Electric Vehicle Charging Program Manager

This position works within the Clean Transportation Unit of the Energy Division. The unit is responsible for the Energy Division’s work to make transportation energy use clean, affordable, and convenient for all residents and organizations. The unit is made up of public service organizers who (1) invest in electric vehicle charging and cost reduction, and (2) influence state and partner actions through innovative ideas and reliable information.

This position is responsible for managing the Washington Electric Vehicle Charging Program, the state’s largest investment in accelerating the adoption of passenger EVs. Cars, SUVs, and light-duty trucks are the state’s single largest source of carbon pollution, making this program one of the most impactful clean energy and climate actions in Washington. The program has awarded $100 million for publicly available, multifamily, fleet, and workplace charging infrastructure in the current budget cycle.

• In managing the program, this position establishes and maintains partnerships, strategically aligning electric vehicle funding programs, overseeing program design and implementation, and evaluating program impact. 

• This position is responsible for the overall budget and performance management of their assigned team and program areas. 

• As a manager of staff, this position carries out work in all of the supporting processes by ensuring staff is supported, efficiently managing a portfolio of grant programs, delegating effectively, proactively managing risk, and optimizing overall performance through the support of staff. 

• This position works closely with internal and external stakeholders including state agencies, local government, and tribal communities, in addition to federal and state program and policy partners.

Washington led all states in EV growth in 2023 – this is a great opportunity to be at the forefront of the EV transition!

Required Qualifications:

Any combination of professional level experience in community, trade, or economic development AND college level coursework in business, public administration, environmental science, or related field totaling nine (9) years.

OR

Nine (9) years of professional level experience in community, trade, or economic development.

OR

Associate’s degree in business, public administration, environmental science or related field and seven (7) years of professional level experience in community, trade, or economic development.

OR

Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, environmental science and five (5) years of professional level experience in community, trade, or economic development.

*One year of supervisory or managerial experience may substitute for one year of required professional level experience in community, trade, or economic development.

**A graduate or advanced degree in business, public administration, environmental science, or related field may substitute for one year of required experience.

Competencies:

• Strong communication skills, demonstrating an ability to clearly convey information and ideas to individuals and groups through a variety of communications modes, including formal presentations and informal discussions.

• Practices attentive and active listening.

• Develops challenging but achievable goals, has excellent follow-through, approaches challenging tasks and obstacles with a “can-do” attitude. Works with honesty and integrity, keeps commitments, takes ownership of work and one’s own actions, and seeks opportunities for improvement.

• Stays focused under pressure, performs duties with minimal supervision, uses time efficiently and effectively to accomplish priorities. Motivates and encourages project team members to persevere through change and adversity, skillfully negotiates competing needs and priorities, and facilitates consensus-based decision-making when appropriate.

• Operates within the organization’s formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across the division and agency, seeks to understand others’ roles and perspectives, and navigates organizational structure with diplomacy and goodwill.

• Demonstrates a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Collaborates with and involves others with divergent viewpoints, as well as diverse people and groups, contributing to developing an environment that is equitable, inclusive, respectful and cooperative.

• Effectively adjusts to changes in work processes and environment and alters behavior to align with evolving situations. Openly receives new ideas and accepts other perspectives.

• Skilled in the use of computers and database applications. Learns new technology quickly, keeps abreast of changes, use computers to improve productivity.

• Experience managing the analysis of programmatic and policy activities, coordinating the production of technical reports and other documents, and coordinating statistical analysis, performance assessment, and outcome measurement.

• Ability to communicate clearly with diverse groups, including senior level management, elected officials, subject matter experts, and other interested parties.

• Experience creating dashboards and interactive tools to display data and results. Experience using data to support continuous performance improvement and data-driven decision making.

• Intermediate skill level for MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Mural, and database and GIS software such as Tableau and ArcGIS.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Three years’ experience managing energy projects or working in the energy sector.

• Two years’ experience navigating and complying with federal and state procurement, contracting, and budgeting policies and practices.

• Experience working specifically on electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects in a public agency, utility, tribal, or private sector capacity.

• Technical knowledge of electric vehicle supply equipment, electric vehicles, electricity infrastructure, electric utility energization processes, construction and electrical permitting processes, property acquisition, or other common aspects of electric vehicle charging project delivery.

• Experience working for, or in partnership with, organizations based in environmental or climate injustice and/or experience collaborating with historically marginalized communities, Tribes and low-income populations.

• Advanced-level proficiency in project management software, MS Office Suite, contract management databases, cloud-based productivity tools.