Program Manager – Energy & Environment - DPW-Office of Sustainability

City of Indianapolis and Marion County; Indiana; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Indianapolis and Marion County seeks a knowledgeable professional to manage the Energy Benchmarking and Transparency program. You will oversee data collection, analysis, and reporting for municipal energy use and emissions, engaging with city leadership and community partners to advance sustainability goals.

Responsibilities include compliance tracking, outreach to building owners, and collaboration across departments to improve energy efficiency and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus five years of experience or equivalent
• Experience with analyzing and modeling datasets
• Effective communication skills and ability to interact with a variety of individuals
• Ability to use Outlook and Microsoft Office Suite and to conduct online research
• Effective record keeping, time management and project management skills
• Ability to maintain confidential information and build relationships with stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage the compliance program for the Energy Benchmarking and Transparency Ordinance and track data
• Conduct outreach to building owners and stakeholders to ensure awareness and compliance
• Collaborate with councilors, mayor's staff and sustainability teams on campaigns
• Benchmark energy and water consumption of municipal buildings and identify cost-saving opportunities
• Train personnel on benchmarking and monitoring enterprise utility consumption
• Produce annual municipal energy reports and greenhouse gas inventories

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Time management

Project management

Research

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science

Bachelor's degree in sustainability management and policy

Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering

Tools

Outlook

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Agency Summary

The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) aims to improve residents’ quality of life through bettering public spaces and infrastructure, and through providing excellent public services. With a focus on multi-modal connectivity, thriving green spaces, meaningful capital improvements, universal accessibility, and collaborative public and private partnerships, DPW builds and maintains public infrastructure and park land; manages solid waste collection; and keeps the City’s entire vehicle fleet rolling. One of the largest City agencies, “Team DPW” commits itself to effective efficient customer service for residents and visitors to Indianapolis.

Job Summary

Position is responsible for partnerships and programs regarding energy efficiency, with explicit oversight of the implementation and daily management of the Energy Benchmarking and Transparency program. Incumbent is expected to develop and evaluate compliance program goals, track and analyze municipal and private building data, educate building owners and community members, and communicate progress to internal and external stakeholders. Position will collaborate with the mayor’s administration, council members and staff, sustainability staff, and additional internal and community stakeholders on key initiatives regarding energy consumption.

This position requires independent judgment. Receives, analyzes and provides information requiring considerable judgment, latitude, and authority regarding working practices, policies and/or procedures. This individual must be a critical thinker and possess a high level of personal responsibility for achieving results with an eye toward process improvement and efficiency. Successful applicant will establish and ensure policies and procedures for the agency are adhered to effectively by utilizing experience and judgment to plan and accomplish tasks in a timely manner.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The City of Indianapolis Marion County is an equal opportunity employer.

. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

We value diversity in perspectives and experiences among colleagues and the residents of this city of whom we serve.

Position Responsibilities

• Implement and manage the compliance program for the Energy and Benchmarking Transparency Ordinance, including tracking all data and ensuring all program goals are achieved.

• Conduct regular outreach to nearly 2,000 Marion County building owners; ensuring their awareness of the ordinance and their required compliance, as well as establishing relationships with community stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Councilors, council staff, and mayor’s neighborhood advocates on building owner awareness and education campaigns.
• Responsible for the municipal benchmarking of all energy and water consumption of the municipal building portfolio and identifying opportunities to reduce resource consumption and save on utility expenses.
• Partner with the Office of Finance and Management, Building Authority, and other essential departments to train key individuals on how to benchmark and monitor enterprise utility consumption.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate complex datasets and models.
• Produce annual municipal energy reports to communicate sustainability efforts to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collect and analyze a variety of datasets to conduct annual greenhouse gas inventories for both the community and municipal operations.
• Serve as a technical support as part of OOS team to gather, analyze, and report data for annual reporting requirements including but not limited to CDP (formerly known as Carbon Disclosure Project), and ACEEE (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy) Clean Energy Scorecard.
• Assist team members in identifying key equity considerations and possible solutions to aid in resilience and equity-building across the city.
• Supports team members and Administrator on key initiatives and special assignments as necessary.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in environmental science, sustainability management and policy, environmentalengineering, or a comparable degree. A combination of education and experience equal to five (5) years is acceptable. Experience with analyzing and modeling datasets. Effective communication skills and the ability to interact tactfully with a variety of individuals. Ability to use Outlook and Microsoft Windows Office Suite and to conduct online research. Effective record keeping, time management and project management skills. Effective in building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to maintain confidential information. Demonstrated creative ability when presented with unformatted projects and/or ideas.

Preferred Job Requirements and Qualifications

A minimum of five (5) years of directly related work experience.

If your qualifications meet the requirements of the posted position, your application will be referred to the hiring agency. Once the agency receives your application, all further communication during the interview and selection process will be handled directly BY THE AGENCY. It is IMPERATIVE that you record the contact information of the individual who is scheduling your interview. City-County HR will not have access to this information, is not involved in the interview or selection process, and can only confirm whether an application has been referred. After selection of the successful candidate, an official offer of employment will be made by HR.

Working Conditions

Essential functions are regularly performed in an office setting without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Physical Conditions

1. Sitting at a desk the majority of the day
2. Some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10) pounds
3. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at keyboard or workstation
4. Tasks require the ability to perceive and hear sounds and see visual cues or signals
5. Tasks require the ability to communicate orally