Program Mgr Public Programs - DPW-Office Of Sustainability

City of Indianapolis & Marion County; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Indianapolis & Marion County’s Office of Sustainability seeks a knowledgeable program manager to advance equity and resilience initiatives. You will monitor the sustainability action plan, manage a large federal grant, and support reporting to state and federal partners.

Strong communication, collaboration with diverse stakeholders, and project management are essential. Responsibilities include coordinating across departments, engaging communities, and ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, sustainability management and policy or comparable degree.
• Combination of education and experience equal to five years is acceptable.
• Experience analyzing and modeling datasets.
• Effective communication and ability to interact with diverse individuals.
• Proficiency with Outlook and Microsoft Office; ability to conduct online research.
• Effective record keeping, time management and project management skills.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrated creativity when handling unformatted projects.

Responsibilities

• Monitor progress of the City's sustainability and resilience action plan and coordinate cross-department communication.
• Manage Thrive Indianapolis website and report progress to the community.
• Assist in managing a $1.2M FHWA grant for air quality awareness and EV education campaigns.
• Monitor funding opportunities from various sources and advise on applicability.
• Represent the office on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure initiatives.
• Serve as technical expert for recycling policies and best practices.
• Engage with key stakeholders and foster cross-department collaboration.
• Identify equity considerations and support resilience and equity-building across the city.
• Support initiatives and special assignments for the Administrator and OOS team.
• Contribute to annual reporting requirements (CDP, ACEEE) as part of data gathering.
• Adapt responsibilities as needed by management.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication skills

Outlook

Education

BSc in environmental science / related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

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.

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 $1.2M 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.

• 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.

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.

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