Net Zero Carbon Lead (1823) - SFO - TPV

The City and County of San Francisco seeks a Net Zero Carbon Lead for San Francisco Airport (SFO) to achieve net zero energy, carbon operations, and zero waste by 2030. The role involves data collection for emissions reporting, implementing a Net Zero Carbon plan, developing decarbonization strategies, managing projects, and collaborating with various departments. The position emphasizes operational efficiency and compliance with environmental regulations.
San Francisco Airport (SFO) is on its journey to be the first airport in the world to achieve “triple net zero”— net zero energy facilities, net zero carbon operations, and zero waste to landfill by 2030. Additionally, SFO has goals to enhance healthy indoor environments and decrease water use by 2030. Since 2011, SFO has reported its campus-wide Scope 1 & 2 (airport-controlled), Scope 3 (airport-influenced) emissions within its Climate Action Plans in support of SFO’s net zero carbon 2030 goal. By moving the campus towards a low- carbon intensity, SFO will demonstrate to the City of San Francisco, aviation industry, and building sector that net zero at multiple scales is both possible and worthwhile.

The Net Zero Carbon Lead will focus on delivering the airport’s Zero Carbon Strategic Goal. This position reports to the Energy Program Manager through which the function collects, analyzes and reports upon SFO’s campus-wide, building-specific and ground transportation’s related electricity, natural gas, water, waste and fuels to forecast, report and ensure compliance with City, County and State requirements and support campus-wide awareness and prioritization of operational efficiency projects in support of SFO’s triple net zero goals.

As a team member of SFO, you will embrace SFO’s core values and SFO’s Racial Equity Action Plan.

You are excited about this opportunity because you will:
• Collect and synthesize data needed for greenhouse gas emissions reporting to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), City and County of San Francisco and the Airport Council International (Airport Carbon Accreditation Program).
• Finalize and implement SFO’s first Net Zero Carbon plan to be concise and actionable by identifying key stakeholders and time-bound tasks so that projects can be delivered, monitored for progress and adapted based on changes to regularity, resource and financial constraints.
• Develop an Airfield Decarbonization strategy including inventorying and analyzing existing assets related to airside electric vehicle charging, electric ground support equipment charging, pre-conditioned air, and ground power units to develop projects, policies and guidelines to reduce SFO’s Scope 3 emissions.
• Assemble, track, and earmark campus-wide utility consumption (water, gas, electricity, solar generation) for trends and inconsistencies through which to focus abatement projects.
• Plan for and lead the implementation of capital and/or operations projects through management, analytics, scheduling, stakeholder engagement, and budgeting as needed.
• Software-enable, monitor and report on SFO’s carbon-free transportation assets broadly, including a specific focus upon those participating in the CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program and coordinate with the San Francisco Public Utility Commission on credit sales.
• Research and prepare grant applications, including required data collection and analysis, as well as corresponding ongoing reports related to net zero energy and/or carbon activities.
• Collaborate closely with other departments to develop, operate and maintain landside and airside transportation decarbonization assets (electric vehicle & ground support equipment chargers and ground power units) through inventories, analytics, coordination, site visits, policy and program development.
• Facilitate working groups with internal stakeholders, airlines, and external partners to share knowledge, collaborate, and align on mutually beneficial and complex topics related to airside and landside decarbonization.
• Perform other functions outlined in the 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst