Senior Project Manager

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Manages all aspects relating to successful implementation of assigned programs. Develops, implements and oversees detailed program policies and guidelines, team roles and responsibilities, budgets, and schedules. Tracks and manages program activities and expenditures to ensure project deliverables are completed on time and within budget. Ensures accurate, timely billing of project activities. Continuously monitors project effectiveness and implement new approaches, as required. 
• Collaborates with internal and external teams in matters related to programmatic functions.
• Develops expertise in specific program requirements and technologies such as Handbook updates, Standard Operating Procedures, and other related programmatic items. Provides development of guidance, and internal procedures. 
• Ensures Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) utilized by the application review team are clear, up to date and conform with evolving program rules and requirements. 
• Establishes goals for team members and monitors their progress. Ensures individual and team goals are achieved or exceeded. Meets weekly with each team member to provide regular feedback and consistent communications. Conducts performance appraisals. Creates professional development opportunities.
• Supports the DER Director and other managers in managing the workflow of the assigned staff through the development of tools, reports, and metrics. Work with staff to ensure individual work of each team member is being completed on time and on budget. Act as a project manager to staff.
• Monitors daily activities to ensure procedures are working to achieve project goals and department goals and to support efficient processes. Conduct periodic program,  and department process evaluations to streamline internal and external procedures. Ensure procedures are working to achieve program goals through efficient processes.
• Manages subcontractor and vendor relationships and contracts to ensure satisfactory completion of programactivities. 
• Identifies key program needs and support the team in proposal development and develop projects to meet all contractual terms and conditions of assigned contracts.
• Creates project reports and presentations.
• Contributes to data analysis and project reporting and prepare regular metric reports and analysis.
• Provides oversight and support for ad hoc escalated cases from the application review team with unique circumstances to ensure program requirements are met. Direct team decision making in unique cases in which program precedent may be set.  
• Develops and oversees execution of process improvement projects. 
• Contributes to CSE’s thought leadership and research.
• Supports the development and execution of processes and procedures related to quality assurance protocols and data confidentiality requirements. 
• Communicates regularly with the Distributed Energy Resources management team to provide status updates, report concerns, and recommend solutions and improvements.
• Takes strategic direction from the DER Director and proactively directs the team’s efforts based on that direction.
• Completes miscellaneous administrative duties, including time and leave management system for team members.
• Provides progressive discipline, coaching, and accountability when direct reports are not meeting goals or performance expectations in collaboration with DER Director.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• None

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Required

• Familiarity with the DER industry, including understanding of key trends and stakeholder landscape and the role of incentive programs. 
• Familiarity with environmental justice and energy equity issues and best practices in making programs accessible to disadvantaged communities. 
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management through all five phases (initiating, planning, execution, monitoring, closing)
• Successful project management of all six project constraints (scope, quality, scheduling, budget, resources, risk)
• Familiarity with concepts and frameworks for operations management and process improvements. 
• Demonstrated high-level of abilities of various computer software programs and fluency in using standard office software packages such as MS Office: Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Extremely detail-oriented with exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to perform within required deadlines.
• Strong organizational, time management and planning skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to operationalize concepts by translating them into concrete tasks, budgets and timelines.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks, changing priorities, stressful situations and complex assignments.
• Ability to oversee  other staff.
• Ability to take initiative, be proactive and work with minimal supervision.
• Curious, motivated, pro-active and a self-starter keen to solve problems.
• Ability to interact at the highest level of management, both internally and externally, in a constructive and collaborative manner and in way that appropriately represents CSE.

Preferred

• PMP certification or equivalent 
• Experience in clean energy industry
• Familiarity with distributed energy resource policies and landscape

Education:

• Bachelor's or equivalent required, Master's preferred 

Experience:

• Minimum 6 years relevant experience.

Licenses, Certificates or Registrations:

• PMP or equivalent preferred 87800.00 To 115400.00 (USD) Annually