Resilience and Housing Program Specialist

Join our team! The City of Saint Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development is hiring a Resilience and Housing Program Specialist to advance healthy, sustainable, and energy-efficient housing initiatives.

About the role

This position coordinates key programs, tracks performance, supports policy implementation, and engages community and organizational partners.

Responsibilities

• Support the Healthy Homes and Power of Home grant programs by conducting outreach, assisting applicants and participants, tracking program metrics, and monitoring program budgets.
• Coordinate program operations by preparing agendas, facilitating biweekly internal meetings, and maintaining consistent communication across departments and partners.
• Serve as a primary liaison to partner organizations, supporting program development and implementation through regular communication, meetings, and collaboration.
• Conduct research and policy analysis, document policy alternatives, and prepare reports and other materials.
• Support implementation of the Sustainable Building Ordinance by attending kickoff meetings with developers, tracking project compliance, and communicating with developers.
• Build community partnerships and coordinate engagement events and activities designed to reach diverse audiences.

For more information and essential functions, see our Management Assistant II job description.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in Energy and Sustainability Policy, Sustainable Management, Environmental Science, Public Administration, Education, Urban Planning, Information Systems, Management, Business Management, or a closely related field and two years of related project and management support including conducting research, collecting, compiling, and assessing data or equivalent experience.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Health insurance
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time

Pay

$32.53 - $46.00 / Hourly

Schedule

• Full Time
• First (Day) shift
• Hybrid work arrangement

Public transportation accessible: Yes

Requisition ID: 26-UNSP-02044