Senior Program Manager, Building Decarbonization Programs

Association For Energy Affordability • Full-time • Emeryville, California • 1m ago

Job Details

AEA WEST - EMERYVILLE, CA

Full Time

Description

Job Title:                                        Senior Program Manager, Building Decarbonization Programs
Primary Work Location(s):     California with focus on San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento and Northern California. Candidates must have the ability to travel within California upon request
FLSA Classification:                  Exempt
Projected Salary Range:          $100,000 – $160,000/year

Overview: Association for Energy Affordability (AEA) is a rapidly growing nonprofit energy services and training organization dedicated to achieving energy efficiency in buildings to foster and maintain affordable and healthy housing and communities. Energy consulting services are completed through AEA’s participation in a variety of federal, state, and local energy efficiency initiatives. AEA is a New York based organization, with over 20 years of industry experience and has been operating a West Coast office since 2010. For more information about AEA, see http://www.aea.us.org.

Position Summary: AEA West is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our tight-knit, talented team of “Energy Geeks”. The candidate must be passionate about energy efficiency and green building, highly organized, and be able to work with a diverse group of stakeholders.

The Senior Program Manager will oversee the day-to-day management and process flow of programs directed at providing building decarbonization and energy efficiency services to multifamily buildings, single family and manufactured homes. The Senior Program Manager will also be expected to manage contract budget and deliverables, perform contract management responsibilities associated with these programs, and interact with both the clients, subcontractors, and partners.

Additionally, they will coordinate with Program Managers and other staff leading contract services as well as the Project Managers and Associates, who conduct energy audits of multifamily buildings, provide engineering analysis at the project level, design and manage retrofit projects, perform green building assessments, and conduct technology and market assessments. The Senior Program Manager will engage in program design, project scheduling, data analysis, report production, and database development and management as needed to complete to deliver high impact energy efficiency and building decarbonization programs. They are expected to be a self-starter, an independent problem solver, and a strong team-player.

For this position, AEA is hiring for primary location in the San Francisco Bay Area, but may be able to accommodate remote work if candidate is based in Sacramento/Central Valley, Southern California, or Central Coast Region. Candidates must have the ability to travel within California upon request.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Program Manager may be responsible for:

Managing energy efficiency and/or building decarbonization implementation
Contract management , creating and tracking program budgets, targets and work plans to ensure compliance with contract requirements and deliverables
Coordinating, communicating with, and reporting to Program Administrators (federal, state, and local agencies, utilities, Community Choice Aggregators, etc.)
Oversight of subcontractors and coordination with key program partners
Assisting in the design of energy programs
Overseeing the work of other departmental staff providing services for contract
Overseeing the work of the technical staff conducting energy audits and in-field energy assessments, on-site diagnostics, field data collection and analysis
Managing and analyzing program data such as program pipeline, measure savings, project savings, regional project distribution, etc.
Supporting database design and management

These job responsibilities may be revised over time to ensure the functional responsiveness of the Senior Program Manager to AEA and Federal and California State program requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree or an Associate Degree.
6 years experience in a closely related role
At least 3 years’ experience in staff supervision and management
Experience managing large contracts with multiple subcontractors and team coordination
Knowledge and experience in energy efficiency and green building principles.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to bring together various resources to work together collaboratively.
Excellent communication, organization, presentation and analytical skills
Advanced-level knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Additional Desirable Qualifications:

Knowledge and understanding of Title 24 and other building codes and standards
Familiarity with local, state and federal incentive and rebate programs
Ability to perform cost savings analyses and fuel data analyses
Sound technical writing skills and experience
Proficiency in Salesforce

Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

AEA requires a COVID-19 vaccination for all employees. Therefore, all new employees are required to present proof of vaccination status upon hire unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption.

EEO Non-Discrimination and ADA Reasonable Accommodation Statement:

Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or partnership status, disability, military status, veteran status, or predisposing genetic characteristics. AEA does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For more information on the physical requirements of this position and/or if you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify Human Resources at 510-256-5891.

Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or partnership status, disability, military status, veteran status, or predisposing genetic characteristics. AEA does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For more information on the physical requirements of this position and/or if you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency at 718-292-6733 Ext-8265.

We maintain an inclusive culture where everyone feels safe to contribute and help us innovate, and we encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply to our roles.

TO APPLY: Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and resume. In your cover letter, please share examples of your current or past work that you were most proud of and why.

You may find all our open positions at our Careers site here: https://aea.us.org/about/#careers

AEA offers excellent benefits, including medical/dental/vision, commuter plan, 401(k) w/matching contribution, generous PTO, educational assistance, paid parental leave, hybrid work arrangement and many development opportunities. We are also an eligible employer for student loan forgiveness.