Project Manager II

Project Manager II

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Make a Difference for Climate and Equity.

We’re seeking a Project Manager with strong communications, budget management, and organizational skills. Your work will support Slipstream’s workforce development initiatives, equipping individuals and organizations with the latest knowledge, skills, and tools needed to accelerate the energy transition through building science, energy efficiency, electrification, and renewable energy.

The ideal candidate is an experienced project manager with a passion for workforce development and experience with sustainability-related topics in energy efficiency, renewable energy, home performance, building science, or weatherization.

Slipstream is a national, mission-driven nonprofit that accelerates climate solutions. For everyone. We inspire bold ideas to tackle big energy challenges. Our work spans energy efficiency, energy planning with municipalities and Native Nations, equitable building decarbonization, emerging technologies, and green financing. We collaborate with governments, utilities, and community-based organizations to discover, test, and scale solutions that work for real people in real communities.

• Lead the management of multiple assigned projects for the Workforce Development team.
• Develop and maintain project scopes that define deliverables, resource plans, timelines, and milestones.
• Monitor progress of work against project schedules and ensure deadlines are met.
• Develop and implement progress tracking, analysis, and reporting functions.
• Proactively identify risks and develop strategies for mitigating them, adapting project plans as needed to ensure quality outcomes.

• Keep management and clients informed about project status, challenges, and successes.
• Communicate effectively with team members, clients, external partners, including leading and facilitating meetings and making presentations to internal and external audiences.
• Support the preparation of written materials, including client deliverables, reports, emails, and other project communications.
• Contribute to the development of grant applications, RFP responses, and other funding proposals, including development of project scopes, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Support senior staff in strategic direction and planning activities.

• Create and manage project budgets, monitoring expenses and adjusting as needed to ensure work aligns with approved funding.
• Maintain organized and up-to-date financial documentation and records.
• Prepare and review contracts and subcontracts, collaborating with management to identify and address contractual issues.

These responsibilities are not all-inclusive, and other duties may be assigned from time to time.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated history of effective collaboration with diverse professionals, teams, and stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, problem-solve and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to translate technical information into accessible, engaging content.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and one or more project management software tools (Planner, Asana, , or others).

• Employment experience relevant to workforce development and/or energy program delivery.

• Primarily a sedentary role, with tasks typically performed while sitting or occasionally standing.
• Ability to operate a computer and standard office equipment.
• Tasks demand visual focus for reading and working on screens.
• This position frequently communicates via phone and video conferencing, with in‑person interactions as applicable.

• Fully remote position with the ability to work from home or another suitable location with reliable internet access.
• Must have the ability to work independently while staying engaged with the team through…