Host: City of Norco
Openings: 1
Project Focus: Disaster Response and Preparedness / Emergency Management (e.g., flood prevention, wildfire prevention, coastal protection), Energy Efficiency, Infrastructure Development – including Broadband, Renewable Energy, Water Management
Skills Needed: Project Management, Public Speaking, Data Analysis, Technical Writing,

Remote or On-Site Placement

Hybrid – On-site working will continue on Mondays and Wednesdays. The Fellow may work from home on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Occasionally, they may come in for special meetings on work from home days.

Service Needs & Plans

•CIP Energy Efficient Projects (Review and Admin assistance)
•CIP Water Reduction Projects (Review and Admin assistance)
•Facility Audits and working with the I-REN Team on the Resiliency Roadmap
•CIP Project support from WRCOG

Project Description

The City of Norco currently has several LED lighting upgrade projects listed in the 5-year CIP. Some of these projects will be ready for construction in June/July of 2024.

The Citywide SMART controller project is a water conservation project that will change out all controllers in parks, public facilities, and LMDs. We will need help with some administrative tasks in applying for water rebates. This project is ongoing and is scheduled to finish by the end of the year.

The fellow would also need to review the CIP to see if we are maximizing energy efficiency with our planned projects and any other items that we can incorporate into the projects that would reduce energy consumption.

A bill rate analysis along with a facility audit would greatly help identify future projects that can be added to the CIP to help reduce energy and water consumption.

Provide administrative support for upcoming CIP Projects along with contract management.

Desired Skills

•Work independently
•Have some experience or be willing to learn about project management.

Organization & Workplace Highlights

The vision of Horsetown USA as a premier agricultural, animal-keeping community:

•Have Integrity – We do the right things, for the right reasons.

•Ownership – We are all leaders who own our work, solve problems today, and are strategic about building an even better tomorrow.

•Relationships – We make time to communicate, celebrate, and collaborate, respecting each other’s strengths and differences.

•Service – We put others first and provide services that far exceed expectations, serving the people in our community and each other.

•Excellence – We strive for the highest quality work, doing nothing but our best.

Community Highlights

Norco, California is a premier community for animal-keeping and small-plot agriculture—a community that takes pride in its small-town values, celebrates its rich, rooted history, and preserves an equestrian-oriented, rural lifestyle that cannot be found anywhere else in Southern California.