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Job Opportunity: Building Climate Policy Advisor, City of Seattle

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THE DEPARTMENT
The Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) develops and implements citywide environmental policies and programs that propel our city toward a sustainable, equitable, and carbon neutral future.

THE JOB
We are recruiting for a Building Climate Policy Advisor to implement and develop successful building energy climate policies to reduce emissions and energy use to meet Seattleā€™s climate goals of carbon neutrality by 2050. Ā This is a job with enduring impact.

In this job, you will:

  • Ensure programs and policies are equitably, efficiently, and effectively crafted, implemented, measured, and improved to gain the greatest impact in the near term
  • Lead all data, database, and analysis work to maximize resources, measure success, identify impact lags and emerging barriers to progress
  • Oversee and direct the work of staff supporting Benchmarking, Building Tune-Ups, and Building Emissions Performance Standards, three of Seattleā€™s largest climate policies
  • Share information and recommendations with OSE teammates, citywide colleagues, elected officials, and community members with differing levels of technical understanding
  • Coordinate and lead multiple ongoing IT projects with IT department and consultants

The position application recruitment process closes on Tuesday, November 1stĀ promptly at 4:00 PM.Ā View the full job description and application requirementsĀ here.