Smart Solar Program Manager

Smart Solar Program Manager

Job Announcement

Please post until Jan 31, 2009

Community Energy Services Corporation

Community Energy Services is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to
building sustainable communities in the greater Bay Area through
innovative and hands-on energy and building improvement programs. We
work in partnership with cities, counties, and utilities to provide
these services in underserved and vulnerable communities.

We are looking for a program manager to run our new Smart Solar Program,
a solar and energy efficiency consumer education program that we are
piloting in Berkeley as part of the DOE's Solar America Cities. The
goals of this project are to (1) accelerate the adoption of solar
technology at the local level by engaging the City, vendors, consumers,
community-based organizations, and regulators; (2) provide a model for
other cities; and (3) promote solar technology among residents and local
businesses in Berkeley and the East Bay.

The Program Manager will be responsible for designing, planning,
staffing, and running the day-to-day operations of the Smart Solar
Program.

General:

Reporting to the Program Director, the Program Manager will be
responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of one or more
program(s). The Program Manager will also be responsible for helping
identify programmatic opportunities and assisting with strategies for
program development, evaluating program results and providing required
reports to funders.

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to, the
following:

General Program Planning and Management

* Prepare work plans and staffing requirements

* Develop and manage project and program budgets

* Prepare and track invoices

* Prepare program reports

* Coordinate with the Executive Director and other agency
managers as needed to ensure program success

Supervision

* Recruit and train staff as needed

* Supervise staff, interns, consultant and support staff, as
required

* Evaluate staff performance

* Ensure staff compliance with CESC personnel policies

* Manage subcontractors and service providers

* Assist staff with professional skills development and
advancement opportunities

Program Development and Coordination
* Represent CESC energy services programs at meetings with
funders, community leaders and public officials

* Coordinating agency programs with other agency program
managers

* Assist in designing new programs and modifying existing
programs

* Assist in developing proposals for new and innovative programs


Qualifications:

1) Education and Experience

* BA/BS in energy management, business, planning, engineering, or
related field
* Graduate degree or relevant certificates a plus
* Minimum three years experience in project management, with a
strong concentration in solar PV and/or solar thermal design and/or
installation
* Minimum of five years professional experience in the energy
field, preferably in providing or managing energy auditing or energy
system engineering activities for residential or commercial buildings
* Experience in program management, design, implementation, and
marketing
* Ability to perform financial analysis

Personal Skills:

* Excellent written and oral presentation skills
* Ability to develop strategic and innovative approaches to
program development, design and implementation
* Ability to use community organizing and marketing principles to
motivate and educate customers
* Familiarity with electric and gas utility structures, key energy
market and public policy issues, and self-generation incentive programs
administered by utilities and government
* Ability to work with a diverse group of planners, engineers,
technicians, and managers in business and government
* Ability to be adaptive, organized and resourceful

Status and Benefits:

* Full-time exempt position
* Health Insurance
* Generous paid Holidays and annual leave
* Simple IRA savings program and contributions
* A great team working in an exciting business environment
* Salary range $60-70,000, depending on experience

Application:

Please email resume, cover letter, and three professional references to
the contact below. Job open until filled. Interviews will be scheduled
beginning the week of January 12.


Contact:

Nikki Dove, Program Coordinator

Community Energy Services Corporation

Email: nikki@ebenergy.org

Please, no phone calls


Community Energy Services Corporation

CESC is a 501-c-3 nonprofit organization and licensed contractor
providing energy efficiency and low income home repair services in the
Bay Area. CESC offers a supportive and enthusiastic work environment.
It has a well-deserved reputation in the Bay Area for providing high
quality, low-cost services to the public. CESC is poised to take
advantage of emerging opportunities to provide more energy and home
repair services that promote sustainable communities.