complementary to existing and future contracts.
- Provide management oversight of staff.

NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, please visit the link below:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/psb/100_1.pdf

Additional Information

1. NYCHA employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
2. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in architecture or architectural technology; biology; building science; chemistry; construction management; energy management; engineering or engineering technology; environmental science; facilities management; physics; or a related field, and 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 at facilities to generate clean energy or reduce energy usage, one (1) year of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity; or

2) An associate degree or sixty (60) semester credits in any of the disciplines described in “1” above from an accredited college or university, and six (6) years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in “1” above including one (1) year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity; or

3) A four (4) year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eight (8) years of experience as described in “1” above, including one (1) year in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity.

4) Education and experience which is equivalent to "1," "2," or "3" above. However, all candidates must have one (1) year of experience in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity as described in “1” above. Education and experience will be credited as follows:

a) One (1) year of experience, up to a maximum of four (4) years, will be credited for each year of experience in one or more of the following:

i) Journey-level experience in one or more of the skilled building trades; or
ii) Full-time experience in the construction, repair, alteration, and/or rehabilitation of buildings in the capacity of general contractor, superintendent of construction, procurement specialist, or evaluator responsible for cost estimation; or
iii) Full-time building construction management experience; or
iv) Full-time experience in construction field supervision or inspection.

b) Education will be credited as follows:

i) One (1) year of experience will be credited for every 30 semester credits leading to a baccalaureate degree or associate degree in any of the disciplines described in “1” above, or a related field, up to a maximum of four (4) years.
ii) A master’s degree in any of the disciplines described in “1” above, or a related field, will be credited for one (1) year of acceptable experience.
iii) A license as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect issued pursuant to the New York State Education Law will be credited for four (4) years of acceptable experience.

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.

Special Note
Incumbents may be required to update existing and/or obtain additional professional industry-standard certification(s) and licenses.

- Minimum of 1 year of experience working in climate resiliency, energy conservation, sustainability, and/or clean energy. - Commitment to the mission of NYCHA and NYC’s climate goals. - Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. - Ability to be flexible and work independently or in a team environment. - Able to set priorities and solve a range of problems independently. - Professional demeanor, superior people skills and ability to maintain confidentiality. - Excellent computer skills in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), web-based communications (e.g., Skype, GoToMeeting, etc.), and the Internet. - Demonstrated capacity to work well under pressure and successfully manage multiple deadlines and competing demands

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

NYCHA has no residency requirements.

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.