Clean Industry Coordinator (Coordinator III - CPPW) - Limited Duration
The Position
Job Appointment: Full-time, Limited Duration. Persons appointed to limited term positions will be designated as limited duration employees whose appointment shall not exceed two (2) years except for the extension of grants or funding from outside sources.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. An alternate schedule may be available.
Work Location: Hybrid. This position reports to The Vanport Building, 1810 SW 5th Ave. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here . Occasional travel to locations around the City may be required to support events or meetings.
Benefits: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefits for this position.
Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.
Union Representation: City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW). To view this labor agreement, please click here .
Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need respond to the supplemental questions and attach a résumé .
Position Summary
The City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is seeking to fill a limited-term Clean Industry Coordinator position (Coordinator III) within the Climate Policy program area. The Clean Industry Coordinator is responsible for supporting the implementation of the Clean Industry Community Program. This new $20 million initiative within BPS is funded by the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF). The Clean Industry Community Program will award grants to projects that reduce industrial emissions, air pollution, and waste, while delivering meaningful benefits to communities adjacent to industrial districts and creating pathways for workforce and contractor development. The Clean Industry Coordinator will work with closely with partners from business, government, community-based organizations, higher education, and workforce development to implement the program.
What You’ll Do
The work of the Climate Policy team builds on Portland’s path-breaking history as a leader among the global community fighting climate change . Portland has been working to address climate change for nearly 30 years and was the first city in the United States to draft a carbon reduction strategy.
Today, BPS's Climate Policy team develops policies, runs programs, and conducts research and analysis that aim to rapidly decarbonize Portland, while ensuring that our community members most impacted by the climate crisis have power in the policy process. The City’s priorities for achieving decarbonization and resilience are outlined in Portland’s 2022-2025 Climate Emergency Workplan , which guides the work of the Climate Policy and Program team.
About The Bureau
The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability develops creative and practical solutions that enhance Portland's livability, preserve distinctive places and plan for a resilient future. We are committed to advancing equity to achieve prosperous, healthy, resilient communities. In collaboration with community partners, we provide; comprehensive land use, neighborhood, economic, historic and environmental planning, and urban design; policy and technical services to advance green building and a just transition to clean energy, waste prevention, composting and recycling, and a sustainable food system; administration of the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund; policy to address climate change; regulation of private franchise utilities; administration of the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission; and digital equity and inclusion policy, projects and outreach. ( http://www.portland.gov/bps ). For more information about Portland’s recycling, composting and garbage programs visit: ( https://www.portland.gov/bps/garbage-recycling )
BPS values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization. We encourage candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with abroad range of individuals and diverse communities to apply. Although not required, BPS encourages candidates that can fluently speak more than one language to include that information in your resume. BPS offers an excellent benefits package, flexible work schedules and support for training and skills development in a positive, engaging, and creative work environment.
Studies have shown that women, non-binary people, and Black, Indigenous, and other people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet all of the qualifications listed. BPS considers lived experience and transferrable skills as qualifying unless an item is labeled as required. We are most interested in finding the best candidates for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply.
Questions?
Contact Information
Tamela Ressler, Senior Recruiter
Tamela.Ressler@portlandoregon.gov
Bureau of Human Resources
To Qualify
The Following Minimum Qualifications Are Required
Although not required, you may have one or more of the following:
STEP 1: Apply online between November 17, 2025 – December 1, 2025
Required Application Materials
Click here for additional information regarding the following:
Job Appointment: Full-time, Limited Duration. Persons appointed to limited term positions will be designated as limited duration employees whose appointment shall not exceed two (2) years except for the extension of grants or funding from outside sources.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. An alternate schedule may be available.
Work Location: Hybrid. This position reports to The Vanport Building, 1810 SW 5th Ave. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here . Occasional travel to locations around the City may be required to support events or meetings.
Benefits: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefits for this position.
Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.
Union Representation: City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW). To view this labor agreement, please click here .
Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need respond to the supplemental questions and attach a résumé .
Position Summary
The City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is seeking to fill a limited-term Clean Industry Coordinator position (Coordinator III) within the Climate Policy program area. The Clean Industry Coordinator is responsible for supporting the implementation of the Clean Industry Community Program. This new $20 million initiative within BPS is funded by the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF). The Clean Industry Community Program will award grants to projects that reduce industrial emissions, air pollution, and waste, while delivering meaningful benefits to communities adjacent to industrial districts and creating pathways for workforce and contractor development. The Clean Industry Coordinator will work with closely with partners from business, government, community-based organizations, higher education, and workforce development to implement the program.
What You’ll Do
- Provide day-to-day project management of $20 million clean industry grant program in collaboration with six core partners. Monitor ongoing activities and progress toward key milestones.
- Coordinate program partner activities, including facilitating recurring meetings, regular check-ins with partner organizations, and working on shared deliverables or milestones.
