Who We’re Looking for
We’re seeking a Program Manager to lead a multi-year residential energy workforce training initiative aimed at credentialing contractors from diverse backgrounds. The ideal candidate will bring a solid foundation in project management, developed through hands-on experience. You’ll be highly organized, capable of effective communication across a broad network of project partners, and deeply motivated to address climate change while fostering diversity within the building industry. Skilled in partnership management, you’ll work to broaden program participation and outreach, ensuring these training programs advance cutting-edge knowledge in building science and residential energy auditing, particularly within underserved communities. If you're inspired by the opportunity to shape broader workforce training strategies and expand our impact in the communities we serve, we’d love to have you on our team. We enthusiastically encourage individuals from Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds to apply.
Job Summary
The Program Manager for Contractor Training is a new position that will be responsible for planning, implementing, and reporting on the various grant-funded contractor trainings that ECC offers. This role requires: a passionate commitment to making space for the economic improvement and health of Black and underserved communities in the clean energy economy; organizational skills; and autonomy.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the implementation of a multi-year residential clean energy workforce training program that will develop an energy auditor and weatherization workforce across the Portland metro area.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external public and private sector partners to achieve successful training outcomes, ensuring compliance with government and utility funding requirements, reporting, and contractual obligations.
- Lead the implementation of additional residential clean energy workforce training projects that increase technical knowledge of energy efficient and sustainable practices within the residential building and contracting industries.
- Assist with developing new educational strategies that create clean energy career pathways and increase equitable opportunities for historically underserved populations in the residential building and contracting industries.
- Oversee the issuance of professional educational credentials.
Participate in program-specific marketing activities to drive program participation, in collaboration with EnerCity Collaborative team members and marketing partners.
- Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks.
- Report project outcomes and/or risks according to project work plan and grant reporting requirements.
- Lead the development of a contractor support program.
- Organize and lead contractor convenings, such as community of practices meetings.
- Support workforce grant program development and implementation.
- Support equipment grant program development and implementation.
- Coordinate trainings including: outreach to partner organizations; contacting students; securing venues and catering for training; budget tracking; and invoicing.
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