Monday, August 16, 2010

Solar Program Director, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future - Pittsburgh, PA

Posted: 8/16/10

Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) is seeking a new solar program director in its Pittsburgh office. The solar program director is responsible for managing all aspects of a new, comprehensive solar program focused in Allegheny County aiming to encourage 15 MW of installed solar energy throughout the county by 2015. The program seeks to provide a portal for consumers and integrators/providers of solar energy products and projects; to identify and eliminate barriers at all levels of the processes; and to ultimately elevate solar PV installations within Allegheny County to 15 MW or more within the timeframe. The program director will work with a team including energy policy experts, attorneys, outreach staff and media professionals. This is a demanding, fast-paced position in a dynamic and highly effective organization.

Duties specific to the solar program director include:

• Establishing a program plan, timeline, identity and advisory teams;
• Developing and maintaining key partnerships with local government, financial partners, solar energy integrators and regional product providers, and relevant organizations;
• Providing extensive, targeted education, outreach and marketing countywide; and
• Performing policy and market analyses on an ongoing basis.

Join Pennsylvania’s Premier Environmental Organization
PennFuture works to create a just future where nature, communities and the economy thrive. We enforce environmental laws and advocate for the transformation of public policy, public opinion and the marketplace to restore and protect the environment and safeguard public health. PennFuture advances effective solutions for the problems of pollution, sprawl and global warming; mobilizes citizens; crafts compelling communications; and provides excellent legal services and policy analysis.

PennFuture and its Center for Energy, Enterprise and the Environment work with a collaboration of energy providers, policy makers, environmental activists, local communities and consumers to create the best possible scenario for the new energy future.

PennFuture works on a variety of issues from providing technical assistance to developers of renewable energy projects to assuring the proper implementation of Pennsylvania’s new Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act. We are speeding Pennsylvania’s transition from an outmoded energy model that pollutes the environment and drains natural resources, to one that is clean and renewable.

The Center for Energy, Enterprise and the Environment develops new business models and key collaborations to move technology to reality. Wind developments, large and small, have been helped by the Center’s business acumen and willingness to engage elected officials and their constituents. The Center has worked to bring new technologies to farms and cities, expanding the availability and feasibility of renewable energy development.

PennFuture is committed to making Pennsylvania better today and for future generations. We regard a degraded environment as an impediment to social and economic progress. We refuse to accept our current environmental condition and dedicate ourselves to changing it.

The Philadelphia Inquirer called PennFuture "Pennsylvania's leading environmental advocacy organization".

Qualifications – Applicants should have at least a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of eight years of relevant professional experience. Knowledge of solar energy products, mechanics of residential and small commercial solar PV systems and their installations, Pennsylvania’s renewable energy credit markets and project financing are important. The ideal candidate has a passion for this and other key issues of the organization, strong abilities to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, and a proven capacity for program management. Familiarity with Allegheny County and the surrounding region as well as renewable energy policy and market issues are essential.

Compensation – Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This is a full-time position. Position funding is available for a minimum of two years. PennFuture offers a full benefits package. PennFuture is a statewide public interest organization and an equal opportunity employer.

TO APPLY: Please send a resume by email (preferred) to sage@pennfuture.org or to Heather Sage, Vice President, 425 6th Ave., Ste. 2770, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. No phone calls, please. Deadline to apply: Sept. 13, 2010.

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