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Director of Distributed Energy Resources (Remote - US)
Energy Solutions
Lead DER programs, strategy and team management for energy solutions.
9d ago
$145,000 - $180,000
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Chicago, IL
Remote
Company Size
589 Employees
Service Specialisms
Energy Consulting
Renewable Energy Solutions
Energy Efficiency
Sustainability Consulting
Engineering Services
Project Management
Design and Implementation
Sector Specialisms
Decommissioning & Decontamination
Waste Management
Federal Services
Nuclear Services
Industrial
Oil and Gas Exploration
Environmental
Energy Storage
Role
What you would be doing
strategic planning
program management
budget management
der strategy
client management
team leadership
- Develop and execute long-term strategies that position the company as an industry leader, while aligning with organizational goals, objectives, and operational constraints.
- Coordinate with strategy, policy and product teams and subject matter experts to pursue new opportunities with utilities, state agencies, market partners and other clients.
- Represent Energy Solutions as a visible thought leader through client engagement, industry conferences, and participation in key industry boards and forums.
- Provide oversight of programs including Automated Demand Response (ADR) and Solar to ensure programs achieve goals, execute deliverables on time and budget, and deliver high client satisfaction.
- Workload and budget management, including recruiting, staffing and work assignments for the Strategy and Product team as well as forecasting and tracking complex budgets.
- Collaborate with department and company leaders to execute a strategic growth plan for Energy Solutions' DERs products.
- Maintain deep awareness of industry trends, policy developments, and emerging technologies.
- Regular communication with department staff and management to direct priorities.
- Lead a team. Determine and formulate policies and strategies to manage and motivate people. Performance management of department staff members, including direct and indirect staff supervision.
- Maintain and develop client and partner relationships, ensuring continued service excellence, and demonstrating exceptional client management skills.
- Effectively worked with and/or managed operational teams, ideally managing implementation or product teams, to provide the necessary outcome to a client.
- Facilitate collaboration across internal and external teams to achieve shared goals effectively.
What you bring
financial acumen
project management
client management
problem solving
leadership
bachelor's degree
- Strong financial acumen including budgeting, cost management, and maximizing profitability.
- A minimum of 12 years of work experience including at least 5 years of supervision and leadership of multigenerational teams.
- Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate understanding and capabilities of project and program management as well as leadership qualities essential to be successful in the role.
- Strong client management and project management skills.
- Detail oriented with ability to manage time and organize competing priorities.
- Ability to work in a team-oriented collegial and collaborative, but fast-paced and dynamic environment at a growing company.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience with program implementation and growth, ideally in demand management and/or storage program administration.
- Proven track record of successful supervision or organizational leadership experience.
- Demonstrated ability to provide thought leadership to achieve energy and climate goals.
- Ability to balance competing priorities.
- Ability to solve complex problems and provide solutions.
- Familiarity with the North American DERs market ideally in energy and utility business and market for distributed generation, storage, and/or community solar.
- Demonstrated outstanding problem solving, quantitative, and analytical skills.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, energy, policy, engineering, or a related field.
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Company
Overview
1995
Company Milestone
The company was founded, marking the beginning of its mission-driven journey in clean-energy innovation.
30 Years
Experience & Achievement
Celebrating three decades of leadership in designing and implementing impactful clean-energy programs.
- Pioneering market-based clean-energy programs.
- Specializing in engineering and administering upstream/midstream incentive programs.
- Award-winning efforts in demand management, distributed energy, building codes & appliance standards.
- Drives distributed energy resource programs including solar, storage, community solar, and DER incentive design.
- Partners on clean transportation, assisting fleets from transit authorities to delivery giants in EV infrastructure and planning.
- Supports utilities, governments, and private clients with policy advocacy, technical analysis, analytics, and creative program design.
- Operates seven offices across six states, serving clients nationwide with diverse, high-impact energy, carbon, and water solutions.
900% savings
Upstream Program Efficiency
Program designs that achieve significant savings through upstream and midstream approaches compared to traditional downstream solutions.
- Focused on creating large‑scale environmental impacts
- Provide cost effective, market‑based carbon, energy, and water management solutions
- Leverage the power of the market to deliver large scale carbon, energy and water use savings
- Apply experience and expertise in market incentive programs, flexible demand response, solar and storage, and policy and building codes
- Support development and deployment of demand management technologies to integrate with energy efficiency
- Deliver smart and effective codes and standards through policy and technical expertise
- Manage distributed energy resources programs to reduce technology barriers and increase access
64 Million Tons
GHG Reduction
Annual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions achieved through supported initiatives, contributing to global climate goals.
1.5 Million Homes
Electricity Savings
Annual electricity savings achieved, equivalent to powering 1.5 million homes annually.
Over 2 Years
Water Savings
Annual water savings equivalent to Houston’s domestic water use for more than two years.
- Natural gas savings equivalent to all annual residential gas use in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
- Offer solutions in building decarbonization, energy efficiency, demand management, renewables & distributed energy resources, and clean transportation
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