Careers Job Description
General Description
Organizational Description:
Founded in 2006, the mission of the CUNY Building Performance Lab (CUNY BPL) is to advance high-performance building operations and practices in existing commercial and public buildings. We focus on improving efficiency and optimizing building operations through building systems research and development; continuing education programs for facility managers, building operators, and energy professionals; and internships for CUNY students.
As part of its work with NYC government, CUNY BPL provides mission-critical support to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services Division of Energy Management (DEM) and its partner agencies for implementing New York City’s ambitious climate and clean energy policies. In this role, CUNY BPL staff provide expertise in a wide range of areas related to building systems, operations, and data. This includes advanced energy data analytics, technology application development, and a host of technical skills related to physical building infrastructure and associated data. The organization works collaboratively with industry professionals, other research institutions, and several of the US Department of Energy National Labs; and runs an extensive internship program for CUNY students that provides real world experience across program areas.
General Description:
For this specific role, CUNY BPL is looking for an enthusiastic, intuitive, and professional Data Analyst to work with CUNY BPL technical staff to support DEM’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance tracking and reporting goals. The Data Analyst will report directly to CUNY BPL’s Senior Business Systems Analyst and contribute to a dynamic body of work related to the production of the City’s portfolio- and agency-level GHG emissions inventories.
The Data Analyst will work to gain an understanding of (a) DEM’s data landscape, including current database systems, related tools, and data sources and (b) DEM’s operations, business needs and compliance-related obligations. The Data Analyst is encouraged to think proactively about opportunities for improving existing data systems, practices, and procedures.
Other Duties
Responsibilities:
- Support the development and implementation of technical requirements used in database development.
- Support the development and documentation of processes and procedures related to data management and reporting.
- Assistance with routine data collection, quality control/assurance, report generation, data validation and other data management-related work.
- Perform ad-hoc analysis and support engagements with external City agency partners.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of relevant work experience relating to data analytics or climate change
- Very strong quantitative (and qualitative) analytical skills and excellent conceptual thinking aptitude
- Strong understanding of fundamentals of data analytics (e.g., data cleaning, quality control/quality assurance methods)
- Ability to analyze and interpret large datasets; ability to synthesize findings and present recommendations
- Ability to write technical documentation including business and technical requirements and program SOPs (standard operating procedures)
- Ability to work autonomously and manage project/deliverable timelines
- Familiarity with fundamentals of greenhouse gas accounting (including methodologies and protocols)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Willingness to work in a highly collaborative environment
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
- Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Other Desirable Skills:
- 1-2 years of experience with developing greenhouse gas inventories (preferred)
- Experience in building and using Excel-based models and tools (preferred)
- Familiarity with working in SQL (preferred)
- Advanced university degree ideally in environmental science, engineering, economics, quantitative finance
- Specific knowledge in investment carbon foot printing, climate impact assessments of investments, GHG-accounting, or Life Cycle Analysis.
- Experience with data science, Machine Learning as well as using Python or R libraries for data analysis and visualization
- Understanding of contemporary software development and collaboration practices
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
CUNY Building Performance Lab
Full Time
$75,000.00 - $90,000.00
Jun 03, 2024 (Or Until Filled)