Manager, Energy Efficiency Engineering

Closes: February 14, 2025
Starting Range: $124,581 to $164,448
Full Range: $124,581 to $184,380

Job Description
Responsible for supervision and technical direction of the energy efficiency engineering group. Provides company-wide engineering personnel support through the engineering delegates/directors group. Leads engineers and technical staff, including oversight of project assignment, review, and design criteria. Coordinates design with other engineering sections, various advisory groups, and regional resources. Furnishes technical design expertise for residential, commercial and industrial energy efficiency programs and required.

• Responsible for overall employee performance, productivity, and development. Manages recruiting, hiring, and retention of employees including continuous education and training, leadership development, and evaluation for coaching and guidance for employees to achieve their career goals
• Oversees project management functions for energy efficiency engineering work and specifically assigned projects to ensure uniformity in operation and philosophy. Works with project engineers, account executives, and program managers to set schedules utilizing available workforce and materials. Reviews scheduling, design, and reporting problems, and actual versus budgeted costs on a periodic basis.
• Provides ongoing technical design support, through assigned staff, to Northwest Energy Efficiency (NEEA) Committees and the Northwest Power Council’s Regional Technical Forum (RTF).
• Oversees communication concerning energy efficiency projects and community energy efficiency education. Prepares or assists in the preparation of various operating and safety procedures including Arc Flash and other customer-facing work procedures.
• Maintains a customer focus in the leadership of the energy efficiency engineering group. Establishes a culture of understanding and compassion for the needs of customers in every program and engagement.
• Retains and administers consultants, contract engineers, or other technical help where necessary to augment existing staff, perform specialized technical tasks, or maintain capital construction schedules.
• Establishes and maintains informational exchange relationships with regional utilities through energy efficiency organizations (CRAC, DRAC, regional utility advisory groups, etc.) Required to address Commission and/or Commission staff as necessary in support of Energy Efficiency Engineering. Establishes and maintains working relationships with managers and directors throughout the Company so as to identify and provide energy efficiency engineering support for Avista-implemented efficiency measures.
• Oversees employee expenses, time records, and projects funded by the tariff rider.

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• 5 years of directly related work experience
• Professional Engineering license in Washington or Idaho
• Leadership experience preferred
• Effective and flexible written and verbal communication and presentation skills required
• Effective interpersonal and organizational skills required

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Hybrid work options are available for this role. The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters at least 3 days per week including Mondays and Tuesdays with an additional day determined by the employee and manager.

To Apply
We encourage you to apply as many of our positions have step progressions to account for an incoming employee’s various levels of knowledge, skills, and experience.

Complete an online application and attach your resume and cover letter to your profile. All documents must be attached to your application at the time of submitting your application for review. No documents can be attached after you click "Submit".

Benefits
At Avista, we believe our employees are essential. Through them we deliver value to our customers and the communities we serve. The physical, mental, and financial health and well-being of our employees and their families are important to us. We are committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards program comprised of an externally competitive, internally equitable compensation structure and a benefits package that allows us to retain and attract a diverse, engaged, and skilled workforce. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, retirement benefits, incentive plans, wellness resources, time-off programs and much more. In addition to our total rewards program, the Pacific Northwest offers abundant outdoor recreation, four distinct seasons, and all the amenities and activities an individual or family might be interested in. To learn more, please visit our benefits website at https://avistabenefits.com/.

Pre-employment screening requirements
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test, background check and motor vehicle records review.

Avista’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Avista is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to Equal Opportunity Employment, Affirmative Action efforts, and Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, protected veterans, and all others. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, sensory, mental or physical disability (unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification), Veteran status or any other classification protected by nondiscrimination laws.

Equity and diversity in our workplace is important to us. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment process. Avista will make reasonable accommodation to assist a qualified person with a disability in the job application, interview process, and to perform the essential functions of the job whenever possible, where undue hardship would not be created for Avista. Please contact us at humanresources@avistacorp.com if you would like assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)