Full Job Description
To advance this work, DEP is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to serve as Chief Resilience Officer (CRO). Reporting directly to the Commissioner, the CRO will lead agency-wide coordination on climate policy, climate commitments, and interagency initiatives, ensuring that climate considerations are integrated across DEP's operations, capital program, and regulatory functions. The CRO will serve as the Commissioner's principal advisor on climate-related policy and strategy, working closely with senior leadership across DEP, City Hall, and partner agencies to advance the City's climate goals and strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure systems. The CRO will also ensure that climate and environmental justice considerations are integrated into agency decision-making, with a focus on advancing equitable environmental and public health outcomes for communities disproportionately burdened by pollution and climate risks.
Key Responsibilities:
-Coordinate agency-wide implementation of climate-related initiatives, commitments, and strategic priorities, ensuring alignment across DEP bureaus and offices.
-Lead DEP's engagement in citywide climate and environmental justice initiatives and represent the agency in interagency working groups, task forces, and external forums.
-Serve as DEP's primary point of coordination with City Hall, other City agencies, State and Federal partners, utilities, and external stakeholders on climate policy and strategy.
-Work with DEP bureaus to integrate climate resilience, greenhouse gas reduction, and sustainability considerations into agency planning, operations, and capital investments.
-Support the development of strategic initiatives related to climate adaptation, decarbonization, environmental justice, energy, and resilience.
-Lead agency-wide coordination on environmental justice priorities, ensuring that DEP policies, programs, capital investments, and regulatory activities advance equitable outcomes and meaningfully engage communities disproportionately affected by environmental burdens and climate impacts.
-Foster relationships with external stakeholders, including advocacy organizations, community organizations, industry groups, and peer utilities to advance DEP's climate agenda.
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Qualifications
1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college and 7 years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, consultative or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or
2. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive, consultative or supervisory experience described in "1" above.
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