Position Type:
Professionals and Supervisors/Project Manager Energy Conservation
Date Posted:
7/4/2025
Location:
MAINTENANCE/CP&C
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Bargaining Unit: ACE
Work Year: 240 days per year, 12 contract payments
Work Day: 8 hours per day
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: ACE 10, Step A to P ($67,265 to $97,010), DOE
Job Summary
The Energy Conservation Project Manager performs multiple and varying assignments to support energy and water conservation in the Anchorage School District. The position is a key technical point of contact for providing advice to ASD and ensures the development and execution of a comprehensive energy and water conservation program. Work activities are performed under the direction of the facilities construction manager. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).
Job Requirements
The following are required:
- A bachelor's degree in engineering, energy management, or a similarly related field. Equivalent experience, education, and training may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
- Minimum of five years of experience developing and programs or projects.
- Ability to communicate effectively and maintain productive working relationships with others.
- Strong project planning, management, and organizational skills.
- A valid Alaska driver's license.
- Must have a high degree of computer literacy, such as strong proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Excel, and PowerPoint.
The following are preferred:
- Certified Energy Manager, or comparable equivalent certification.
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Familiarity with Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation regulations.
- Familiarity with building controls and automation systems.
Essential Job Functions
- Conducts a strategic energy and water plan and conducts energy and water surveys.
- Identifies, develops, and implements cost saving initiatives in energy, water, and resource conservation.
- Works as part of an integrated team to implement energy and water conservation program requirements.
- Applies independent judgment in the application of the principles, practices, and techniques of energy and water conservation.
- Identifies and develops energy projects, programs, and initiatives; provides energy and water conservation training and awareness; and recommends improvements to energy and water management systems and processes.
- Coordinates with design teams to ensure designs for all new facilities and major facility renovations achieve maximum energy and water efficiency by assisting with scope development, specifications, cost estimates, and payback/life-cycle cost analysis of projects.
- Coordinates with internal organizational representatives to ensure existing facilities are operated and maintained to achieve maximum energy and water efficiency.
- Prepares data call responses, develops, prepares, analyzes, and reports on performance metrics and progress in meeting goals/objectives.
- Evaluates technical and economic feasibility of energy and resource conservation projects using industry standards and techniques.
- Ensures work activities are aligned with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
- Manages and updates energy tracking and consumption programs and software.
- Develops an energy management program and helps facilitate implementation.
- Conducts training and in-servicing at the facility level and at ASD events as required.
- Communicates program requirements, status of assignments, and the overall results of a project or activity to internal and external parties.
- Develops an annual program budget; evaluates and applies for grants, special funding, or other relevant programs to fund energy saving/conservation programs.
- Conducts energy auditing and produces reports by accumulating data from multiple automation systems and/or software support programs.
- Develops and presents an annual school board report on program effectiveness.
- Calculates and oversees the energy savings rebate program.
- Duties may also include the management of energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts.
Physical /Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.
The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.
Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.
While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.
Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).
This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.
The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.