Municipal Energy Manager

Established in 1998,
Power Options is New England’s largest not-for-profit, energy-buying consortium that empowers other nonprofits and public entities to reduce the cost, carbon footprint, energy complexity of their energy use and procurement. Power Options’ vision is to create a future of affordable, sustainable, and reliable energy for all nonprofits and municipalities. Power Options does this by acting as a trusted advisor and resource to over 500 Members and many partner organizations across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Maine.

Power Options brings our Members a comprehensive suite of offerings to meet their energy and decarbonization needs including, but not limited to:

• Electricity and natural gas supply (Commodity)
• Cleaner energy supply, like solar and wind
• Electric transportation equipment and services
• Energy efficiency projects and roadmaps
• Energy sustainability planning, advising, and implementation

As a nonprofit ourselves, we are a mission-driven and deeply committed team that is passionate about meeting our Members’ energy sustainability needs. Our Members, in turn, can focus more on their missions and communities, which often include supporting low-income and disadvantaged populations.

The Municipal Energy Manager will play a critical role in supporting Power Options’ ongoing municipal energy contracts as well as newly awarded municipal energy efficiency and decarbonization grant projects. They will also support municipalities through Power Options’ new Climate Implementation Hub program. The position will lead day-to-day coordination with municipal and school district members, oversee subcontractor and vendor partners, facilitate community outreach, and ensure successful delivery of energy efficiency, electrification, and clean energy projects from concept through completion and monitoring.

This role requires strong project management skills, the ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders, and experience with and a passion for advancing municipal energy sustainability. The Energy Manager will report directly to the Energy Sustainability and Analytics (ESA) Program Director and work closely with the ESA team on the development and delivery of these services. They will also work closely with the Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff and Impact on the Climate Implementation Hub.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for municipalities and school districts on energy, energy efficiency and decarbonization related projects.
• Facilitate planning and decision-making with municipal staff across departments, elected officials, community members, and energy/sustainability committee members.
• Manage energy efficiency and decarbonization projects in collaboration with municipal staff through all phases—scoping, planning, procurement, implementation, monitoring, and reporting—ensuring deliverables are completed on time and of a high quality.
• Coordinate with competitively selected vendor partners, either through a Power Options program or a procurement done through the municipality (e.g., energy efficiency contractors, decarbonization providers, renewable energy firms) to ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget.
• Integrate municipal energy efficiency and decarbonization projects with local Capital Improvement Plans and other municipal planning documents, ensuring alignment of decarbonization strategies with facility renewal cycles and municipal goals.
• Track and report on project progress, savings, and emissions reductions using Mass Energy Insight (MEI), Tableau dashboards, and other tools.
• Support members in identifying state/federal incentives, grants, and other funding and financing opportunities.
• Facilitate regular communication and problem-solving across all project stakeholders, including municipal staff, school facility directors, vendors, and state agencies.
• Continuously build one’s own expertise in energy advisory services; stay up to date on topics relevant to…