JOB SUMMARY:
The Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI) Program Manager manages the city's environmental stewardship efforts to ensure Bellevue maintains a reputation as an environmental leader in the region and achieves objectives as established by the ESI Strategic Plan and the city's Comprehensive Plan.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Initiate and implement programs related to energy efficiency, green building, carbon footprint reduction, urban habitat enhancement, and other sustainability/conservation efforts.
•Maintain and update as necessary a 5-year Environmental Stewardship Strategic Plan to guide the city's improvement of its environmental performance across all departments and lines of business.
•Conduct research on relevant issues and best practices; develop and propose new policies as appropriate.
•Oversee and maintain a system for reporting key environmental performance metrics including municipal and citywide greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water conservation, and cost savings associated with projects.
•Seek and manage grant funding to accomplish specific objectives established in the ESI Strategic Plan
•Work with other staff to establish environmental best practices for city operations and the community as a whole, with the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and maintaining a healthy urban habitat.
•Coordinate efforts across city departments, with community stakeholders, and with regional agencies.
•Develop and implement sustainability-related outreach efforts to local businesses, community groups and schools; and maintain comprehensive communications with the community about opportunities for stewardship activities.
•Prepare and deliver updates on the City's environmental sustainability efforts for the City's Leadership Team, boards and commissions, and the City Council.
•Serve as the city's representative in regional and state forums pertaining to environmental sustainability in the fields of energy, clean fuels, and climate change.
QUALIFICATIONS:
•Knowledge of sustainable building design, land use and sustainable community planning, environmentally preferable purchasing, green fleets and fuels, recycling and waste reduction, carbon footprint reduction, and environmental education.
•Knowledge and professional experience in delivering programs for energy conservation and renewable energy, climate change strategies, and environmental sustainability programs.
•Experience in developing and implementing environmental performance metrics.
•Thorough knowledge of project management, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, monitoring, and problem solving.
•Considerable knowledge of City, state and federal laws and regulation relevant to environmental program areas.
•Ability to provide leadership and direction for the ESI program.
•Experience with community outreach techniques, including social marketing.
•Ability to establish and maintain solid working relationships with decision makers, with staff from other departments, and outside partners; including experience in building collaborative working groups across disciplines and organizational structures.
•Ability to research, analyze and synthesize complex information, and prepare concise written reports and correspondence.
•Demonstrated skill in delivering affective and persuasive presentations to leadership, elected officials and citizens.
Education and Experience:
•Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in planning, environmental policy, public administration or equivalent.
•Master's Degree preferred.
•Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in environmental program development and management, preferably in the public sector.
