Sustainability and Energy Analyst, Senior

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. Hiring Range: $71,304 to $102,141 Hours/Shift: 8:00AM to 5:00PM, Monday–Friday The Community Programs Analyst, Senior (Sustainability Analyst) is based in the City of Durham General Services Department. The General Services Department (GSD) serves as a steward of the City’s physical assets. Through regular and long‑range planning, our department provides for and maintains City facilities—infrastructure that supports quality of life for its citizens and serves as a foundation for a healthy economy. The General Services Department builds and maintains City properties, making Durham a great place for people to live, work, and play. We respect, value, and celebrate the unique perspectives, attributes, and characteristics that make people who they are, and are committed to building sustainable, inclusive, and resilient communities. We are an inclusive workplace that strives to promote innovation and creativity in order to achieve a strong, equitable community where all Durham residents can thrive. The Community Programs Analyst, Senior (Sustainability Analyst) will support the implementation of the City’s Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Action Plan (2021) as well as the City’s Strategic Plan Goal 5: Thriving and Vibrant Environment. The role will provide program administration, consulting, project management, communications and outreach, and community collaboration on organizational and community‑wide sustainability and climate efforts. These efforts include social and racial equity, resilience, renewable energy, energy efficiency, electrification of fleet and buildings, and more, playing a critical role in the success of Sustainability efforts to benefit the Durham community and its 285,000+ residents. The successful candidate is detail‑oriented, organized and a highly skilled technical project manager with a background in Sustainability and excellent communication skills. The candidate is poised to create and support processes and workflow, manage contracts and budgets, develop policies and procedures, research and compile statistics and information, develop effective communications, conduct outreach, provide education and training, and collaborate with stakeholders to facilitate partnerships to successfully implement strategic plan goals. A keen focus on achieving results and outcomes based on agreed‑upon goals and priorities is required. Duties/Responsibilities Coordinates with the Sustainability Division Manager and staff to develop the annual budget and monitors process and team progress through the budget cycle. Monitors funding allocated for sustainability projects and prepares progress reports on grant‑funded projects. May provide second‑level supervision to interns and fellows, as assigned by management. Works with the Sustainability Division Manager to develop communications plans, presentations, and internal/external reports. Develops and coordinates communication materials and website content tailored to internal and external audiences, prepares talking points and reference materials for senior leadership in response to policy, public information and media requests. Supports Environmental Affairs Board, including meeting support; managing the website; maintaining and updating records; coordinating with other departments; providing consistent progress reports to the Sustainability Division Manager. Assists with project management and facilitation for energy and carbon neutrality programs, including energy efficiency and decarbonization of buildings, renewable energy projects, electric vehicle infrastructure and other related projects and programs. Supports department by utilizing effective and professional communication and project management skills to ensure deadlines are met by scheduling and assigning tasks for collaborative projects and programs. Coordinates with internal City departments and stakeholders to further operationalize and institutionalize sustainable management practices and policies across City operations, with an emphasis on ensuring accurate and robust data collection; may stand in for Manager at meetings as required. Assists the SEM team in the contracts and procurement processes for Sustainability‑related projects. Monitors City Council and other agendas for relevant items. Updates performance metrics for annual, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting. Creates reports and makes recommendations that senior leadership can use to make policy and programmatic decisions and to provide guidance and information; synthesizes complex ideas and communicates them in an understandable way to others, both written and orally. Supports and collaborates on grant proposals, including decarbonization and resilience program design, development, analysis, cost‑benefit analysis, and metrics development and tracking in collaboration with the SEM team and other stakeholders. Remains flexible, adaptable and positive in a fast‑paced and ever‑changing environment. Minimum Qualifications & Experience Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business or public administration or directly related field. Five years of professional program administration and/or analytical experience in the area of assignment. Additional Preferred Skills Degree in Sustainability, Environmental Management, Engineering or directly related field. Proficient in MS Office applications. Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record. Ability to demonstrate understanding of local government administration, finance, and procurement. Ability to perform data analysis and visualizations; ability to communicate these trends and insights to laypeople. Understanding of basic utility and energy data, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate impacts. Certification in project management, process improvement, organizational skills, Lean Six Sigma or equivalent. Experience in energy and climate programs, including energy efficiency and decarbonization of buildings, renewable energy projects, electric vehicle infrastructure, resilience planning, and other related projects and programs. Sustainability‑related certification, such as LEED Green Associate (GA). #J-18808-Ljbffr