Job Opening at Nuestras Raices
JOB TITLE: Nuestras Raíces Energy Enterprises President and CEO
REPORTS TO:
Board of Directors
POSITION CONTINGENT UPON SECURING FINANCING AND CONTRACT FOR INITIAL PROJECT IN FALL 2009
COMPENSATION:
Base: $50,000
Performance Bonus: up to $20,000 (includes commission pay tied to performance) plus benefits
FSLA DESIGNATION
Exempt
DUTIES
Oversees all day-to-day operations for the ESCO, with primary responsibility for project management, financial management and quality assurance. Secures competitive contracts and creates infrastructure required to launch the Community-Owned ESCO.
Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of workers engaged in performing air sealing, insulation, appliance and lighting upgrades, heating system upgrades, solar hot water system installation and other efficiency measures for residential buildings:
Confers with customers to determine customer needs. Arranges for or conducts energy audits. Develops proposals with cost estimates for each job. Schedules work days. Coordinates schedules with Crew Leaders.
Trains Crew Leaders and Crew Workers in state-of-the-art air sealing, insulation, appliance and lighting upgrades, heating system upgrades, solar hot water system installation and other conservation and efficiency measures.
Reads federal program guidelines, journals, and related reports to ensure this training program and the ESCO take advantage of existing programs and to ensure each ESCO customer receives as much support from existing government and utility programs as possible.
Finds creative ways to secure additional conservation and efficiency services for people in limited resource communities and to document the total energy savings on all jobs.
Studies new developments in energy conservation and efficiency. Attends energy seminars, staff meetings, and training sessions to assess effectiveness of all ESCO programs.
Works with ESCO Board to develop literature, community workshops, energy audit procedures and ESCO programs to improve community acceptance and use of the ESCO’s programs.
Analyzes data on the ESCO programs and prepares reports on each program’s effectiveness.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises 2-4 Crew Leaders and office staff
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
A minimum of five years experience in residential energy efficiency required. Significant management and supervisory experience required. Experience in the building trades and training experience required. Experience preparing competitive bids preferred. Experience working in low-income neighborhoods preferred. Small business or start-up experience preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent English verbal and written skills required. Spanish verbal language skills preferred.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Arithmetic and geometry skills required.
SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING BACKGROUND
Experience working with small business financial management and accounting software preferred.
REASONING ABILITY
Basic reasoning ability required.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Contractors License preferred. BPI Certified or other Energy Efficiency (EE) or Renewable Energy (RE) Certification preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employee must be able to move easily from the basement to the roof of a building carrying 50 pounds walking up stairs and on uneven ground. Employee must be able to use a hammer, screw driver, tape measure, exacto knife, circular saw and other hand and power tools safely.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employee must be able to work in dusty environments, in rooms with mild mold, mildew, smells or other inhalants.
VALUES: A successful candidate must be interested in community development and social impact work or the triple bottom line.
HIRING PROCESS:
Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received. Interviews will be scheduled as early as the end of July 2009. A candidate will be hired when one is identified with appropriate qualifications, so it is in the applicants interest to apply as early as possible.
Interviewed candidates must possess all of the required skills. An ideal candidate will have both all of the required skills/experience and many of the preferred attributes. Due to the large volume of applications, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted regarding their application status.
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to: NREECEOjob@nuestras-raices.org
Nuestras Raíces is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Underrepresented U.S. minority (African American and Hispanic) candidates and women are encouraged to apply.