Senior Director, Clean Energy; Hybrid Bethesda or Baltimore, MD

Senior Director, Clean Energy (Hybrid) Bethesda or Baltimore, MD

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Enterprise is a national nonprofit that exists to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one. We support community development organizations on the ground, aggregate and invest capital for impact, advance housing policy at every level of government, and build and manage communities ourselves. Since 1982, we have invested $80.9 billion and created 1 million homes across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands – all to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging.

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At Enterprise, you’ll be part of a diverse, committed team making a difference every day. You will collaborate with some of the smartest minds and biggest hearts in our field. You’ll be empowered to drive systems change and take bold steps to advance racial equity. And you will find a career home where you’re valued and supported in your growth journey.

Enterprise offers career opportunities in our offices across the country with an exceptional benefits package.

As the sixth‑largest nonprofit developer‑owner‑operator in the United States and the largest provider of affordable homes in the Mid‑Atlantic, Enterprise Community Development (ECD) aims to be an employer of choice that attracts people drawn to the organization’s high‑impact mission and the opportunity to create sustainable and transformative community development models. The division focuses on four primary areas: new development and preservation, asset management, property management, and resident services.

In recent years, ECD has developed a successful and growing clean energy development practice focused on a number of multifamily assets in its existing portfolio.

This Senior Director, Clean Energy position is expected to focus on all energy‑related aspects of ECD portfolio work, including green building design, long‑term building performance, energy benchmarking compliance, operations efficiency, and clean energy projects. This leader will play a critical role in leading ECD’s clean energy business line and maximizing integration of energy efficiency, building performance, and resiliency goals in ECD’s existing operating housing portfolio as well as its new development pipeline.

The scope of responsibility includes overall management of the existing ECD Clean Energy and Resiliency team (two direct reports and additional consultants as needed). The ideal candidate will bring a passion for ECD’s mission and have substantial experience with energy efficiency, electrification, clean energy, resilience, and multifamily affordable housing portfolios.

Reporting to the VP, Development Strategy and Impact, this position requires strong leadership, organizational, business planning, communication, relationship management, financial and negotiation skills as well as expansive clean energy industry knowledge and expertise. Please include a cover letter and resume.

• Collaborate with ECD’s senior leadership team and internal ECP partners to refine the ECD organization’s energy strategy and multi‑year business plan.
• Lead the ECD clean energy team in executing on the organization’s energy strategy and resiliency plan including:
  • Comprehensive project management.
  • Project planning including solar system sizing and design.
  • Coordinating with ECD multifamily development management, construction management, asset management, property management, and resident services staff.
  • Managing project budgets and project expenses.
  • Identifying and tracking energy cost related risks.
  • Managing entitlements, permits, and other approvals.
  • Selecting and negotiating agreements with project partners, contractors, and vendors.
  • Sourcing, structuring and negotiating financing.
  • Overseeing quality control of energy or clean energy installation.
  • Developing and training staff on Green Operations and Maintenance.
  • Cross‑team training as needed.
  • Managing the subscription process.
  • M…