Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.

We are currently seeking a full-time Solar Programs, Project Manager II to join our Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Department. As a member of the DERs team, you will assist with driving customer participation in programs that incentivize the adoption of solar renewable energy. Consumer incentive programs are critical in driving our nation’s progress toward a decarbonized grid, and you will play a material role in helping our team make this future a reality. This unique market opportunity, paired with Energy Solutions’ mission driven approach, creates a perfect environment for individuals who want to have an active voice in shaping the energy future in North America and beyond. 

This unique market opportunity, paired with Energy Solutions' mission driven approach, creates a perfect environment for individuals who want to have an active voice in shaping the energy future.

This position will be a part of the Strategy Team supporting our work as the Program Administrator for Illinois Shines. Illinois Shines is the statewide incentive program aimed to assist people across Illinois to more affordably transition to solar power. To meet Illinois’ goal of having 100% of its energy come from renewable energy sources by 2050, it is imperative that consumers’ rights are protected when working with companies registered with the Program. Come help our dedicated team with this important role in the clean energy transition!  

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

Provide Program support, including hosting regular one-on-one check-ins, hosting feedback roundtables and providing program resources to solar developers and installers that submit small residential and small commercial distributed generation projects (small DG) to the Illinois Shines Program.
Collect small DG solar developer and installer feedback to help identify program administration improvement opportunities and additional training and education needs.
Regularly collect and analyze small DG solar market trends to determine program impacts and present findings and recommendations to the client Partner with internal stakeholders and other team members to identify process improvement opportunities. 
Lead project implementation of small DG training, feedback or other support initiatives as needed.
Support the Illinois Shines Mentorship Program registration, training implementation and networking event.

Minimum qualifications: 

A bachelor's degree with an energy focus, preference being towards renewable energy policy, small business administration, mechanical or electrical engineering. 
A minimum of 5 years of work experience.
Small Distributed Generation solar market knowledge and experience.
Knowledge of solar incentive programs, and the Illinois Shines Program in particular, a plus. 
Flexibility and adaptability in regard to project focus. 
Demonstrated ability to conduct quantitative solar market reporting and analysis. 
Strong organizational and project management skills. Formal project management training and/or certification a plus. 
Demonstrated ability to interact knowledgeably and professionally with solar developers and installers, and to serve as the primary point of contact on small DG projects. 
Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.
Extensive experience using Microsoft Office. Familiarity with Slack, Salesforce and/or SharePoint a plus. 
Ability to work and thrive independently. 
Excellent personal accountability and quality control practices. 
Willingness to conduct occasional business travel, including the Energy Solutions’ Chicago office.

Compensation to commensurate with experience with the pay band of $79,000 - $92,000/Annually