Assistant Program Coordinator, Demand Response - CSPF

City of New York • New York City, NY

7h

About The Position

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City's most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies. What we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of City government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York. Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including: - Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees. - Managing 55 public buildings. - Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property. - Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies. - Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country. - Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations. When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service to all of them. It's an opportunity to provide meaningful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at NYC.GOV/DCAS to learn more about the work we do. Energy Management serves as the hub for energy efficiency and emissions reduction throughout NYC government operations, supporting our agency partners and progress towards the City's major emissions reduction and energy objectives. The Energy Management team concentrates their efforts in six areas: the City's energy supply, clean energy generation, demand response & load management, energy efficient operations & maintenance, energy efficiency retrofit projects, and energy training & innovation. The Fellow will work within DEM's Energy Supply Unit under the guidance of the Program Manager, Demand Response. The Fellow will be tasked with responsibilities including, but not limited to, the following: Provide administrative and analytical support to seasonal programs including but not limited to electricity and gas demand response and interruptible gas account compliance. Subtask may include, but are not limited to: - Facilitate, monitor, and track vendor outreach to City agencies and facilities, including coordinating periodic agency meetings and working with agency staff. - Assist with reviewing, auditing and processing program payments and vendors' invoices, assist with program payment matters (e.g., vendor fee invoices, metering invoices, payments to agencies through budget modifications, relevant penalties). - Provide preparation and dispatch support to City agencies during periods of extreme weather that impact electricity and gas distribution networks, such as DR events and gas interruption events. - Carry out relevant data analysis to meet the team's analytic and reporting needs. - Track and report on program and performance metrics. - Support development, coordination and administration of team-led training efforts. - Build and maintain productive relationships and effective lines of communication with utility companies, third-party vendors, partner City agencies and as other key stakeholders as needed. - Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited CUNY college in a major related to the work in which the fellow will be trained, and perform in the particular position.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and analytical support to seasonal programs including but not limited to electricity and gas demand response and interruptible gas account compliance.
• Facilitate, monitor, and track vendor outreach to City agencies and facilities, including coordinating periodic agency meetings and working with agency staff.
• Assist with reviewing, auditing and processing program payments and vendors' invoices, assist with program payment matters (e.g., vendor fee invoices, metering invoices, payments to agencies through budget modifications, relevant penalties).
• Provide preparation and dispatch support to City agencies during periods of extreme weather that impact electricity and gas distribution networks, such as DR events and gas interruption events.
• Carry out relevant data analysis to meet the team's analytic and reporting needs.
• Track and report on program and performance metrics.
• Support development, coordination and administration of team-led training efforts.
• Build and maintain productive relationships and effective lines of communication with utility companies, third-party vendors, partner City agencies and as other key stakeholders as needed.
• Other tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level