Data is as of 6/15/2025.
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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Conservation Program Coordinator
FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 12135 Salary Grade: IG2
Approved: December 21, 2001 Last Revised: March 18, 2025

Purpose:
 

Under minimal direction, this position is responsible for coordinating energy, water, or natural resource conservation programs, projects, and plans.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Designs, develops, implements, and evaluates educational or outreach programs that promote energy, water, or natural resource conservation awareness and initiatives.
  2. Coordinates and manages educational or outreach events, small projects, contracts, marketing, and on-line literature content to promote energy, water, or natural resource conservation awareness and initiatives
  3. Analyzes energy, water, or natural resource conservation-related research findings to inform or make recommendations on program structure or program delivery to City leadership and other stakeholders.
  4. Develops, establishes, and manages service agreements with other programs, departments, and agencies.
  5. Researches energy, water, or natural resource conservation policies, best practices, and legislation to recommend changes to conservation initiatives.
  6. Prepares studies, reports, memoranda, briefs, or other written materials on energy, water, or natural resource conservation to inform customers, City leadership, and other stakeholders.
  7. Provides analytical support for policy briefs and program development related to energy, water, or natural resource conservation.
  8. Prepares grant applications to obtain funding for programs related to energy, water, or natural resource conservation.
  9. Reviews permit or plan revisions with project engineers and contractors.
  10. Reviews, evaluates, and recommends changes to technical reports, studies, and other departmental written materials. Provides technical advice to Conservation Program personnel.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

May provide leadership and lead cross-functional and departmental conservation project teams, work assignments, evaluation, training, and provide guidance to others.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of energy or water efficiency technologies, practices, programs and rebate requirements.
  • Knowledge of applicable building codes, energy or water retrofit requirements and specifications.
  • Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
  • Knowledge of department energy or water resource initiatives and targets.
  • Knowledge of construction materials, practices and procedures.
  • Knowledge of Federal, State and Local laws.
  • Knowledge of City practice, policy and procedures.
  • Skill in oral and written communication.
  • Skill in using computers and related software.
  • Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
  • Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
  • Skill in planning and organizing.
  • Ability to negotiate.
  • Ability to determine quality of materials, workmanship and compliance with specifications..
  • Ability to handle conflict and uncertain situations.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional and departmental project teams.
  • Ability to operate and maintain testing and diagnostic equipment.
  • Ability to use graphic instructions, such as blue prints, schematic drawings, plans, maps or other visual aids.
  • Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
  • Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with City employees and the public.
Minimum Qualifications:
 
  • Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Architecture, Business, Environmental Studies, Natural Science, Planning, and Resource Management or in a field related to the job, plus five (5) years of related experience.
  • Masters Degree may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.
  • Experience may substitute for education up to the maximum of four (4) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
  None.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.