- Support all program partners in meeting key deliverables, including but not limited to business engagement, community benefits, program development, communications, workforce development, and implementation of decarbonization projects.
- Support industrial business grantees in project development, implementation, and data collection to ensure progress towards decarbonization and community benefits milestones.
- Work closely with Sustainable Economy and Just Transition Analyst to support overall clean industry strategy.
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with local clean industry stakeholders such as business groups, government agencies, and community-based organizations.
- Manage invoicing, payments, and contracts between BPS and partner organizations.
- This position will report to the Climate Policy manager in BPS.
- Sector-based expertise: Familiarity with the industrial sector and with principles and practices of industrial decarbonization.
- Political acumen: Experience or familiarity working on projects or issues that have a high degree of political importance, elected oversight, or community involvement.
- Flexible and adaptable: Can prioritize competing work demands fluidly and consistently. Uses strong organizational skills to work effectively on a multitude of tasks and understand/respond to various situations in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
- Excellent communicator: Displays strong interpersonal and communication skills across a variety of audiences, methods, and people with various roles and backgrounds.
- Equity-driven: Committed to and familiar with equity and inclusion values and practices that remove barriers to access, deliver more equitable outcomes and address inequities. Ideally, direct experience with and understanding of the challenges or historic impacts of access, inequity or disinvestment.
The work of the Climate Policy team builds on Portland’s path-breaking history as a leader among the global community fighting climate change . Portland has been working to address climate change for nearly 30 years and was the first city in the United States to draft a carbon reduction strategy.
Today, BPS's Climate Policy team develops policies, runs programs, and conducts research and analysis that aim to rapidly decarbonize Portland, while ensuring that our community members most impacted by the climate crisis have power in the policy process. The City’s priorities for achieving decarbonization and resilience are outlined in Portland’s 2022-2025 Climate Emergency Workplan , which guides the work of the Climate Policy and Program team.
About The Bureau
The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability develops creative and practical solutions that enhance Portland's livability, preserve distinctive places and plan for a resilient future. We are committed to advancing equity to achieve prosperous, healthy, resilient communities. In collaboration with community partners, we provide; comprehensive land use, neighborhood, economic, historic and environmental planning, and urban design; policy and technical services to advance green building and a just transition to clean energy, waste prevention, composting and recycling, and a sustainable food system; administration of the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund; policy to address climate change; regulation of private franchise utilities; administration of the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission; and digital equity and inclusion policy, projects and outreach. ( http://www.portland.gov/bps ). For more information about Portland’s recycling, composting and garbage programs visit: ( https://www.portland.gov/bps/garbage-recycling )
BPS values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization. We encourage candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with abroad range of individuals and diverse communities to apply. Although not required, BPS encourages candidates that can fluently speak more than one language to include that information in your resume. BPS offers an excellent benefits package, flexible work schedules and support for training and skills development in a positive, engaging, and creative work environment.
Studies have shown that women, non-binary people, and Black, Indigenous, and other people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet all of the qualifications listed. BPS considers lived experience and transferrable skills as qualifying unless an item is labeled as required. We are most interested in finding the best candidates for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply.
Questions?
Contact Information
Tamela Ressler, Senior Recruiter
Tamela.Ressler@portlandoregon.gov
Bureau of Human Resources
To Qualify
The Following Minimum Qualifications Are Required
- Experience managing large projects, timelines, contracts, and budgets.
- Experience understanding and solving complex problems, comparing different options, and recommending the best plan or policy.
- Experience using independent judgment, taking initiative, and solving problems while following set rules and procedures.
- Experience communicating clearly and persuasively, and preparing clear and complete reports, letters, and other documents.
- Experience building and maintaining effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, other government agencies, and the public.
Although not required, you may have one or more of the following:
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of industrial decarbonization and/or familiarity with the industrial sector.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration, public administration, or field related to organizational unit or Bureau/Office; OR
- Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience involving analysis, planning, organizing, and/or evaluating programs in a public agency or customer service related field.
STEP 1: Apply online between November 17, 2025 – December 1, 2025
Required Application Materials
- Résumé
- Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)
- Veteran’s Preference documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) must be submitted by the closing date.
- Update: As of March 3, 2025, if you have already submitted veteran documents and qualified for preference, you do not need to resubmit them for future recruitments.
- To update or remove veteran preference for this recruitment or from your profile, contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.
- Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
- Your résumé should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
- How We Determine Pay: The City of Portland is covered by the Oregon Equal Pay Act . Your salary is determined based on the experience listed in your resume that is directly related and equivalent to the position for which you are applying. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all your relevant experience.
- Do not attach any additional documents. Do not attach a cover letter, it will not be reviewed.
- All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process by the closing date and time.
- E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
- You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting. We encourage using AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
- An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their résumé and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
- Your résumé and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
- You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
- Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.
- Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
- Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview
- Some positions will require those offered employment to complete and sign a criminal background statement before being considered for employment.
- A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.
- Timeline is approximate and subject to change.
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