Careers Job Description
General Description
In partnership with the New York City Mayor's Office of Sustainability and the New York City
Department of Buildings, the CUNY Building Performance Lab launched the NYC Benchmarking
Help Center (Help Center) in Fall 2015 to support the real estate community in complying
with NYC Local Laws 84/2009 and 133/2016 (benchmarking) which requires building owners to
prepare and submit energy and water consumption data to NYC on an annual basis.
In 2019, The Help Center’s role was expanded to include support of NYC Local Laws 87/2009
(energy audits and retro-commissioning), 33/2018 (letter grades), and 97/2019 (carbon
emissions).
The Help Center is a live customer support service with the goal of assisting building owners
who must comply with the NYC local laws described above to increase overall compliance and
improvements to data quality. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/benchmarking .
This is a full-time position, starting in November/December 2019.
Other Duties
Detail Responsibilities
? Deliver best practices in data gathering for electricity, natural gas, district steam and
fuel oil. Achieve mastery of processes in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Star Portfolio Manager © tool through training and practice
? Assist with the maintenance and updates to data collection and reporting tools
? Respond to building owner email and phone inquiries
? Provide appropriate referrals to information sources that help building owners to
comply with energy performance disclosures
? Analysis of reported data to determine frequent data submission errors and respond to
building owner inquiries related to errors
? Analysis of reported data to target groups for benchmarking outreach and training
? Assist with marketing, outreach and local training for benchmarking and related laws
? Assist with the development of training materials and the training and supervision of
staff interns
? Assist with documentation, recordkeeping, frequently asked questions, and additional
support to building owners seeking to comply with energy performance disclosures
? Assist with information and coordination with Con Edison, National Grid, NYC
Department of Environmental Protection and other local utilities on frequently asked
questions and process steps for attaining whole-building energy consumption data for
use in Portfolio Manager ©
Qualifications
Requirements
The Project Associate will have at least two years of full-time professional work experience,
be adept at program operations and customer service, and will be familiar with energy and
water benchmarking and related policies and programs in New York City to drive the adoption
of energy efficiency in buildings. She or he will work as part of a team, to provide direct
support to building owners concerning compliance with the NYC local laws described above,
requesting utility data, and using Portfolio Manager © .
Bachelor's degree in any of the following, or related, fields: Public Policy, Urban Studies, City
Planning, Sustainability Studies/Environmental Studies, Environmental Engineering, Business
Management.
Prior work experience in project management, marketing, customer service/client relations,
and data analysis is a plus. Knowledge/familiarity with, or experience in, Portfolio Manager © ,
energy efficiency in buildings, and the NYC Local Laws described above, is ideal.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jan 01, 2020 (Or Until Filled)