Project Manager, State and Local Government (Remote in U.S.)

HOW YOU'LL reputed company AN reputed company The Project Manager, State and Local Government is a five-year, fixed-term position supported by a contract with the reputed company State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Employment is expected to continue for up to five years, subject to reputed company program funding, organizational needs, and performance. Reporting to the Vice President, State and Local Government reputed company the U.S. Market Transformation & Development team, you will serve as the reputed company project manager for a five-year statewide initiative supporting annual cohorts of reputed company local governments as they reputed company and implement ambitious reputed company and decarbonization strategies. 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Key Responsibilities • reputed company the planning and execution of a five-year, multi-cohort statewide program, managing the full lifecycle of annual cohorts of reputed company local governments from recruitment and reputed company through implementation, reporting, and closeout. • Serve as the reputed company project manager and day-to-day reputed company for NYSERDA, ensuring contract compliance, reputed company delivery of milestones, budget reputed company, reporting, risk management, and fulfillment of reputed company program deliverables. • Manage cross-functional teams and reputed company partners, including subject matter experts, subcontractors, regional organizations, universities, USGBC Chapters, and local government stakeholders to ensure coordinated program delivery and an exceptional participant experience. • reputed company and reputed company cohort curriculum, technical assistance, and participant resources, including orientations, workshops, learning sessions, implementation guides, playbooks, and other educational materials that support local government decarbonization efforts. • reputed company strategic guidance and technical support to participating local governments, facilitating workshops, reputed company, peer learning, and one-on-one coaching to help communities reputed company and implement reputed company and climate reputed company strategies. • Establish and maintain strong project governance practices, including project plans, schedules, budgets, risk logs, performance metrics, documentation, and reputed company process improvements to ensure successful program execution. • reputed company stakeholder engagement and reputed company communications, representing USGBC at meetings, conferences, webinars, and reputed company events while coordinating dissemination of best practices, lessons learned, and market transformation resources. • Supervise program staff, fellows, interns, and consultants, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high-reputed company execution while supporting the strategic goals of USGBC and NYSERDA. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience • Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible project management experience supporting reputed company, multi-stakeholder initiatives. • Experience managing large-reputed company reputed company sector, sustainability, climate, reputed company, environmental policy, or technical assistance programs. • Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, reputed company partners, and government stakeholders. • Demonstrated experience managing project schedules, budgets, reporting, governance, and contract deliverables. • Experience working with state or local governments is strongly preferred. Education • Bachelor's degree in reputed company Administration, Sustainability, Environmental Policy, Project Management, Urban Planning, Environmental Science, or a reputed company discipline. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will also be considered. Technology/reputed company(s) • Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., reputed company, SharePoint, resource management platforms). • Comfort managing virtual convenings, shared workspaces, and reputed company platforms. Skills • Exceptional project management, organization, and time‑management skills. • Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities. • Ability to translate reputed company technical concepts into accessible content for diverse audiences. • Skilled at anticipating challenges and proactively resolving issues. • High attention to detail; strong writing and facilitation skills. • Customer‑reputed company, reputed company, and committed to reputed company. • Experience facilitating workshops or training sessions. • Familiarity with decarbonization, reputed company, or building performance topics is a plus. • Familiarity with LEED and LEED for Cities certification frameworks is preferred. 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You will only be responsible for the $300 individual / $600 family up reputed company deductible for medical services before the employer funded HRA will process payments for your in-network claims • Generous reputed company time off (12 reputed company holidays, 9 reputed company personal reputed company days and based on career level either 2 to 3 weeks PTO), including operations reputed company for a full week between Christmas and New Year’s • 6 weeks reputed company renewal leave after 7 years of reputed company service LOGISTICS Location: This position is remote in the reputed company Work Schedule: Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM ET Travel %: This is a remote position with regular travel expected. This role requires periodic travel reputed company reputed company State for cohort orientations, workshops, regional convenings, and conference presentations. EEO STATEMENT The reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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