Position Title: PowerUp Wisconsin Manager

Department: Productivity & Sustainability

Reports to: Vice President of Productivity & Sustainability

Position(s) Supervised: N/A

FLSA Status: Exempt

*WEDC is a Wisconsin-based organization, with a remote-work first environment. Remote work is intended to be performed in the State of Wisconsin.

Position Summary

The PowerUp Wisconsin Manager will support WEDC’s role in implementing its income-qualified distributed energy initiative, PowerUp. This position plays a key role in advancing our mission to improve access to affordable energy for low- and moderate-income households across the state, as WEDC works to build an Economy for All.

This is a project-based, benefits-eligible role with a term not to exceed forty-eight (48) months.

Responsibilities

The PowerUp Manager will spend a majority of their time in these activities:

• Manage program budgets, resources, and timelines to ensure successful project delivery within allocated resources.
• Collaborate with program implementer to identify opportunities for PowerUp expansion and improvement.
• Collaborate with the Productivity and Sustainability team and the program implementer to establish and maintain partnerships with community organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders to support program goals and objectives.
• Monitor PowerUp performance and evaluate outcomes to measure effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Maintain documentation, reports, and other materials to support PowerUp monitoring and reporting requirements.
• Engage with team members with a high level of trust, commitment, and accountability toward our common goals.
• Stay informed about industry trends, best practices, and regulatory changes related to solar energy.
• Represent the organization at meetings, events, and conferences to promote the Solar for All program and build strategic partnerships.
• Support WEDC’s mission through the fulfillment of other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, environmental science, engineering, sustainable technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and work experience. Master’s preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in economic development, clean energy policy, grant management, project management or a combination thereof.
• Experience with residential solar, federal grants, working with EPA, and working for the benefit of low-income residents.
• Relevant work experience developing and managing complex, multi-partner, and/or cross-sector programs is preferred.
• Experience tracking field productivity estimate vs. actual, and implementing corrective actions to maintain project goals and budget parameters.

Skills and Talents:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational, and project management skills.
• Strong ability to solve complex problems and follow through with developed solutions.
• Interest or experience in clean energy, climate change, environmental justice, social impact work, sustainability, economic development, equity, and a willingness to learn.
• Proficiency with MS Office, and project management platforms.

Other Requirements:

• State-wide travel will occur on an occasional basis, less than 20% of the time. Travel is anticipated to include day and overnight travel.
• Based on the responsibilities of this position, this position may need to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

WEDC DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING STATEMENT

WEDC must be a diverse and inclusive organization reflective of the businesses, communities, and people in Wisconsin and beyond. We believe that diversity drives innovation and commit to create an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace where our differences are celebrated as drivers of our organization’s performance.

TO SUPPORT A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE AT WEDC, WE WILL WORK TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS:

• Increase WEDC’s racial diversity, specifically with Black/African American, Native American and Latinx populations;
• Increase LGBTQ representation across WEDC; and
• Increase the diversity of WEDC’s leadership.

TO MEET OUR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION GOALS, WEDC WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS:

• Create an intentional approach to recruit minority candidates by using targeted media channels to promote open positions;
• Ensure formal offers are made only after a diverse pool of candidates have been considered at each hiring stage;
• Identify and develop a variety of employee resource groups, including groups for African Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, LGBTQ+ and more;
• Post signage to highlight WEDC’s commitment to diversity and inclusion; and
• Revisit EEO disclosures in our application process to highlight statements regarding WEDC’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution and EEO/Affirmative Action Employer committed to excellence through diversity. Employment offers are made on the basis of qualifications, and without regard to race, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

Veteran Declaration

Applicants for employment are invited to participate in affirmative action program by reporting their status as a protected veteran or other minority. In extending this invitation, we advise you that: (a) workers (applicants) are under no obligation to respond but may do so in the future if they choose; (b) responses will remain confidential within the human resource department; and (c) responses will be used only for the necessary information. Refusal to provide this information will have no bearing on your application and will not subject you to any adverse treatment.
** PROTECTED VETERAN DEFINITION

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Recently separated veteran means a veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service.

* EEOC RACE/ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION CATEGORIES

Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

White (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East or North Africa.

Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.

Asian (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.

American Indian or Alaska Native (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Two or more races (not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above races.