The City of Bellevue is hiring for five new sustainability positions! This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing sustainability team and help shape the future of Bellevue’s climate and sustainability work. The team is part of the city’s Community Development Department, which has a great group of passionate staff working on long-range planning, neighborhood engagement, arts, economic development, and sustainability. The Bellevue City Council has recently increased the budget for the Environmental Stewardship Initiative, Bellevue’s sustainability program, to help accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Bellevue Plan through an expanded team and new initiatives.

The City is hiring for the following positions and applications are due February 27th:

• Energy Smart Eastside Program Manager
• Climate and Energy Program Manager
• Sustainability Program Manager
• Climate and Electric Mobility Coordinator
• Sustainability Program Coordinator

THE DEPARTMENT
The Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) develops and implements citywide environmental policies and programs that propel our city toward a sustainable, equitable, and carbon neutral future.

THE JOB
We are recruiting for a Building Climate Policy Advisor to implement and develop successful building energy climate policies to reduce emissions and energy use to meet Seattle’s climate goals of carbon neutrality by 2050.  This is a job with enduring impact.

In this job, you will:

• Ensure programs and policies are equitably, efficiently, and effectively crafted, implemented, measured, and improved to gain the greatest impact in the near term
• Lead all data, database, and analysis work to maximize resources, measure success, identify impact lags and emerging barriers to progress
• Oversee and direct the work of staff supporting Benchmarking, Building Tune-Ups, and Building Emissions Performance Standards, three of Seattle’s largest climate policies
• Share information and recommendations with OSE teammates, citywide colleagues, elected officials, and community members with differing levels of technical understanding
• Coordinate and lead multiple ongoing IT projects with IT department and consultants

The position application recruitment process closes on Tuesday, November 1^st promptly at 4:00 PM. View the full job description and application requirements here.

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle’s electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.

The Customer Energy Solutions (CES) division of Seattle City Light implements the longest continuously operating municipal energy conservation initiative in the country. The Project Development team is responsible for delivering our portfolio of demand-side management programs to our commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. We are currently hiring an Energy Management Analyst, Assistant (EMA) to work on our Project Development team.

This individual will participate on a team of multi-disciplinary energy management professionals who promote and deliver the utility’s portfolio of demand-side management programs to its commercial, industrial, multifamily, and institutional customers. The portfolio has historically been predominantly comprised of energy efficiency programs; however, it is evolving and expanding to include distributed energy resources, such as demand response, distributed generation, as well as transportation and building electrification. CES is responsible for acquiring/delivering all cost-effective energy efficiency (kWh) to the utility (a least-cost resource) in support of I-937 targets – preserving and extending the benefits of Seattle City Light’s low-cost, carbon-neutral resources.

The Project Development team works with business customers across all sectors to conduct program outreach, opportunity assessments, and project development activities. In addition, the team contributes heavily to program design & development with a focus on enhancing customer experience, implementing continuous process improvement, and minimizing evaluation risk. This position will report to an Energy Management Analyst Supervisor.

View the full job description and application requirements here.

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle’s electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.

The Customer Energy Solutions (CES) division of Seattle City Light implements the longest continuously operating municipal energy conservation initiative in the country. The Project Development team is responsible for delivering our portfolio of demand-side management programs to our commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. We are currently hiring one Senior Energy Management Analyst (Sr. EMA) to work on our Project Development team.

This individual will participate on a team of multi-disciplinary energy management professionals who promote and deliver the utility’s portfolio of demand-side management programs to its commercial, industrial, multifamily, and institutional customers. The portfolio has historically been predominantly comprised of energy efficiency programs; however, it is evolving and expanding to include distributed energy resources, such as demand response, distributed generation, as well as transportation and building electrification. CES is responsible for acquiring/delivering all cost-effective energy efficiency (kWh) to the utility (a least-cost resource) in support of I-937 targets – preserving and extending the benefits of Seattle City Light’s low-cost, carbon-neutral resources.

The posting will close on August 2nd. View the full position description and application requirements here.

Summary: This position is responsible for managing the operations and maintenance of the 21 Acres LEED Platinum-certified building, coordinating care of the adjacent landscape, and supporting infrastructure on the farm. The Facility Manager will foster a highly-integrated approach to building management on a unique campus that educates about green buildings, agroecology, and local food systems.

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