Program Mgr Public Programs - DPW-Office Of Sustainability

City of Indianapolis; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Indianapolis, Department of Public Works, Office of Sustainability seeks a knowledgeable professional to lead philanthropic partnerships and monitor progress against the City’s sustainabilityAction plan. You will coordinate reporting, manage grant implementation, and support federal programs like Knozone and EV education.

The role requires independent judgment, policy adherence, and strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to advance resilience and equity across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in environmental science, sustainability management and policy, environmental engineering, 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.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the progress of the City’s sustainability and resilience action plan, coordinating internal efforts to communicate across departments and track progress towards goals.
• Manage the Thrive Indianapolis website and updates of progress to the community.
• Assist in the management and administration of $1.2M of federal funding to operate the City’s air quality awareness program, Knozone, and the electric vehicle educational campaign, Highly Evolved.
• Monitor environmental and sustainability policies and legislation at federal and state levels and collaborate with key internal stakeholders on how their work may be impacted.
• Monitor and interprets funding opportunities for relevant projects from federal and state, local and private entities.
• Represent the office on new electric vehicles and charging infrastructure initiatives
• Act as technical expert for recycling policies and best practices: staying up to date on the local market and new opportunities.
• Engage with and manage relationships with key stakeholders in the industry.
• Identify and execute opportunities for cross-departmental collaboration to advance sustainability initiatives and the City’s impact for improving our community’s resilience.
• Assist team members in identifying key equity considerations and possible solutions to aid in resilience and equity-building across the city
• Support team members and Administrator on key initiatives and special assignments as necessary
• 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 and ACEEE Clean Energy Scorecard.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Data analysis

Project management

Outlook

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in environmental science, sustainability management and policy, environmental engineering, or related field

Job description

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.

Overview

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 teaching and supporting key initiatives within the Office of Sustainability, including philanthropic partnerships, and collaborating with national, regional, and local environmental stakeholders. Incumbent is responsible for monitoring the progress of action items outlined in the City’s sustainability and resilience action plan and coordinating regular reporting. This position is responsible for managing an approximately $1.2 million grant from the FHWA concerned with reducing traffic congestion and public education of air quality information for the Central Indiana region. This position provides support on activities across a variety of actions related to sustainability, especially in emerging areas.

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

• Monitor the progress of the City’s sustainability and resilience action plan, coordinating internal efforts to communicate across departments and track progress towards goals.
• Manage the Thrive Indianapolis website and updates of progress to the community.
• Assist in the management and administration of $1.2M of federal funding to operate the City’s air quality awareness program, Knozone, and the electric vehicle educational campaign, Highly Evolved. Monitor environmental and sustainability policies and legislation at federal and state levels and collaborate with key internal stakeholders on how their work may be impacted.
• Monitor and interprets funding opportunities for relevant projects from federal and state, local and private entities.
• Represent the office on new electric vehicles and charging infrastructure initiatives
• Act as technical expert for recycling policies and best practices: staying up to date on the local market and new opportunities.
• Engage with and manage relationships with key stakeholders in the industry.
• Identify and execute opportunities for cross-departmental collaboration to advance sustainability initiatives and the City’s impact for improving our community’s resilience.
• Assist team members in identifying key equity considerations and possible solutions to aid in resilience and equity-building across the city
• Support team members and Administrator on key initiatives and special assignments as necessary
• 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.
• 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, environmental engineering, 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.

Working Conditions

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

Physical Conditions

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

All rates are bi-weekly.

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Additional

• 25-29 $0.058
• 30-34 $0.083
• 35-39 $0.099
• 40-44 $0.132
• 45-49 $0.223
• 50-54 $0.363
• 55-59 $0.600
• 60-64 $0.795
• 65-69 $1.329
• 70 + $2.054

Important Perf Update

• For more information on eligibility options, refer to Proposal 21-288 https://bit.ly/3exq8yR
• All employees hired/rehired after 1/1/2022 have a choice to select the PERF Hybrid plan (3% + Pension) or the INPRS My Choice: Retirement Savings plan (3% + 1% Contribution). The Hybrid plan consists of two components:

Annuity Savings Account (ASA) - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee’s career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member's age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

• Employees hired/rehired by the City and County between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/2021 will be automatically enrolled in the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan. This plan is an annuity savings account (ASA) only plan and does not have a pension component. Any service that an employee has in the My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan will not count toward the service time requirements for pension eligibility in the Hybrid Plan.

With the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan, the ASA is split up into two parts:

Part one - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Part Two - This Consists Of An Additional Variable Rate Contribution Paid By The City Toward Your ASA. This Variable Rate Contribution Is Currently 1% Of Your Gross Wages. Vesting In The Value Of The Variable Rate Employer Contribution Will Vary By Length Of Participation. You Are

• 20 percent vested after 1 full year of participation
• 40 percent vested after 2 full years of participation
• 60 percent vested after 3 full years of participation
• 80 percent vested after 4 full years of participation
• 100 percent vested after 5 full years of participation
• All employees hired/rehired prior to 1/1/2017 are grandfathered into PERF Hybrid plan. The Hybrid plan consists of two components:

Annuity Savings Account (ASA) - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee’s career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member's age in years plus the years of creditable service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

• City Employees hired/rehired between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/21 that are members of the City AFSCME labor union can choose to enroll in either the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan or the PERF Hybrid plan. Both plans are described above. Employees have 60 days to choose which option they want, and by state law this cannot be changed. If no choice is made, the employee will then be automatically added to the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan.

The Indiana General Assembly has enacted a provision that allows public employees to make voluntary contributions in addition to the mandatory three percent (3%) contributions. Employees may contribute up to an additional ten- percent (10%) of their compensation per pay period to the annuity savings account. This means that the maximum level of contributions to the annuity savings account under this new provision is thirteen percent (13%) of an employee's compensation per pay period.

Employees who separate from the city within their first ten (10) years of employment need to contact INPRS - PERF regarding their ASA account.

Questions relating to PERF may be directed to INPRS - PERF at:

Indiana Public Retirement System

Public Employees' Retirement Fund

One North Capitol, Suite 001

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

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