Job Type: Full time
Closing Date: 3/5/2024 11:59 p.m. Mountain
Location: Denver Metro, CO
This position will lead CEO’s growing Transportation Fuels and Technology team. Over the last couple years, CEO has received a significant amount of new state and federal funding to accelerate transportation electrification. The team is in the midst of launching new programs and scaling up existing programs that ensure all Coloradans, particularly income-qualified Coloradans and those living in disproportionately impacted communities, have access to transportation electrification and its benefits. This position will support team members as they do this important work, while also leading high profile projects, drafting and testifying on legislation, and writing testimony and serving as an expert witness in utility proceedings.
The transportation electrification market is extremely dynamic, and the successful candidate will have extensive experience managing teams and mentoring supervisors and team members to achieve organizational goals and objectives, as well as designing and implementing data-driven programming and iterating to achieve maximum impact. The team’s portfolio continues to evolve, and the successful candidate must demonstrate experience successfully managing competing objectives while ensuring successful achievement of organizational priorities.
Responsibilities:
Personnel Management
Supervise and mentor team supervisors and other direct reports, support ongoing training and professional development for all team members, and assist in recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of new team members.
Assist the team in navigating a dynamic transportation electrification market, working collaboratively to overcome barriers, respond to changes in the market, and develop creative programming to keep the market moving forward.
Create an environment in which team members are valued and successful, and support attainment of CEO’s mission and vision.
Take steps to create a culture of performance management, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Programming Oversight and Planning
Work with the Managing Director for Programs, Deputy Director, and Operations staff to lead the team’s annual planning and budgeting process.
Work with program staff to develop new programming and, using quantitative and qualitative data and stakeholder feedback, regularly evaluate program impact and modify as needed to ensure programs meet their goals and remain responsive to an evolving market.
Support the continued expansion of existing programs and development of new programs as new funding is made available or as required to support achievement of organizational goals, and work to improve equity outcomes for all existing and new programming.
Work with the Associate Director to manage the team’s budget, ensure accurate tracking for projects and programs, and approve program expenditures, contracts, and purchase orders.
Ensure program compliance with federal grant requirements, Colorado Revised Statutes, CEO policies and procedures, and the Governor’s office employee handbook.
Collaboration with Other Units and Stakeholders
Meet regularly with CEO’s Leadership, including other Directors, to provide input and recommendations on office-wide priorities and opportunities for collaboration.
Work with policy staff to design and implement legislative and regulatory strategies to achieve the team’s and CEO’s broader goals and objectives.
Lead on high profile projects and initiatives including, not not limited to, legislative and regulatory strategies, and as needed testify, write testimony, and serve as an expert witness.
Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships with other state agencies, particularly CDOT, CDPHE, and DPA, as well as local governments, utilities, nonprofits, and industry representatives.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications
At least 5 years experience managing teams, with experience managing supervisors preferred.
At least 5 years of experience developing, managing, and refining programs.
Experience in the energy or transportation sector, with knowledge of transportation electrification, strongly preferred.
Experience managing consultants and contracts.
Excellent people skills and proven success leading a team.
Strong time management and organizational skills.
Strong written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
Preferred experience working with stakeholder groups, including local governments and utilities.
Conditions of Employment
Applicants must pass a thorough background check prior to employment.
Effective September 20, 2021, employees will be required to attest to and verify whether or not they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Employees who have not been fully vaccinated may be required to submit to serial testing in the future. Upon hire, new employees will have thirty (30) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination. Vaccinated employees must provide proof of vaccination. Note: Fully Vaccinated means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, as defined by the most recent State of Colorado’s Public Health Order and current guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.
Supplemental Information
To Apply:
A cover letter and resume must be submitted with the application for consideration. Your cover letter and resume must provide sufficient detail about your background and experience to allow the screening panel to properly assess your experience in the required elements, including your experience and achievements.
Department Information
Overview:
The mission of the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and consumer energy costs by advancing clean energy, energy efficiency, and zero emission vehicles to benefit all Coloradans. We do this by developing and implementing highly impactful policies and programs, establishing Colorado as a leading state for climate action.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
A critical strategy to reduce emissions in Colorado is electrifying the transportation sector - cars, trucks, buses, and bicycles. Colorado has the fifth highest market share for electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, but we have a long way to go to expand electric mobility options and reach our goal of 940,000 EVs on the road by 2030. To achieve this aggressive goal, we provide direct funding for installation of charging stations across Colorado, so drivers can get anywhere in the state in an EV. We provide incentives to purchase electric bikes (eBikes) and vehicles, we advocate for improved electricity rates that make it cheaper to own an EV, and we provide education and technical support to consumers and fleets on the environmental and financial benefits of eBikes and EVs.