Careers Job Description
General Description
LOCATION: CUNY Building Performance Lab, CCNY, Marshak Building, 160 Convent Avenue
STATUS: Part time / Full time
SALARY: Commensurate with abilities
General Description
The mission of the CUNY Building Performance Lab (BPL) is to advance high-performance building operations and practices in existing buildings with a focus on NYC buildings. BPL is part of CUNY’s interdisciplinary Institute for Urban Systems. BPL staff carry out building systems research and development, including measurement and verification of building system retrofits and provides continuing education programs for facility managers, building operators and energy professionals. An important part of the mission is to encourage CUNY students to enter the sustainable buildings field and to prepare them for such a career through paid internships.
No-cost / low-cost improvements to building operations has been shown to reduce total building energy consumption by 5-25%; thus BPL’s activities are well-aligned with New York City’s ambitious goals to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions.
The Sales Manager will work closely with the program assistants and will lead the sales and promotion of CUNY BPL’s NYC Building Operator Training – which teaches energy efficiency practices to a diverse group of clients including property managers, superintendents, porters, and handy persons. This job entails cold prospecting and building relationships with a variety of institutions and property management companies to recruit their staff for the NYC Building Operator Training. It is likely that this role will expand into promoting other trainings that are currently in development.
Other Duties
Other Duties:
- Report to the Director of Training and specific training program managers.
- Assist Director of Communications in launching marketing campaigns.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements for the position:
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills;
- Two+ years sales experience with demonstrated ability to meet or exceed quotas;
- Networking skills;
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and Power Point.
- Bachelor’s Degree in marketing and/or business, facilities management, or sustainability.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with trainings in building operations;
- Master’s degree in related field;
- Facilities/Energy Management certification.
Closing Date: Open until filled
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Sep 17, 2018 (Or Until Filled)