Senior Project Manager - Equitable Stakeholder Engagement

Energy Solutions is seeking a full-time employee to join our Policy & Ratings team in the role of Senior Project Manager, Equitable Stakeholder Engagement. Our Policy & Ratings Team supports the development of building codes, product standards, and other policies through an inclusive, data-driven analytical approach, that relies extensively on engagement with impacted stakeholders. As a member of the Energy Solutions team, you will have a broad impact on state, national and international energy markets through our work for state governments, major utilities, and other national leaders in decarbonization policy. Because these policies impact a diverse mix of consumers, communities, contractors, manufacturers and other market actors, our team develops and implements stakeholder engagement processes that ensure the considerations of these impacted groups are addressed. This engagement allows Energy Solutions to develop policy recommendations that maximize decarbonization impacts and distribute benefits more equitably.  

Your leadership will help us achieve equitable processes and outcomes in our work related to building codes, equipment efficiency standards, and other policies that promote clean energy technologies for all. In this role, you will develop frameworks and strategy, build relationships and partnerships, and analyze proposed policies and processes with a focus on equity. You will engage with state and national-level policies and regulatory proceedings while bringing an equity lens to everything we do.  

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to developing stakeholder engagement processes that foster collaborative communications amongst impacted communities, markets, manufacturers and contractors. Strong relationship- and coalition-building experience and experience engaging with state and/or federal level policy are key skills for this role. Strong candidates will also have relationships with and experience engaging community-based organizations. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Develop and implement equity-focused stakeholder engagement strategies for building codes, equipment efficiency standards, and other clean energy policies 
• Integrate equity frameworks and best practices into existing programs and into Energy Solutions’ public engagement processes 
• Coordinate with external partners who specialize in reaching underserved communities and build new partnerships with organizations with complementary skills and expertise 
• Build relationships and engage with equity-focused coalitions to advance policy and regulation 
• Assess potential equity concerns and opportunities related to proposed regulations and policies 
• Review, track, and brief internal stakeholders on select public engagement proceedings relating to the develop of decarbonization policy 
• Provide thought leadership on how the Policy & Ratings Team should grow and evolve to better advance equitable stakeholder engagement processes across the work we do 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or additional formal education 
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in an energy or environmental industry with a focus on equity/environmental social justice 
• Proven commitment to advancing energy equity and justice 
• Experience developing public engagement processes and building coalitions across diverse stakeholders 
• Experience working with industry to develop consensus around building codes, appliance standards or other policies 
• Proven relationship and coalition building experience
• Experience engaging with state and/or federal level policy 
• Experience implementing equity-focused frameworks and strategies and a demonstrated history of achieving results with these methods  
• Knowledge of and established relationships with NGOs, government agencies, community organizations, and other companies in the clean energy sector 
• Strong writing, critical thinking, and analytical skills, with the ability to produce excellent written communications for internal and external audiences 
• Ability to digest, understand, and interpret technology- and product-specific subject matter  
• Excellent management skills 
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with building energy codes and/or product standards  
• Proficiency in Salesforce and/or SharePoint  

Compensation to commensurate with experience with the pay band of  $92k - $125k/Annually