New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) fosters the creation and preservation of high-quality affordable housing, while working strategically to revitalize neighborhoods and communities throughout the Empire State. Under the leadership of Governor Kathy Hochul and Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas, HCR is a vibrant, innovative agency that integrates and leverages New York State’s housing resources. We have offices in New York City, Albany, Buffalo and Syracuse, and employ a diverse workforce of professionals who are hard-working and committed to serving low- and moderate-income families. Our mission is far reaching, encompassing single and multifamily housing finance, home improvement, rent regulation, housing subsidies, and community development. We partner regularly with a variety of public and private stakeholders.

Achieving this mission requires a wide range of skills and backgrounds in public policy, administration, real estate, architecture, finance, law, and many other areas of expertise. We seek to provide a workplace environment that is productive, flexible, accountable, ethical, and caring. Our employees are empowered to make a difference where they live and work. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid leave, health, dental, vision, retirement, and family-friendly policies.

The Office of Housing Preservation manages HCR programs that maintain and enhance the state’s portfolio of existing affordable housing. We enforce the Rent Laws in New York City for over 900,000 housing units, while providing federal and state rental assistance to assist more than 100,000 families across the state. We also monitor 170,000 low-income housing units financed with federal and state resources and provide grant funding to help homeowners and tenants save energy.

The Statewide Asset Management Unit is responsible for the asset management and compliance monitoring of the Agency’s existing affordable housing portfolio. This portfolio has been financed under various Federal and State housing programs including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; Housing Trust Fund; HOME.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Decarbonization Specialist will provide technical expertise for various energy efficiency and decarbonization programs within NYS Homes and Community Renewal’s Office of Housing Preservation. This position will work closely with the Sustainability Program Manager to manage the existing Clean Energy Initiative Program and future decarbonization programs to successfully align the State’s Decarbonization goals under the direction of the VP of Sustainability. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the technical assistance reviews for the Clean Energy Initiative Program
• Support the technical review and maintenance of HCR’s Sustainability Guidelines
• Provide technical expertise in the design of future decarbonization and energy efficiency programs.
• Coordinate with a team of consultants to manage projects in the Sustainability portfolio.
• Assist in the evaluation and reporting for active program production.
• General project management
• Coordinate with the Design Unit, Environmental Unit, and other teams within HCR to manage projects.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience, and a minimum of three to five years of experience working in a professional office setting in either housing, energy consulting, or design/implementation.
• A master’s degree can substitute one year of experience.
• Education and professional experience in affordable housing development, energy consulting/auditing, commissioning/retro-commissioning, Architecture/Engineering, or sustainable development preferred.
• Experience in project management
• Experience with high-performance, all-electric new construction buildings and existing buildings decarbonization retrofits.
• Experience reviewing and analyzing drawings, specifications, energy model reports, or benchmarking reports
• Experience supervising at least 1 direct report, or direct hired consulting firms
• Experience with New York City and State energy code.
• An understanding, and familiarity with the State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goals, specifically related to Housing
• Can work independently on assigned tasks with some support
• Familiarity with regulated affordable housing, either with design or implementation, financing, or development.
• A deep understanding of decarbonization strategies and technologies for Housing
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with an attention to detail and professionalism in all communications with staff and the public.
• Ability to work independently and manage various projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and employee will be expected to perform other reasonably related duties as assigned