Job Description
Interested candidates MUST SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC APPLICATION VIA THIS LINK: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/howardcounty/jobs/4623828/energy-outreach-coordinator-contingent-professional-office-of-community-susta?sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
The Energy Outreach Coordinator (Contingent Professional) position supports the County’s Climate Action Plan implementation efforts in the areas of energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewables, electric vehicles, and related mitigation and resiliency actions. This position serves under the direct supervision of the Countys Energy Manager and will work closely with the Countys Energy Manager, the Energy Analyst, the Climate Action Coordinator, the Outreach Manager and the Director of the Office of Community Sustainability.
Please note, this is a temporary (contingent) position with between 25-40 hours assigned per week. Depending upon the number of hours per week and hourly rate assigned, this position is expected to last approximately 10-12 months.
STARTING SALARY HIRING RANGE:
$16.00 – $25.00 PER HOUR
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Conduct research and develop plans to expand commercial, residential and community solar in Howard County.
- Conduct research and develop plans to identify and resolve barriers and challenges to EV charging infrastructure and EV adoption.
- Promote community solar and solar co-op campaigns.
- Develop outreach materials such as videos, pamphlets, fact sheets, web content, social media posts, and newsletter articles on energy saving opportunities, renewable energy, electric vehicles, building decarbonization, and other energy topics.
- Coordinate and manage the Countys pilot low-and-moderate income climate infrastructure investment program.
- Coordinate or assist with coordination on a variety of energy and transportation climate mitigation and resiliency action implementation projects as needed.
- Develop employee training materials on energy efficiency, renewables, electric vehicles and related topics.
- Assist the Energy Manager and other County staff in obtaining and managing grant funds for climate action projects as needed.
- Participate in sustainability outreach and education events, as needed.
- Prioritize equity, diversity, inclusion and environmental justice in County programs, projects, activities, and policies.
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and environmental justice.
MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences, environmental policy, environmental studies, climate science, or related field and two (2) years of experience in climate-related project management and outreach, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and environment characteristics 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.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and depth perception.
- Traveling to sites, physically traversing the ground and visually inspecting the meeting area, attending meetings onsite or in other offices/locations.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
LANGUAGE SKILLS, MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY:
- Knowledgeable about climate, energy, environmental, and sustainability principles, practices, and programs.
- Experience with public engagement and outreach.
- Experience working in a large organization and with a diverse group of stakeholders.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex, technical concepts to non-technical persons.
- Detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, able to work independently.
- Social media, video, and outreach materials development skills preferred.
- Must possess excellent communication skills and work interchangeably with government officials and the general public.
- Ability to read and interpret documents.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to travel to and move around job sites independently to conduct investigations, attend meetings, events, and other related work.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS
Class C Maryland Driver’s license or equivalent issued by state of residence.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TO APPLY: You must complete an employment application online to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for completion of the job application work history. No paper applications will be accepted.
Selected candidates may be subject to drug screening, background screening, and reference checks.
Job Type: Temporary
Pay: $16.00 – $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25 40 per week
Ability to Relocate:
- Howard County, MD: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person