Coordinates the department`s international and other external cooperation commitment and activities, conducts project evaluation and monitoring, ensures compliance with government environmental policies and standards, and undertakes research and studies thereon

Project Evaluation and Monitoring

• Evaluates and monitors ongoing and proposed projects both foreign and locally funded
• Conducts research on projects areas/facilities/ guidelines in support of the department`s policies, plans and programs
• Develops criteria and guidelines in the preparation of projects proposals, evaluation and management
• Recommends prioritization of energy projects for funding purposes
• Assists in the negotiation of terms and conditions of loans and grants for the department with foreign funding institutions
• Maintains and updates a repository of all completed, ongoing and proposed foreign-assisted projects and locally funded projects
• Coordinates with various DOE units, concerned government offices, funding agencies and oversight committee (PRC)
• Performs AD HOC functions as may be assigned

International Cooperation and Other External Concerns

• Coordinates the department`s international commitments and cooperation activities (I.E., ASEAN, APEC, UNDP-ESCAP, BIMP-EAGA, MULTI-LATERAL/BILATERAL) including the preparation of country position papers and other technical requirements for international meetings/for a/conferences
• Provides technical and secretariat support to the departments hosting of international conferences and other events arising from international commitments and obligations
• Provides technical and secretariat support to the department's representatives/focal points in inter-agency fora external relations such as but not limited to the Philippine council for APEC,ASEAN,ASEM cooperation (PCAAC)-cabinet and technical board levels,permanent interagency for escap matters (PITCEM) and other multi-lateral/bilateral AD HOC groupings and task forces
• Monitors and evaluates the performance of the department VIS-A-VIS the commitments made in international for a
• Prepares periodic reports on the status of the department's external cooperation activities for submission to relevant international and national agencies
• Performs AD HOC functions as may be assigned

Environmental Cooperation and Coordination

• Coordinates the department's activities relating to the scoping, review and evaluation of environmental impact assessment (EIS)/initial environmental examination (IEE) and IEE checklist of energy projects
• Coordinates with project proponents,DENR, LGU's and other concerned agencies and institutions in the establishment and operationalization of the environmental guarantee fund (EGF), Environmental monitoring fund (EMF) and multipartite monitoring team (MMT)
• Facilitated and assists proponents in their application for certificate of non-coverage (CNC)/environmental compliance certificate (ECC) of energy projects in coordination with other agencies (E.G., DENR-EMB,HLURB,ETC.)
• assists in and helps facilitate the conduct of investigations in response to public complaints regarding environmental problems related to energy exploration, development and utilization
• Conducts environmental management monitoring to ensure compliance of project proponents with ECC conditionalities and other internationally accepted environmental standards
• Conducts trainings/seminar/workshops/conferences on energy-related environment concerns 
• Coordinates with DOE units and other concerned agencies on the energy sector's compliance with the clean air act and other environmental policies (E.G., climate change,agenda 21,ETC.) with the view to recommending compliance measures
• Provides secretariat support to energy-related environment concerns 
• Performs AD HOC functions as may be assigned