Energywise Director

Description

 Are you passionate about helping New Mexico residents lower their bills and reduce their carbon footprint by addressing energy efficiency opportunities in the home? Join Homewise!

About Us: Homewise is dedicated to creating successful homeowners and strengthening neighborhoods to improve families' long-term financial well-being and quality of life. By providing trustworthy guidance and access to affordable capital, Homewise will ensure an inclusive energy transition for homeowners in New Mexico. Homewise’s green financing tools, paired with wrap-around services that help homeowners in New Mexico reduce their net energy burden, will reduce their greenhouse gas footprint while saving them money.?

Position Mission

As Energywise Director, you will lead the design and implementation of the Energywise program, the newest initiative at Homewise. Energywise is a customer-centric program that will guide homeowners in improving their home’s energy efficiency through technical assistance and access to affordable capital.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Energywise Director is responsible for the following duties:
• Program Design:
• Create a programmatic budget that outlines all costs and project revenues.
• Establish team roles and hire and train staff. Positions will include Energy Coaches, Lending Officers, and possibly others.
• Design Standard Operating Procedures for the team.
• Secure relevant capital from various Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund sources and ensure program design complies with all funding requirements.
• Work with partners, internal staff, and/or contractors to create relevant tech tools to support Energywise Roadmaps, tax credit, and rebate stacking. 
• Coordinate with internal staff and/or consultants to design and create all necessary marketing tools, such as websites, FAQ sheets, outreach and marketing strategy, digital and print marketing materials, etc. 
• Program Management:
• Manage staff and team meetings, set all annual program goals (aligned with funding source expectations), and ensure the team meets annual goals. 
• Coordinate marketing strategies to ensure successful business development for the program. 
• Coordinate and/or manage any external partners to meet program goals. 
• Work with relevant staff to ensure that all reporting requirements are met on a timely basis.
• Work with relevant staff to ensure that all invoicing is being appropriately submitted on a timely basis. 
• Manage the programmatic budget to ensure costs are controlled and revenue targets are met. 
• Working with relevant team members to seek on-going capital sources for the program.
• Grow the financial self-sufficiency of the program over time. 

Requirements

Competencies

• Customer service: Extremely responsive to internal and external customer requests; exceeding customers’ expectations. Abides by Homewise, Inc. Customer Service Standards. 
• Listening skills: Listens to understand other's viewpoints. Anticipates customer needs and offers innovative solutions. 
• Communication skills: Able to clearly present issues – both orally and written. 
• Flexibility and adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change. 
• Problem-solving skills: Grapples to understand a problem and its underlying causes before finding a solution.
• Accountability: Embraces accountability to achieve meaningful results.
• Computer skills. Competence in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Loan Origination software, Windows, and other software applications as appropriate.
• Work independently: Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
• High standards: Expect personal performance to be nothing short of the best. 
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to connect with a wide range of people and demonstrate genuine interest in their needs.

Education and Experience

• Experience with new program design with a proven track record as a strong leader and manager who can build and train a team.
• Familiarity with fundamentals of residential home construction, including but not limited to HVAC, plumbing, electrical, structural, roofing, framing, etc.
• At least three years of experience in energy efficiency or related fields.
• Project management and construction experience preferred.
• Lending experience preferred but not required. Ability to work with others to develop lending products will be necessary.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience preferred.

Work Schedule 

• Ability to travel as needed.
• Availability to work flexible hours, including evenings or weekends, as needed.

Physical Requirements.

• This is largely a sedentary role.
• Must be able to occasionally lift objects up to 20 pounds. 

To Apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.