Deputy Commissioner, Energy Management

About the role

The Deputy Commissioner, Energy Management will join the executive leadership team of DCAS and direct the Energy Supply, Strategic Planning, Operations, Budget, and Contracts units. This senior position oversees the city’s energy strategy, ensuring efficient, clean, and cost‑effective power use across thousands of municipal facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Administer a 10‑year capital budget of approximately $4 billion for energy efficiency and clean‑energy projects across the city’s building portfolio.
• Manage an annual expense budget of roughly $100 million for training, staffing, project scoping, retrofits, operations, and data analytics.
• Oversee the city’s utility energy budget and negotiate energy supply contracts.
• Supervise utility accounts for 80 agencies and more than 4,000 facilities.
• Deploy real‑time meters and advanced metering infrastructure for electric, gas, and steam accounts.
• Expand participation in demand‑response programs for electricity and gas usage.
• Lead implementation of energy‑efficiency projects, both standalone and integrated into larger capital initiatives.
• Integrate energy‑efficiency considerations into capital planning, operations, and maintenance processes.

Required profile

• Executive‑level leadership experience within a large public‑sector organization.
• Proven ability to manage multi‑billion‑dollar capital and operating budgets.
• Experience negotiating complex energy supply contracts.
• Strong understanding of municipal energy systems, demand‑response, and advanced metering.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape the city’s energy future and reduce carbon emissions.
• Leadership role influencing policy across more than 80 city agencies.
• Access to extensive resources and a collaborative public‑service environment.