EV Charging Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Join the EV Charging Team at Ecology Action!

We are seeking a passionate Project Manager to join our Team and help advance our mission of reducing greenhouse gas emissions at scale.

About Ecology Action

At Ecology Action, we believe every person counts and every action matters. We've made it our mission to advance equitable community climate solutions and reduce GHG emissions through partnership, education and action. Every action we take today can create the future we want-one where people and planet can thrive together. Join Ecology Action in building a sustainable future where equity, resilience, and innovation are at the core. Together, we can make it happen.

About the Role

The EV Charging Project Manager supports multi-family property operators throughout the EV charging installation and commissioning process. This critical role is a combination of consultative sales and project management. The Project Manager conducts initial site surveys, schedules more in-depth technical site assessments, presents system designs and equipment selection options to customers, secures the sale, prepares project agreements, coordinates installations with program contractors, and schedules resident education and outreach to raise awareness about EVs and charging equipment installed.

What you'll be doing

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborating and coordinating with project partners.
• Conducting consultative sales meetings with apartment community and facility managers of housing organizations to identify, develop and sell EV charging installations.
• Coordinating with apartment community managers, internal staff and regional subcontractors to conduct apartment resident outreach where EV charging stations are installed.

Project Implementation

• Conducting initial site walks with property operators to identify optimal parking spaces for EV charging stations near common electrical panels.
• Communicating with multi-family property operators to identify and document electrical loads, site constraints, parking logistics and preferences for shared or assigned EV charging.
• Scheduling and participating in technical site assessments with community and facility managers and staff.
• Presenting EVSE software payment settlement options that meet multi-family property operators' operational needs.
• Preparing site-specific scope of work and project design.
• Coordinating preparations of construction estimates with direct installation contractors. Evaluating projects for cost-effectiveness.
• Presenting scope of work and construction estimates to multifamily property operators. Securing approval on project agreements.
• Preparing contractor payment agreements and issue notices to proceed to contract for EV charging station installations.
• Supporting multi-family property operators with construction project management and equipment commissioning.
• Coordinating with contractors regarding equipment troubleshooting, maintenance and operations requests.
• Generating recommended strategies for increasing program impact and team functionality. Responding to challenges in program delivery.
• Working with EA's Business Analytics team to refine enterprise applications for project and contractor management and reporting.

Project Administration

• Coordinating with contractors to secure project construction estimates and costs, process contractor invoices and assist with budget forecasting.
• Tracking project milestones and tasks in the customer management database.
• Maintaining accurate and organized records of required documents.
• Informing direct installation program workflows and processes in collaboration with project operations team.
• Participating in team and staff meetings.

What We're Looking For

• A minimum of 5 years' project management experience delivering EV charging installation programs, energy efficiency solutions, or other construction and electrical trade related retrofits, preferably in multi-family communities, and/or public and commercial properties.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Business Administration, Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Studies, Community Studies or other degree related to the role.

• Experience managing multiple contractors and construction projects across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience with project management fundamentals (work planning, scheduling, resourcing, budget management).
• Valid California Class C Driver's license, a reliable personal vehicle available for work purposes (mileage reimbursement provided), and current automobile insurance.
• Interest in transportation justice, including helping community members to access safe, healthy, reliable, and affordable transportation supporting access to jobs, education, culture, and recreation.
• Deep commitment and passion to work for a future where all people can thrive on a thriving planet.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be qualifying

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or degree in Construction Management from an accredited institution of higher education.
• General contractors license or C-10 electrical contractors license in the state of California.
• DIR certified electrician or completed an apprenticeship program in the state of California.
• Ability to read electrical plans and single-line drawings.
• Familiarity with drawing software programs.
• Experience in the EV market transformation space, including accessing rebates for, and/or owning electric vehicles.
• Experience working with affordable housing organizations in California.
• Familiarity or experience with public agencies and nonprofits working on sustainable transportation and transportation electrification policy and programs in California.
• Familiarity with CA electrical code, Cal-Green code, and permitting requirements for EV charging stations.
• Experience with customer resource management tool systems deployment.
• Work or volunteer experience in the fields of community climate programming, community organizing, government/utility funded environmental programs or related fields.
• Experience working in a "start-up" environment
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Demonstrated lived experience and/or professional engagement with communities that have been historically marginalized, including but not limited to communities of color, low-income neighborhoods, and residents of multifamily or affordable housing.

Knowledge and Skills

• Proven ability to provide excellent and responsive customer service.
• Ability to manage multiple project construction budgets with impeccable accuracy.
• Ability to develop and execute detailed implementation and management plans incorporating objectives and details from multiple contracts.
• Ability to work effectively across departments.
• Excellent time management skills, including an enhanced ability to prioritize.
• Excellent and professional communication (both written and verbal).
• Strong and professional interpersonal, relationship building, and facilitation skills. An orientation to collaboration and vulnerability-based trust.
• Proficiency with variety of tech platforms, such as Asana, MS Teams, Zoom, MS Outlook, MS Office Suite.

Work Environment

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk, and hear, and use a computer keyboard and monitor.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

This position is remote, working from home and traveling up to 60% to project sites throughout central and northern California[1]. The candidate must live or be willing to relocate to the project area. The position may also work out of the Santa Cruz, CA headquarters based on business needs.

[1] The project will target multi-family properties in the counties of Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Sacramento, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano. The project's target is to complete 50% of the work in the Central Valley, 25% on the Central Coast, and 25% in Bay Area counties.

Are You Ready?

Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Join us at Ecology Action and contribute to a sustainable future!