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Job Title: Energy Incentives Intern (graduate student)

PVN ID: VA-2510-007065

Category: Managerial and Professional

Job Description

General Description

Through its partnership with the City of New York, CUNY’s Building Performance Laboratory is hiring qualified energy management professionals to serve as on-site consultants and fill critical staffing capacity needs at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ (“DCAS”) Division of Energy Management (“DEM”). For background, DEM serves as the hub for energy management for City government operations. DEM develops the City’s annual Heat, Light, and Power Budget; manages the City’s electricity, natural gas, and steam accounts; helps their agency partners identify and pursue energy-saving opportunities; does energy efficiency and clean power generation projects across the City’s portfolio; and implements operations and maintenance best practices. Specifically, DEM is tasked with leading the City’s efforts to reduce emissions from City government operations 40 percent by 2025, 50 percent by 2030, and 80 percent by 2050 from a Fiscal Year 2006 baseline. To meet these goals, DEM is committed to collaborating very closely with the agency partners to help them achieve major emissions reductions in their buildings.

For this specific role, on behalf of DEM, CUNY BPL seeks an Energy Incentives Intern to review DEM-funded projects, complete utility applications, and calculate energy savings. The Intern will manage incentive records in Salesforce, support inspections, and contribute to reporting.

This is an on-site position working at 1 Centre St, New York, NY 10007. NYC residency may be required for continued employment. Immigration sponsorship is not available through this program.

Other Duties

Under the leadership of the Program Manager, the person’s responsibilities may include the following:

+ Reviewing projects for incentives: Review DEM-funded projects and complete utility program applications for those eligible for incentives. Conduct pre-inspection engineering reviews and verify property and utility account data in EC3 and Salesforce, documenting on the applications tracker.

+ Calculating energy savings: Use savings calculators to record kW or Therm savings, obtain specification sheets as needed, and work with the Program Analyst to develop calculator instructions for commonly incentivized measures.

+ Incentive tracking and reporting: Create incentive records in Salesforce for new applications, including estimated energy savings and incentive amounts. Prepare daily reports, generate charts and graphs, link inspection reports and supporting files, and flag projects with missing or incomplete data for escalation. Document critical project updates and summarize trends to support program management.

+ Supporting inspections: Attend facility inspections, review pre- and post-installation conditions, identify discrepancies, and work with the Program Analyst to develop detailed checklists for measures including BAS/BMS, boilers, envelope, and pipe insulation.

+ Assisting with program communications: Work with the Program Manager to prepare and distribute the DEM Incentives newsletter and other program updates as requested.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will bring the following skills and experience to this position.

Minimum Requirements:

+ Must be a graduate level student at an accredited school, with a major in engineering, chemistry or other related sciences

+ Basic knowledge of energy systems and energy conservation measures

+ Basic understanding of energy audits and reports, with a focus on proposed measures and savings.

+ Background in data analytics with advanced Excel skills

+ Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage large data sets

Preferred Requirements:

+ Background in Environmental or Mechanical Engineering

+ Familiar with the New York State TRM

+ Proficiency in MS Office programs (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

+ Basic knowledge of Salesforce CRM application

+ Coding and SQL skills a plus

RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals (https://www.rfcuny.org/rfwebsite/media/0zrcgdyw/rfcuny-benefits-at-a-glance-ft-2025-project-employee.pdf)

About 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 The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department DCAS, Division of Energy Management

Status Part Time

Pay Range $21.50-$21.50

Hour(s) a week 20.00

Closing Date Dec 15, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit No

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