TASK FORCE: CITYWIDE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

UNIT: Energy Efficiency and Modernization

JOB TITLE: One (1) Unit Head

CONTROL CODE: AA-24-02


SUMMARY:

The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City government's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor’s budget, which funds the services and activities of approximately 90 City agencies and entities.

This unit is focused on the review of capital and expense projects intended to reduce municipal greenhouse gas emissions as mandated by Local Law 97, which was part of the April 2019 Climate Mobilization Act or the City’s Green New Deal. The unit works with agencies citywide to appropriately expedite these projects to assure we reach our emission reduction goals.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The selected candidate will oversee the Energy Efficiency and Modernization Unit, a team of three analysts.

The duties of this position encompass supervising junior staff and directing the unit in performing the following activities:

- Evaluating energy efficiency reduction projects and programs funded by the capital and expense budgets
- Monitoring and reviewing agency energy personnel across agencies
- Reviewing and evaluating on-going agency fiscal requests and personnel requests and formulating appropriate recommendations in order to ensure a sufficient allocation of resources for agencies to meet mandated responsibilities and programmatic requirements
- Monitoring and reviewing agency expense budgets, including conducting expenditure analyses, determining validity, feasibility and cost-effectiveness of projects in the budget and preparing analytical reports and briefings
- Monitoring and reviewing agency capital budgets and preparing and updating capital plans
- Reviewing and developing recommendations for fiscal and operational efficiencies
- Acquiring and maintaining detailed knowledge of agency programs and operations
- Overseeing special projects relating to agency programs and operations
- Analyzing legislative proposals and estimating their fiscal impact on operational policies
- Providing written and verbal responses to requests for information from OMB supervisory staff, agencies, the Mayor's Office, and City and State auditors

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.

QUALIFICATIONS: We are seeking an individual with strong analytic and quantitative skills, who has demonstrated experience problem solving. A premium is placed on critical thinking. The ideal candidate will be able to meet tight deadlines, both in and out of financial plan preparation. The candidate should also possess the ability to effectively manage multiple, often-competing priorities, as well as a three person staff, to ensure properly skilled individuals are assigned to and satisfy specific needs. The candidate should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and possess strong

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New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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