Assistant Project Manager - Energy
About this role
Position Summary
The Assistant Project Manager, Energy will assist the Energy Project Manager in the planning, execution, and delivery of energy-related projects, including energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy installations (solar, etc.), building decarbonization, and infrastructure improvements in NYC facilities. The role involves coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, managing project budgets and schedules, and conducting client-facing activities. The selected candidate would be responsible for supporting Audit, Design, and Construction phase energy projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Support project development and construction management activities.
- Assist in coordinating project activities with both internal and external teams
- Support team in planning work and developing solutions to technical problems
- Track project performance, risks, change orders, and reporting on budgets, timelines, and energy savings.
- Support multiple projects at once, ranging from small-scale tasks to portions of larger initiatives, working under the guidance of the Energy Project Manager or engineering staff
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (mechanical or electrical)
Experience:
- 3-7 years of project management or project support experience in energy, utilities, renewables, or construction
- Demonstrated success supporting energy efficiency, renewable energy, or building decarbonization projects.
- Experience in NYC market and familiarity with local laws (e.g., LL88, LL97) strongly preferred
- Experience with DCAS, NYC DOE, NYPA, or other public agencies strongly preferred
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong project management skills and ability to work on interdisciplinary teams
- Ability to interpret construction documents
- Understanding of project development and construction process
- Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Proroce.), budgeting, and data analysis.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Problem-solving mindset
Certifications (Preferred):
- PMP, DBIA, PE, CEM
Salary Range: $80,000 - $120,000 per year
The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location.
Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella’s benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Health/Dental Insurance
- 401k Plan with Employer Match
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Time Off
- Leadership Development Program
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Referral Bonus Program
- Wellness Program
- Team Building Events
- Community Service Events
LaBella is committed to facilitating a culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion are respected, valued, and celebrated by implementing thoughtful, practical, and innovative strategies that support our employees and serve the communities in which we reside. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.
LaBella Associates does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting professionals or agencies, nor do we accept resumes from any source that does not reference a specific, open position. LaBella Associates will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resume submitted by recruiting professionals or agencies that do not have a current placement fee agreement with LaBella Associates. All initial communication with recruiting professionals or agencies must go through human resources.
Company at a glance
At LaBella Associates, our job is to create – structures, plans, ideas, results. As a nationally recognized Design Professional Corporation, that’s a given, right? But here’s what really drives us: creating partnership between our team and our clients. So much so that we become one team, unified in the unrelenting pursuit of exceptional on each and every project. Reliability. Accountability. Collaboration. Respect. Not skills we went to school for, but innate in LaBella team members.
The pursuit of partnership is embedded in our culture—has been since our inception in 1978. And it affects client outcomes in profound ways. It means we’re built to expertly execute projects from start to finish. That we have the talent and resources to take on any challenge. That projects are completed on time, on budget, and beyond expectations. And that we win awards – not just for our talent, but also for our ethics, employee culture, and growth.
Headquartered in Rochester, NY, LaBella is home to more than 2,000 multi-disciplinary consultants who plan, design, engineer, and manage public and private projects that enrich our communities. Our expertise is recognized in infrastructure, buildings, environmental, and energy projects throughout the eastern United States and Spain, with recent expansion into the United Kingdom. Across the breadth of LaBella’s disciplines and services, a legacy of exceptional quality and value are the common threads. Those outcomes are made possible by something even more foundational to our company and our culture—an enduring commitment to client partnership.
Top Benefits
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401k Plan With Employer Match
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Time Off
- Leadership Development Program
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Referral Bonus Program
- Wellness Program
- Team Building Events
- Community Service Events
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