Senior Program Director – State Energy Program

APTIM•Remote, TX

3d•$140,000 - $170,000

About The Position

The State Energy Program Director will be responsible for launching and delivering a state HOMES and HEAR program. The Director will work closely with the National Director and Program Directors to oversee, coordinate, and drive strategic initiatives within the program in addition to providing oversight of day-to-day operations. This is a high-impact, fast-paced role that requires exceptional organizational, leadership, and communication skills. The Director will be responsible for on-time delivery of program launch and execution of goals while providing high quality work aligned to U.S. Department Of Energy requirements. The Director will also be responsible for managing subcontractors to ensure a seamless implementation team. APTIM’s Energy Transition team is a recognized leader in the marketplace. Our energy experts deliver highly innovative projects and complex client solutions providing the full breadth of solutions including energy efficiency, energy management, carbon management, smart infrastructure, and distributed energy resources (DER). Our consultants proactively collaborate with clients to define and implement strategies and programs around key business drivers, with the primary focus of finding and delivering high impact outcomes that exceed expectations and meet the unique needs of our government, utility, and commercial clients. This position will be responsible for making high-level and impactful decisions to define the path forward, providing strategic guidance and support to resolve barriers and find innovative solutions. The State Energy Program Director will provide leadership to the implementation team and be a main point of contact to the client. This role will lead a team to proactively collaborate to define and implement strategies and campaigns around key client drivers, with the primary focus of delivering projects in the market that meet U.S. Department Of Energy and State Energy Office governance and program requirements, exceed expectations and drive market transformation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university, preferably in related fields such as Business, Engineering, Environmental Studies, etc. or equivalent work experience.
8+ years of progressive experience in Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Sustainability, Program Management, or Demand Side Management Programs.
Experience leading and managing a complex program team.
Experience owning a large and complex program budget and P&L.
Demonstrated ability to build and lead diverse, multidisciplinary teams successfully and build collegial and collaborative team culture through direct and indirect leadership.
Working knowledge of the energy efficiency industry history and landscape.
Ability to clearly define, refine, train, and manage teams in the implementation of internal processes and controls associated with accounting, human resources (e.g., interviewing, onboarding, goal setting, personnel development), contracting and compliance, work safety and financial reporting.
Demonstrated ability to develop and manage a complex strategic vision and translate its pursuit into actionable tactics, actions, and objectives.
Executive level communication and presentation skills.
Contract negotiation expertise.
Advanced in Microsoft Office software suite.
Demonstrated ability to proactively manage risks and issues across all facets of program implementation.
Financial management budgeting and reporting experience.
Experience managing multi-million-dollar programs.
High level of emotional intelligence and ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Strategic thinker with a practical, solution-oriented approach to problem-solving.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with integrity.
Commitment to fostering a collaborative work environment within the team and broader organization.

Nice To Haves

Advanced knowledge and experience with current Microsoft toolset
Professional experience working with a wide variety of stakeholders, such as state, local and federal governments, for-profit and non-profit organizations, utilities, and others.
CEM, PMP, BPI or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Develop start-up and implementation plans with input from implementation team to deliver all program elements on time while meeting or exceeding all requirements.
Establish excellent project management tools to track and report on progress to internal and external stakeholders.
Manage all stakeholders to ensure alignment to project schedule and rapid contingency planning as needed
Clearly communicate and inspire implementation team to aligned goals and objectives.
Keep abreast of U.S. Department Of Energy guidelines and developments to ensure ongoing program compliance and success.
Keep abreast of economic, policy and technology developments and changes related to energy and energy efficiency both locally and nationally.
Assume responsibility for identifying and capitalizing upon new opportunities for enhancing the program and services in alignment with evolving client, market, or customer needs.
Establish and maintain weekly production forecast. Proactively communicate results and establish corrective actions for forecast misses
Manage program financials in coordination with Portfolio Director. Maintain a detailed forecast inclusive of financial and operational elements
Continuously improve strategies, designs and operations to ensure the program maintains excellence or improves on KPIs.
Ensure work is performed safely, ethically, within budget, according to client requirements and schedule and with exceptional quality.
Lead efforts to create alignment between the implementation team and client
Lead an internal team, as well as subcontractors and consultants.
Ensure clear, transparent and appropriate communication with partners and client
Prepare effective communications (e.g., memos, presentations, analysis) to support program policy changes, critical management decisions, corrective actions, or other key decisions.
Maintain communication with APTIM leadership, escalating key issues in a timely manner to garner support, bringing insights, guidance and/or resources back to the program team as appropriate.
Manage the performance of employees through goal setting, ongoing assessment, and coaching.
Ensure compliance with all APTIM quality and safety policies as well as all OSHA regulations.
Other duties as assigned.