Product Associate - Massachusetts Clean Energy : Job Details

BE+ has funding to continue to build onto and grow our online directory of high performance building professionals called BE+ CONNECTS. It is an interactive and engaging discovery tool that curates evolving companies, and their linked professionals, to promote expertise to clients designing and constructing high-performance buildings. It all starts with the foundational perspective that a given company's expertise is in its people and is proven through its completed and in-progress projects.

This associate position will play an important role in improving the site while also expanding its reach and increasing the data held within. It is a full-time exempt position that supports BE+ in achieving its mission by leading our efforts in decarbonizing the building stock in Massachusetts.

This position reports to the Innovation Director while working collaboratively across the BE+ leadership team. The role will start full-time remotely. BE+ anticipates securing office space in downtown Boston in the near future and at that point employees will be expected to be in the office 2-3 days a week.

Program Management and Reporting

• Coordinate bi-weekly check-ins, including setting agendas and maintaining meeting notes.
• Coordinate and conduct surveys and interviews with priority stakeholders.
• Track the program metrics and provide quarterly and annual written reports.
• Complete admin tasks related to the site, including approving professionals and managing direct user correspondence.
• Help ensure ongoing site maintenance, improvement activities, and respond to troubleshooting needs.
• Coordinate yearly Net Zero Report effort and support the publication tasks.

Program Improvement

• Recruit companies and professionals to join the site.
• Through research, identify projects to add and additional project information to input.
• Work with peer organizations to exchange resources and best practices and to expand impact.
• Help to develop a long-term funding strategy.
• Connect with industry leaders, and maintain connections with key stakeholders.
• Host public tutorial and info sessions to help welcome new and prospective professional users.
• Ensure that those with the greatest need benefit from our initiatives.
• Assist with the addition of existing buildings and related projects to the site.
• Work with the communications team to devise marketing strategies and partnerships in order to reach non-professional site users.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree and 0 to 5 years of experience in related field. Passionate commitment to the principles of sustainability, regeneration, green building.
• Detail-oriented and self-starter. We are a small team, and the individual will need to manage their own workload, as well as work well with the team.
• Strong work ethic, highly self-motivated.
• Flexibility in the job role, understanding the need to dynamically respond to evolving BE+ needs that are often driven by external events and opportunities;
• Project and program management skills; and a high standard for file management;
• Ability to work some evenings and early mornings for events;
• Ability to think out of the box and find creative, inventive solutions;

Preferred:

• Google Suite
• Drupal
• Salary $55k – $65k commensurate with experience.
• The company provides health benefits, a 401k plan with 5% employer contribution.

Please email your resume, a writing sample, and a statement on your passion for promoting a regenerative built environment to [email protected]