Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: - Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned. - Designs, develops, implements, and evaluates educational or outreach programs that promote energy, water, or natural resource conservation awareness and initiatives. - Coordinates and manages educational or outreach events, small projects, contracts, marketing, and on-line literature content to promote energy, water, or natural resource conservation awareness and initiatives - Analyzes energy, water, or natural resource conservation-related research findings to inform or make recommendations on program structure or program delivery to City leadership and other stakeholders. - Develops, establishes, and manages service agreements with other programs, departments, and agencies. - Researches energy, water, or natural resource conservation policies, best practices, and legislation to recommend changes to conservation initiatives. - Prepares studies, reports, memoranda, briefs, or other written materials on energy, water, or natural resource conservation to inform customers, City leadership, and other stakeholders. - Provides analytical support for policy briefs and program development related to energy, water, or natural resource conservation. - Prepares grant applications to obtain funding for programs related to energy, water, or natural resource conservation. - Reviews permit or plan revisions with project engineers and contractors. - Reviews, evaluates, and recommends changes to technical reports, studies, and other departmental written materials. Provides technical advice to Conservation Program personnel. Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed. - Knowledge of energy or water efficiency technologies, practices, programs and rebate requirements. - Knowledge of applicable building codes, energy or water retrofit requirements and specifications. - Knowledge of safety practices and procedures. - Knowledge of department energy or water resource initiatives and targets. - Knowledge of construction materials, practices and procedures. - Knowledge of Federal, State and Local laws. - Knowledge of city practice, policy and procedures. - Skill in oral and written communication. - Skill in using computers and related software. - Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing. - Skill in data analysis and problem solving. - Skill in planning and organizing. - Ability to negotiate. - Ability to determine quality of materials, workmanship and compliance with specifications.. - Ability to handle conflict and uncertain situations. - Ability to lead cross-functional and departmental project teams. - Ability to operate and maintain testing and diagnostic equipment. - Ability to use graphic instructions, such as blue prints, schematic drawings, plans, maps or other visual aids. - Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities. - Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with city employees and the public.