Senior Manager, Renewable Energy
Center for Sustainable Energy
September 4, 2014
Professional Area:
Environmental and Natural Resources Planning
Experience:
7-10 years
Contact person:
Human Resources
Phone:
858-244-1177
Fax:
858-244-1178
Email:
human.resources@energycenter.org
Location:
San Diego, CA
This newly created position will oversee CSE’s Renewable Energy department including, highly visible distributed generation (DG) projects and programs such as the California Solar Initiative for the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the SunShot RoofTop Solar Challenge for the Department of Energy (DOE). These projects and programs cover a vast geographic area from the service territory of San Diego Gas & Electric for CSI, multiple programs in south and central California to the entire state of California for the RoofTop Solar Challenge.
Under the general direction of the Director of Programs, the Senior Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing the work of staff implementing renewable energy projects and programs. The Senior Manager will assign and review work, ensure that significant deadlines are met, oversee staff’s analysis, evaluate work performance, provide or recommend training for staff development, and recommend or select personnel. The Senior Manager will lead the business development effort for the Renewable Energy department and serve as CSE’s subject matter expert and team lead in the energy industry.
Daily activities will involve managing development of work products required for project administration, facilitating team meetings involving complex issues, interacting with CSE policy and marketing staff, preparing briefing or other materials for presentation, and making presentations in representation of CSE’s programs and mission. This position requires interaction with stakeholders including legislative staff, industry, customers and government agency staff including those at the CPUC and California Energy Commission as well as the DOE. The Senior Manager will be responsible for providing timely and useful analysis and advice to Commissioners’ offices, administrative law judges, and CSE management on a wide range of regulatory issues pertaining to, DG and related proceedings. Frequent travel may be required.
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Project management, team leadership, and/or supervisory experience, including being responsible for the preparation of professional work products by a team of individuals.
- Substantial first-hand experience in the DG marketplace, preferably in the private sector, e.g. with a manufacturer, installer, or integrator.
- Familiarity with DG policy and implementation issues, including interconnection, energy procurement by utilities and customers, and/or integrated resource planning.
- Ability to consistently meet deadlines and coordinate complex and expansive workload.
- Planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing the work of others. Ability to inspire others to work intelligently and foster cooperative relationships among team members. Ability to motivate others.
- Ability to synthesize complex information and/or data into a written work product.
- Experience working collaboratively with other stakeholders, and/or with staff from other agencies (such as renewable energy providers or the CEC)
- Effective communication skills are critical and required.
- Attention to detail and follow-up is essential to the success of this role
- Must be able to maintain a good working relationship with all co-workers, stakeholders and clients.
- Skill in establishing goals and objectives and developing comprehensive plans.
- Public speaking and presentation experience
- Oversee the work of subcontractors.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A track record of successfully managing multiple parallel short-term projects while communicating project status and expectations both in and out of the organization.
- Familiarity with financial analysis and electric & gas utility rate structures.
- A minimum of seven to ten years of proven experience in energy project development.
- Policy research, analysis and development. Experience with analyzing complex regulatory issues.
- Facilitation of stakeholder meetings or workshops. Ability to work cooperatively with decision makers, market participants, interested parties, and other agencies.
- Ability to work under strict deadlines. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy Management, Energy Policy, Environmental Sciences, or related field. Masters Degree preferred.
- Eight to ten years of project management experience, preferably energy project management; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum of seven to ten years’ experience specifically relating to energy management or energy systems through consulting, project or construction management, or other relevant experience.
- A proven track record demonstrating the ability to work in a fast paced, forward moving environment with the ability to quickly learn new technology.
- Outstanding communication skills with the proven ability to utilize these skills across groups within and outside the organization.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent.
Computer and/or Technical Skills:
Demonstrated high-level of abilities of various computer software programs and fluency in using standard office software packages such as MS Office: Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
License, Certificates or Registrations:
Valid California Drivers License; insurable in the State of California. Must own a licensed and registered vehicle and be willing to use it for work-related purposes.
Application Procedures
1.Download and fill the CSE Application for Employment Form from theCSE@energycenter.org website.
2.Please send a resume, application and cover letter along with salary history via e-mail to human.resources@energycenter.org.