Program Director State Energy Program

Program Director – State Energy Program

APTIM is seeking a Program Director for its State Energy Program based in the Austin, TX area. The Director will design, launch, and deliver a state‑wide Homes and HEAS program, develop an internal team, and collaborate with a wide array of partners and stakeholders.

APTIM’s Energy Solutions team is a recognized leader in the marketplace. Our energy experts deliver highly innovative projects and complex client solutions across the full breadth of offerings: energy efficiency, energy management, carbon management, smart infrastructure, and distributed energy resources (DER). Our consultants collaborate proactively with clients to define and implement strategies and programs around key business drivers, focusing on high‑impact outcomes that exceed expectations and meet the unique needs of government, utility, and commercial clients.

The role will provide high‑level, impactful decisions, defining the path forward, providing strategic guidance and support to resolve barriers and find innovative solutions. The Director will lead staff, serve as the main point of contact to the client, and run a team that proactively collaborates to define and implement strategies and campaigns to meet Department of Energy and state governance requirements, exceed expectations, and drive market transformation.

• Serve as the primary liaison among the client, program staff, statewide stakeholders, and corporate management to maintain a highly collaborative and operationally efficient environment.
• Engage with APTIM Federal SMEs to obtain guidance and support on federal contracting and delivery standards.
• Manage two related programs, strategies, and budgets, coordinating to optimize benefits, minimize risk, and control outcomes across the portfolio.
• Continuously improve strategies, designs, and operations to ensure the program maintains excellence or improves on KPIs, including customer satisfaction, energy savings, and cost‑effectiveness.
• Ensure work is performed safely, ethically, within budget, according to client requirements, and with exceptional quality.
• Prepare effective communications (e.g., memos, presentations, analysis) to support program policy changes, critical management decisions, corrective actions, or other key decisions.
• Maintain communication with APTIM leadership, escalating key issues in a timely manner to garner support and bring insights back to the program team as appropriate.
• Analyze contractual and financial performance and direct activities to improve performance.
• Provide leadership, support, and actively participate in relevant industry and stakeholder groups.
• Keep abreast of DOE guidelines and developments to ensure ongoing program compliance and success.
• Keep abreast of economic, policy, and technology developments related to energy and energy efficiency locally and nationally.
• Identify and capitalize on new opportunities to enhance the program and services in alignment with evolving client, market, or customer needs.
• Allocate and manage staff and resources to meet objectives, continuously investigating and improving operational efficiency.
• Lead an internal team, subcontractors, and consultants.
• Manage employee performance through goal setting, ongoing assessment, and coaching.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ensure compliance with all APTIM quality and safety policies as well as all OSHA regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university, preferably in Business, Engineering, Environmental Studies, or a related field; or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Sustainability, Program Management, or Demand Side Management Programs.
• Experience leading and managing a program team.
• Experience owning a large and complex program budget and P&L.
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead diverse, multidisciplinary teams and foster a collegial, collaborative culture through direct and indirect leadership.
• Working knowledge of the energy efficiency industry history and landscape.
• Ability to clearly define, refine, train, and…