Up to 27 Fellows will be supporting up to 27 public agencies across the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in Southern California). Fellows will be serving to support and fill organizational capacity needs in the area of Energy Efficiency, project identification, and energy building identification and benchmarking, climate/energy action planning, outreach of workforce, education & training into the communities, and other sustainability initiatives. Historically the cities in the subregion have lacked the capacity to track, monitor, implement and comply with various energy and environmental statewide goals and requirements. Interested in learning more? Click here for more information.

 
Host: City of San Bernardino
Region: Riverside County + San Bernardino
Openings: 1
Project Focus: Energy Efficiency, Urban Planning, Public Health
Skills Needed: Community Engagement, Research, Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration, Data / Quantitative Analysis, Self-Motivated, Communication

Service Needs & Plans

To develop an energy efficiency master plan for the City’s facilities and fleet divisions, develop clean energy partnerships, and identify energy efficiency projects and funding.

Project Description

This project will be overseen by the City’s Public Works Department. Project initiatives will focus on developing an energy-efficiency master plan for the City, developing clean energy partnerships with utility and program administrators, and identifying energy-efficiency projects that are relatively low-risk investments while also pursuing opportunities for financing (i.e. financial support through grants, rebates, and loans). The project seeks to establish an energy efficient concept plan, promote avoidance of building new generation facilities, and encourages public health and environment benefits.

Desired Skills

Desired skills and traits include an understanding and passion to implement energy efficiency in current practices and procedures, be flexible, self-starter, data and energy analysis competencies, time management abilities, and good communication skills.

Organization & Community Highlights

The City of San Bernardino is a community rich in history and cultural diversity. The City continues to thrive to be a sustainable system of high-quality education, community health, public safety, housing, retail, recreation, arts and culture and infrastructure. The opportunity to serve with the City will be beneficial for gaining technical, analytical and personal development skills, cultivating business, agency and shareholder relationships, and having an impact on the community.

Remote or On-Site Placement

On-site