Day: July 16, 2020

The Water & Sustainability Project Manager resides in the Facilities Management Department within the Operations Division of the Boston Public Schools, reporting to the Sustainability and Environmental Resources Manager.  The Water & Sustainability Project Manager is responsible for all components of the BPS Drinking Water Program, and will support the BPS Sustainability and Environmental Resources team in other areas of environmental resource conservation and sustainability programming for Boston Public Schools.

The position will have a particular emphasis on developing and implementing the 3-5 year drinking water infrastructure implementation plan, which will install, test, and maintain new drinking water fountains across BPS schools.  The Water & Sustainability Project Manager will serve in a Midlevel role within Facilities Management. The Water & Sustainability Project Manager will also be responsible for upholding all components of the BPS Drinking Water Access Policy and Circular, and for having knowledge and experience with regard to issues of sustainability and environmental resource conservation.

Application Deadline: August 31, 2020, at 11:59 pm EDT

Under the direction of the Energy and Sustainability Manager, the Utility and Sustainability Coordinator will conduct professional work at the District action level. The Utility and Sustainability Coordinator identifies, assesses and implements improvements to utility (gas, electric, water, waste) and sustainability programs for the community college district; monitors and performs analytics and programming as needed for all utilities to include the energy and building management systems for optimization and development of energy conservation measures; coordinates all sustainability, utility, energy efficiency and renewable initiatives; coordinates facilities and capital program activities with other departments and performs other related work as required. Public contact is extensive, primarily involving department and outside staff, vendors, and contractors for the purpose of exchanging information pertaining to project assessment, procedures, materials, and timelines. A high degree of independent judgment and creativity is required to conduct appropriate troubleshooting, basic commissioning, complete given assignments, and to resolve conflicts and challenges that arise. Consequences of errors in judgment can be costly in materials, public relations, and in employee time. The Utility and Sustainability Coordinator can direct the work of student assistants and other staff as assigned.