Program Manager, Training and Technical Assistance Programs

Overview: Association for Energy Affordability (AEA) is a rapidly growing nonprofit energy services and training organization dedicated to achieving energy efficiency in buildings to foster and maintain affordable and healthy housing and communities. Energy consulting services are completed through AEA’s participation in a variety of federal, state, and local energy efficiency initiatives. AEA is a New York based organization, with over 30 years of industry experience. For more information about AEA, see http://www.aea.us.org.

Position Summary: AEA is seeking a Program Manager who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-driven to join our tight-knit, talented team of energy professionals. The Program Manager will oversee the day-to-day management and process flow of programs directed at providing training and technical services support to national stakeholders within the residential building industry (single family and multifamily). They will also be expected to perform contract management responsibilities associated with these programs, interfacing with both the client and any subcontractors.

The Program Manager will coordinate with other Project Managers and Associates, who conduct energy audits of residential buildings, provide engineering analysis at the project level, design and manage retrofit projects, perform green building assessments, and conduct technology and market assessments. They are expected to engage in program design, project scheduling, data analysis, report production, and database management as needed to complete and deliver high impact energy efficiency and building decarbonization programs.

They are expected to be a self-starter, an independent problem solver, and a strong team-player.

Limited travel to locations outside of New York State will be required upon request.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Program Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing training and technical support related to weatherization, energy efficiency and/or building decarbonization programs.

• Coordinating, communicating with, and reporting to Program Administrators (federal, state, and local agencies, utilities, Community Choice Aggregators, etc.).

• Assisting in the design of energy programs and preparing guidance documents.

• Overseeing the work of the technical staff conducting energy audits and in-field energy assessments, on-site diagnostics, field data collection and analysis.

• Managing and analyzing program data such as program pipeline, measure savings, project savings, regional project distribution, etc.

• Contract management, creating and tracking program budgets, targets and work plans.

• Outreach and intake to program participants.

• Supporting database design and management.

These job responsibilities may be revised over time to ensure functional responsiveness to the various program requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or an Associate Degree.
• 4 years related experience in a related role.
• Basic knowledge and experience in energy efficiency and green building principles.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to bring together various resources to work together collaboratively.
• Excellent organization, presentation and analytical skills.
• Advanced-level knowledge of MS365 Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Additional Desirable Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program.
• Building Performance Institute Certification (EA, QCI, MFBA).
• Advanced proficiency with energy modeling software (Weatherization Assistant, NEAT, TREAT, EA-QUIP, MulTEA).

• Familiarity with local, state and federal incentive and rebate programs.

• Ability to perform energy audits, cost savings analyses, fuel data analyses, construction management on single family and multifamily buildings.

• Sound technical writing skills and experience.

• Proficiency in Salesforce.

Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

AEA requires a COVID-19 vaccination for all employees. Therefore, all new employees are required to present proof of vaccination status upon hire unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption.

EEO Non-Discrimination and ADA Reasonable Accommodation Statement:

Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or partnership status, disability, military status, veteran status, or predisposing genetic characteristics. AEA does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For more information on the physical requirements of this position and/or if you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify Human Resources at 718-292-6733 ext. 8265.

We maintain an inclusive culture where everyone feels safe to contribute and help us innovate, and we encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply to our roles.

TO APPLY: Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered. In your cover letter, please share examples of AEA’s past or current work that is most exciting to you and why. We will not be reviewing resumes without a cover letter.

You may find all our open positions at our Careers site here: https://aea.us.org/about/#careers

AEA offers excellent benefits, including medical/dental/vision, commuter plan, 401(k) w/matching contribution, generous PTO, educational assistance, paid parental leave, hybrid work arrangement and many development opportunities. We are also an eligible employer for student loan forgiveness.