Project Manager (either Junior or Senior)

Responsibilities common to both the senior and junior position 

• Perform core project management tasks. These include: sending meeting invitations; maintaining project participant lists; taking meeting notes; gathering and distributing meeting materials; managing website content; tracking action items; and managing a project schedule.
• Write and format clear, concise, engaging content for a range of products you might support. These include: fact sheets, literature reviews, emails, newsletters, presentations, and talking points. Think critically about the intended audience for each given work product. Create visuals to aid in understanding of complex topics. 
• Conduct research and present findings to build subject matter expertise within Gridworks and project partners. 
• Participate in project meetings and provide feedback on what went well and what could be done differently. 
• Develop subject-matter expertise to allow for growth in responsibilities. Potential areas include: building electrification, long-term gas system planning, electric system resiliency, hydrogen’s role in a decarbonized future, transmission system planning, markets, behind-the-meter electric generation resources, distribution system planning, etc.  
• Build strong working relationships with project partners. 
• Manage your time and energy across multiple projects simultaneously. Actively communicate the potential for missed deadlines or deliverables in advance and work in partnership with the project lead to develop a path forward. 
• Collaborate with project leads in developing key project deliverables. These include: project work plans, schedules, literature reviews, meeting materials, meeting summaries, reports, and communication plans. 
• Provide weekly project updates to Gridworks staff
• Support development of Gridworks best practices on a wide range of issues, including: facilitation, project management, hiring, HR, external communications, etc. 
• Facilitate internal meetings and potentially some external conversations. 

Qualifications

Qualifications for Junior Project Manager

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of professional or lived experience
• 1-2 years of professional or lived experience (in addition to above education/experience requirements)
• Experience developing a functional expertise in a new issue area
• Strong oral and written communication skills 
• Organizational skills and proficiency in project management best practices including strategies to coordinate groups; prepare and manage a project schedule; organize materials; etc. 
• Interest in working in an environment that requires collaboration, an openness to changing course, juggling multiple projects involving different subjects, and creative problem solving
• Ability to travel to occasional in-person meetings (primarily in the Pacific Northwest) and staff retreats
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Google Suite (Gmail, Google Docs, etc.) online meeting platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and WebEx). 
• Demonstrated experience with environmental/social justice regional issues, frameworks, and principles; as well as a commitment to contributing to Gridworks’ diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.

Qualifications for Senior Project Manager  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of professional or lived experience
• 3-5 years of additional professional or lived experience, including at least 2 years working in some aspect of the energy or environmental industry (in any jurisdiction)
• Demonstrated experience facilitating a group through decision-making regarding strategic, programmatic, and/or policy issues 
• Prior experience leading a program or project 
• Working knowledge of the energy industry including regulatory structures, policies, key stakeholders, technologies, major challenges, etc. 
• Subject-matter expertise in one or more areas of the clean energy technology, program, and/or policy landscape
• Experience developing a functional expertise in a new issue area and the ability to articulate your personal learning style 
• Strong oral and written communication skills 
• Organizational skills and proficiency in project management best practices including strategies to coordinate groups; prepare and manage a project schedule; organize materials; etc. 
• Interest in working in an environment that requires collaboration, an openness to changing course, juggling multiple projects involving different subjects, and creative problem solving
• Ability to travel to occasional in-person meetings (primarily in the Pacific Northwest) and staff retreats 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Google Suite (Gmail, Google Docs, etc.), and online meeting platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and WebEx). 
• Demonstrated experience with environmental/social justice regional issues, frameworks, and principles; as well as a commitment to contributing to Gridworks’ diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.

Additional Details

• Manager: This position would primarily work with our Pacific Northwest Director (Kate Griffith). Kate would be responsible for onboarding activities, assigning projects, goal-setting, guidance, and day-to-day management responsibilities. You can view her bio here. The role will also collaborate with other Gridworks staff, fellows, clients, and working group members on projects. 
• The Gridworks Team: The Project Manager will also collaborate regularly with other Gridworks staff, fellows, clients, and working group members on projects. Gridworks is comprised of a small team of full-time staff that is supported on projects by part-time fellows who offer subject-matter expertise. The Gridworks Board gathers quarterly to review progress on the organization’s business plan, offer fundraising support, and approve key governance materials. You can view more information about Gridworks’ staff, fellows, and board members here. 
• Location: Given COVID-19, this position is remote with occasional travel requirements for in-person meetings (predominantly in the Pacific Northwest) and team retreats. 
• This role will require availability during typical working hours in the Pacific time zone. Note that you do not necessarily need to live in the Pacific time zone, though familiarity with this region would be helpful. 
• We recognize the difficulty of onboarding with a new organization remotely, particularly as a more junior employee. With that in mind, it might be easier for the candidate to live somewhere that would allow for brief travel via car or public transit to the Puget Sound region in Washington State (where the Director lives and works). We could meet in-person more frequently to discuss projects and get to know one another. This is up to you to decide as an applicant. 
• Hire Type: Full-time  
• Start Date: We would like to have a candidate selected in time for a start date ideally around July 10.