Job Description
Who We Are:
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts' environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.
Who We Are as an Employer:
At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.
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Description:
The Department of Energy Resources' (DOER) mission is to create a clean, affordable, resilient, and equitable energy future for all in the Commonwealth. As the State Energy Office, DOER is the primary energy policy agency for the Commonwealth. DOER supports the Commonwealth's clean energy goals as part of a comprehensive Administration-wide response to the threat of climate change. DOER focuses on transitioning our energy supply to lower emissions, reducing and shaping energy demand, and improving our energy system infrastructure. To meet our objectives, DOER connects and collaborates with energy stakeholders to develop an effective policy. DOER implements this policy through planning, regulation, and providing funding. DOER provides tools to individuals, organizations, and communities to support their clean energy goals. DOER is committed to transparency and education, supporting accessible access to energy information and knowledge.
The Department of Energy Resources' (DOER) Renewable and Alternative Energy Division is responsible for implementing the state's Renewable, Alternative, and Clean Peak Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS, APS, CPS) programs, which include the RPS Class I, Class II, Solar Carve-Out I and II (SREC I and SREC II), and APS Renewable Thermal programs, the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program, the Low-Income Services Solar Program, and the Energy Storage Grant Program.
DOER is looking to hire a Renewable Energy Program Coordinator to assist in the implementation of these programs. The Coordinator's contributions will primarily support the SMART program but may assist in the implementation of additional Commonwealth's renewable and alternative energy incentive programs and will be responsible for program data management, application review and processing, and communications with applicants and stakeholders. The Coordinator will also support renewable energy programs and policy more generally, as needed.
The person in this role will serve as a leader, supporting the other program coordinators, training new staff on processes, working closely with the legal division on program exemption requests, and making policy decision recommendations to the program manager and division director. This position will report to the SMART Program Manager.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Review large, complex SMART Statement of Qualification Applications for completeness
- Ensure that all qualified projects meet program eligibility criteria
- Approve Statement of Qualification Applications and issue Statements of Qualification to eligible Generation Units
- Review program exemption requests, coordinate with the legal division, and make recommendations to program manager and division director and draft letter responses
- Assist in the training of staff on application review and exemption requests
- Implement data management and process improvements
- Maintain application tracking databases
- Periodically provide programmatic data to the federal government and other stakeholders
- Work with internal and external stakeholders on program implementation issues
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policy initiatives
- Draft guidelines to assist in implementing the division's programs
- Assist with implementation of the Low-Income Services Solar Program, including review of grant applications and coordination with the Program Administrator
- Respond to phone calls and emails from stakeholders
- Assist with data collection for public records requests
- Organize meetings, informational sessions, and webinars with key stakeholders
- Promote and support a strong and collaborative internal team culture through effective communication
- Provide support to other DOER divisions and state agencies related to SMART and solar policies
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with ability to manage multiple projects
- Effective written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to maintain strong working relationships with diverse colleagues
- Ability to exercise discretion in handling sensitive or confidential information
- Project organization and development skills
- Ability to explain technical and policy information
- Experience with renewable energy technologies, project applications, and market and financing barriers
- Understanding of state government's role in renewable energy and climate change activities
Qualifications
First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.
MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must have at least (A) three years of full time, or equivalent part-time, professional, administrative or managerial experience in business administration, business management or public administration the major duties of which involved program management, program administration, program coordination, program planning and/or program analysis, or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
Substitutions:
I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the-required experience.
II. A Graduate degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for the required experience.
III. A Bachelor's or higher degree with a major other than in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.
Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.
Comprehensive Benefits
When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.
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An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.