Director of Distributed Energy Resources (Remote - US)

Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.

Energy Solutions is currently seeking a Director - DERs Programs to join our Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) department. As a member of the DERs leadership team, you will collaborate on the growth and management of programs that incentivize the adoption of demand management, storage and solar. Storage, solar and demand response adoption are critical in driving our nation’s progress toward a decarbonized grid, and you will play a material role in helping our team make this future a reality. This unique market opportunity, paired with Energy Solutions mission driven approach, creates a perfect environment for individuals who want to have an active voice in shaping the energy future. 

Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to:  

• Develop and execute long-term strategies that position the company as an industry leader, while aligning with organizational goals, objectives, and operational constraints. 
• Collaborate with department and company leaders to execute a strategic growth plan for Energy Solutions’ DERs products. 
• Coordinate with strategy, policy and product teams and subject matter experts to pursue new opportunities with utilities, state agencies, market partners and other clients. 
• Represent Energy Solutions as a visible thought leader through client engagement, industry conferences, and participation in key industry boards and forums. 
• Maintain and develop client and partner relationships, ensuring continued service excellence, and demonstrating exceptional client management skills. 
• Provide oversight of programs including Automated Demand Response (ADR) and Solar to ensure programs achieve goals, execute deliverables on time and budget, and deliver high client satisfaction. 
• Maintain deep awareness of industry trends, policy developments, and emerging technologies.  
• Demonstrate understanding and capabilities of project and program management as well as leadership qualities essential to be successful in the role. 
• Facilitate collaboration across internal and external teams to achieve shared goals effectively. 
• Lead a team. Determine and formulate policies and strategies to manage and motivate people. Performance management of department staff members, including direct and indirect staff supervision. 
• Regular communication with department staff and management to direct priorities. 
• Workload and budget management, including recruiting, staffing and work assignments for the Strategy and Product team as well as forecasting and tracking complex budgets. 

Minimum qualifications:   

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, energy, policy, engineering, or a related field. 
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with program implementation and growth, ideally in demand management and/or storage program administration. 
• A minimum of 12 years of work experience including at least 5 years of supervision and leadership of multigenerational teams. 
• Familiarity with the North American DERs market ideally in energy and utility business and market for distributed generation, storage,