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Executive Director of Sustainability

City of New York
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2025

Job Description

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 of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful 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.

NYC Fleet manages all NYC vehicles, equipment, fuel, leasing, and related services. The City's fleet includes over 30,000 vehicles, costs over $850 million annually, and involves nearly 2,000 full time staff. NYC Fleet uses off the shelf Citywide fleet management systems to track all aspects of these operations including acquisitions, salvage, maintenance, inspections, fuel, collisions, and training.

Fleet is currently looking for an Executive Director of Fleet Sustainability to oversee Fleet's role in Citywide emergency management and sustainability.

The responsibilities of this position includes, but are not limited to :

  • Coordinate Fleet's role in citywide emergencies including towing and transport, debris management, and emergency fueling operations and generator operations.
  • Assist with research, development and operations for emergency contracts and coordinate with DCAS Procurement.
  • Develop fleet staffing plans to cover fleet responsibilities during emergencies.
  • Represent Fleet at NYCEM and support emergency training for fleet staff.
  • Assist with the DOE electric school bus initiative.
  • Oversee the implementation of the renewable diesel demonstration project and work with DCAS Procurement on developing a long-term contract for renewable diesel.
  • Expand the EV charging infrastructure throughout the 5 boroughs including solar carports, level 3 EVSE, and curbside charging.
  • Manage citywide vehicle auction program including overseeing weekly auctions, recommending items for sale to CFMO, and ensuring pickup lists are sent to vendor of items to auction.
  • Support other and related Fleet initiatives as needed.
  • Manage grant funding for sustainability-related projects at the state and federal level.
  • Research emerging technologies in sustainable mobility.
  • Please go to www.nyc.gov / jobs, or www.nyc.gov / ess for current NYC employees, and search for Job ID # 705280.No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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    Qualifications

    1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory, full-time experience of a nature to qualify for the duties of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or

    2. Education and / or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1" above.

    Additional Information

    The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

    Salary : $850

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