Program Manager - Energy and Buildings

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Building Technology and Urban Systems (BTUS) Division has an opening for a Program Manager to join the team.

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In this exciting role, you will work under limited direction, you will serve as Program Manager for the Whole Building Systems (WBS) Department in the Building Technology and Urban Systems (BTUS) Division. This position involves supporting applied research, demonstration and deployment projects to accelerate the adoption of building decarbonization – energy efficiency, electrification, demand flexibility- in the commercial building sector, for existing buildings retrofits as well as new construction. This position will directly support a diverse range of WBS research projects through program management, stakeholder communications, milestone and deliverable management, subcontracting, budget development, proposal development and direct technical work where appropriate. The position requires knowledge of building science and experience with building decarbonization in addition to a passion for project and program management. You will use sound judgment and initiative in resolving issues of moderately complex nature.

You will conduct project management of moderately sized research programs and projects, including those that span researchers in multiple divisions and areas of the lab.

What You Will Do :

• Coordinate and collaborate with stakeholders, principal investigators, and contracts officers for scope of work development and budgeting incorporating program level administration and management tasks.
• Provide project management support across a wide range of research projects to track and monitor costs, prepare budgets and reports, and track staff charges by utilizing institutional systems.
• Conduct task and deliverable tracking, coordinate and collaborate with principal investigators (PIs), external stakeholders as needed to achieve project and program goals. Assess and make recommendations for project or program modification to achieve goals. Coordinate with the principal investigator for the program to determine direction for modifications and implement.
• Develop and manage program success metrics and associated presentation graphics. Support reporting to sponsors and other stakeholders.
• Manage scientific and technical milestone gathering / tracking and coordination within and among project collaborators by utilizing project management collaboration tools to ensure the project meets all goals and deliverables in a timely fashion.
• Support technical assistance (TA) programs through TA recipient engagement, distillation of action items, and tracking of tasks across multiple TA providers.
• Develop partnerships and engage with industry stakeholders, such as city / state regulators, building owners, operators, designers, builders, utilities, service providers, manufacturers, ESCOs, and others.
• Coordinate project stakeholder communications by gathering project content from the PIs and designing an effective communication format for dissemination.
• Coordinate proposal creation and submission; interface with WBS management, Principal Investigators, Program Development Office and resource analysts. Tasks will include document assembly and content review for federal agency grants / awards, including those from various other external sources.
• Manage other programmatic tasks in support of programs, such as support outreach events, summits, webinars, and other activities.
• Assist in developing and administering sub contracts, including submitting requisitions, technical review memos, invoice tracking.
• Write technical reports, case studies, and other market-facing technical resources.
• Present at conferences and other industry forums.
• Triage a broad range of issues; decide on course of action or identify and route to appropriate sources. Work collaboratively with other key staff / resources to ensure optimal efficiency and effectiveness of operational processes.
• Maintain and administer websites (both internal and external).
• Assist with development of newsletters and case studies for new and existing research initiatives.

What is Required :

Desired Qualifications :

For full consideration please apply by August 30, 2024 with the following application materials :

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