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Residential Electrification Program Manager – Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency

City and County of Denver
Full-time
On-site
United States
$70,765 - $116,762 USD yearly

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $75,000.00 - $105,000.00. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

  • A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

  • 457B Retirement Plan

  • 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year

  • Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

This is a limited position with an expected end date of October 29, 2029.

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site 3 days per week and off-site as needed. At this time, the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency only requires 2 days in office at the Wellington Webb Municipal Building due to space constraints. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You’ll Do

The Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency’s (CASR) mission is to act with urgency to proactively mitigate climate change. Our objectives are to advance science-based strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a scale and timeline that align with the recommendations from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, cultivate resiliency in the face of potential climate change-related emergencies, secure an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable city for generations to come, and ensure that the setting of goals and metrics and monitoring of results considers equity.

The City and County of Denver is committed to cultivating a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. CASR fosters this culture among staff through a variety of actions, including team equity conversations, professional development, and training, embedding equity into all aspects of its workplans, and building a collaborative team environment. Our goal is to build a team that is as diverse as our community, with different perspectives and unique ways of thinking. If you share these values and our enthusiasm for equity, we encourage you to apply to join our team.

The High-Performance Buildings and Homes team has an opening for a Residential Electrification Program Manager supporting Building Efficiency and Electrification Programs. Job duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Responsible for organizing, planning, budgeting, administering and monitoring innovative, nation-leading, program models providing greenhouse gas reduction, resiliency and health impacts for Denverites in support of the Buildings and Homes team strategies and CASR’s Mission.

  • Manages Federal grant requirements and directs contract and sub-award administration.

    • Prepares documents required for submission to Federal agencies to receive funds.

    • Creates and maintains federal grant reporting documentation including reports, budgets, presentations, and other templates.

  • Works to maintain and improve relationships with officials, other agencies, community groups, and state and federal departments to improve decision making capability and better implement services as part of grant funding and related programs.

    • Prepares and delivers orientation, training demonstrations, and presentations for individuals, groups, community organization and key partners.

  • Manages and plans the work of consultants, vendors, contractors, on-calls and other staff. Responsible for organizing, planning, budgeting, administering and monitoring multiple projects within the program.

    • Development and processing of contracts including participating in drafting RFP for contracts, evaluating proposals, and administering contracts for compliance and expenditures.

  • Provides program leadership, direction, goals, and long range and short-term planning.  Manages program design, policy development, and performance criteria for program operations, and makes budgetary and resource allocation decisions.  Leads on design, organization, and monitoring and evaluation to ensure success of program outcomes.

    • Monitors and reviews program KPI’s.

    • Coordinates across offices, teams, and organizations to gather data and information from multiple sources and maintains databases.

    • Conducts reviews of existing policies, procedures, and directives and recommends revisions or additions when necessary.

    • Reviews program operations for compliance, identifies program strengths and weaknesses and problem areas of non-compliance, recommends corrective action, and instructs individuals and groups on proper methods and procedures for compliance with program regulations.

  • This role may also provide other administrative and support functions for the Buildings and Homes Electrification team.

  • Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Research shows people from underrepresented and historically marginalized groups tend to apply only when they check every box in the posting. If you are reading this and hesitating to click “apply” for that reason, we encourage you to apply.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

  • Knowledge of heat pumps and home energy efficiency improvements is desirable but not required

  • Experience with successful grant processes and reporting

  • Spanish language skills preferred

  • Motivation to work on complex and very challenging problems with high-impact

  • Demonstrated focus on community and equity

  • Strong attention to detail; must be highly organized

  • Ability to work well independently and bring thoughtful solutions to the table while prioritizing success of the team; positive attitude and motivated to help others with a collaborative approach

  • Impact-, outcome-, and process-focused with ability and interest in administrative and organizational tasks

Required Minimum Qualifications

  • Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or a related field.

  • Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of full performance professional level experience developing, implementing, and administering programs.

  • Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education for all classifications.

  • Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

  • License/Certifications: None.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until Wednesday, November 20, 2024. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than this date at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

To be considered for this position, please include a cover letter that describes the following:

  • any relevant experience that may not be evident from your resume

  • how you can apply that experience in this role

  • why you want to work for the City and County of Denver.

  • (Upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab.)

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CA1714 Program Manager

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Position Type

Limited (Fixed Term)

Position Salary Range

$70,765.00 - $116,762.00

Starting Pay

$75,000.00 - $105,000.00

Agency

Climate Action, Sustainability & Resiliency

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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