Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.
We are looking to fill an Energy Efficiency Technical Project Manager II position as part of our Energy Efficiency Programs Department. As a member of the Energy Solutions team, you will have a broad impact on energy efficiency markets and greenhouse gas reductions through our work for major North American utilities, program administrators and other national leaders in energy efficiency. This unique market opportunity, paired with Energy Solution's mission driven approach, creates a perfect environment for an individual who wants to have an active voice in shaping the nation’s energy future.
Daily responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Overseeing user acceptance testing for web application users
- Working with internal clients to debug, reproduce, document, and fix support problems for production web application systems
- Creating visualizations and dashboards using BI tools (e.g. Tableau)
- Planning and monitoring of resources to complete projects on time and on budget
- Technology research and literature searches
- Assisting with program design and implementation
- Facilitating and monitoring the progress of projects and communicating progress to internal stakeholders
- Organizing and facilitating in-person meetings and conference calls with internal stakeholders
- Coordinating implementation activities between internal technical teams and consulting stakeholders
- Triaging reporting and software requests to staff and overseeing completion of timely and high-quality deliverables
- Managing rollout of software and reporting initiatives to business stakeholders
- Leading a team of subject matter experts in execution of regular system updates
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in energy-related discipline with environmental, electrical, information systems management or mechanical engineering preferred, or quantitative background
- A minimum of 5 years of work experience and/or graduate school
- A minimum of 7 years of work experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree
- Demonstrated ability to conduct detailed technical and quantitative analysis, knowledge of data science, and/or experience with information systems management such as SQL
- Data literacy as exhibited through a functional understanding of data granularity, data types, and relational databases
- Intermediate experience with BI tools such as Tableau, PowerBI or equivalent
- Intermediate experience with ticketing systems such as Jira or equivalent
- Experience using Microsoft Office on an intermediate level
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational and project management skills
- Formidable technical writing and verbal communication skills
- Experience managing technical projects and/or small technical project teams, for example:
- Projects that establish efficient and scalable routines and processes for data delivery, manipulation, and cleansing.
- Projects requiring the design and implementation of simple ETL pipelines; or the configuration of moderately complex low- or
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent personal accountability, including ability to balance competing priorities
- Ability to troubleshoot problems involving formulas or complex data sets independently
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong technical written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organization and project management skills
Compensation to commensurate with experience with the pay band of $90,000 - $115,000/Annually with a target range of 90,000 - 103,500/ Annually
Compensation is commensurate with experience and includes a generous retirement package. Energy Solutions provides an excellent benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, other pre-tax contribution plans and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
AI Use
At Energy Solutions we believe in the importance of authentic interactions and equitable opportunities. We base our candidate selection on one’s own skills, knowledge, and experience. To ensure the integrity and fairness of our interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (including Generative AI) or other means to generate or assist with responses during interviews is strictly prohibited. This practice supports our commitment to create a transparent and equitable space where skills, knowledge and experience can truly shine.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Energy Solutions is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Energy Solutions conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Office Locations and a Remote Workforce
Energy Solutions operates as a predominantly remote workforce with offices in six different locations. Employees who reside within 40 miles of an office (except New York) will be assigned to that location, though in-office attendance requirements may vary by team. At this time, we are not accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states: Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
Background Check Information
Information will be requested to perform the compulsory background check. A drug screen and authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely are preconditions of employment. Energy Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.
Reasonable Accommodations
Energy Solutions is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations in completing this application, interviewing, and/or completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email [email protected].
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