Sustainability Planner

Job Description

The City of Syracuse Sustainability Planner will focus on economic and environmental sustainability in planning, design and policy projects. They will be responsible for the creation, coordination and implementation of projects that foster environmental sustainability, and advance the City's sustainability goals.

• Perform professional planning work, focused on the organization and planning of sustainability projects, studies, policies, and plans for the City;
• Lead and collaborate on energy efficiency, greenhouse gas reduction and sustainability initiatives across City departments, with a strong emphasis on project management, coordination, and public outreach;
• Support the development, implementation, monitoring, and measurement of the City's Sustainability Plan that will incorporate sustainability into all aspects of the City;
• Provide leadership to advance the City through environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable programs;
• A high level of interpersonal skills and coordination is required since the position may advise and facilitate the work of a wide range stakeholders. The position will also help individuals and private, non-profit, and public organizations in answering requests for information within the City;
• The employee will research and integrate data and information from a variety of technical specialties including urban land use and design, environment and natural resource management; engineering; land use regulation (zoning); public finance; or public health;
• Work is performed independently with latitude given for initiative and creativity with supervisory guidance and advice available when needed. Supervision of staff is not a typical function of this position, but the Planner may be responsible for supervising the work of interns as well as the contractual work of consultants hired to perform work under various Planning programs;
• Does related work as required.

• Ability to provide technical knowledge, guidance, support and advice in the area of environmental sustainability, energy efficiency, climate change policies and initiatives, and public health to City departments and stakeholders;
• Serves as the primary project manager for environmental and sustainability initiatives;
• Develop programs and policies to address environmental sustainability;
• Develop marketing strategies to promote sustainability, including public engagement;
• Attend and participate in meetings, as necessary, with other professionals and the public;
• Serve as a public liaison on Sustainability related initiatives and projects;
• Prepare reports and studies on the benefits and outcomes of sustainability programs;
• Assist with development of budgets for Sustainability related initiatives and projects;
• Makes both formal and informal presentations to advise, recommend and inform citizen advisory boards and municipality public officials on environmental and land use programs and issues;
• Prepares grant applications to private/public/nonprofit funding agencies for environmental programs and administers the implementation of these various grant programs;
• Develop and provide illustrative presentations such as graphs, charts, and maps;
• Critical thinking skills and good professional judgment

• A) Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a master's degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Geography, Public Administration, Environmental Studies, Transportation and Transit Planning and Analysis, or City or Regional Planning or a field closely related to City or Regional Planning, and one (1) year of professional…