Director, HETI
Description
Summary
The Director, HETI, is responsible for contributing meaningfully to the success of the Partnership’s initiative to leverage Houston’s energy leadership to accelerate global solutions that meet the dual challenge of producing more energy that the world demands while lowering emissions. This will be accomplished by working with a coalition of industry, academia and community partners to ensure the long-term economic competitiveness and advancement of Houston in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. The Director will work closely and collaboratively with the HETI team and other Partnership divisions to execute on the initiative’s mission. The Director will be responsible for managing key relationships and projects in HETI’s areas of focus, including efforts related to capital formation, innovation and technology commercialization, power and carbon management.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
The following responsibilities are essential to job performance:
Project Management: Work with the SVP, Energy and Executive Director, HETI, to create the associated action plans for supporting HETI’s and the Partnership’s priorities and strategies, with accountabilities and timelines, and coordinate execution across the Partnership.
Subject Matter Expertise: Provide support to and lead when called upon HETI’s Capital Formation Committee and efforts in Technology Commercialization and Innovation. Provide support to other HETI areas of focus, including member engagement, power management, and carbon management.
Ecosystem Partnerships: Create and maintain strong working relationships across the multitude of energy transition-related initiatives and organizations in Houston and beyond to leverage, coordinate and connect individual actions for greater impact. Impact Measurement: Develop metrics to gauge both short-term and long-term success of the initiative.
Collaborate With All Divisions Within The Partnership To Advance HETI Within Their Work, The Initiative’s Work, And How They Impact The Houston Region. This Includes, But Is Not Limited To
Member Engagement: identify and support avenues for member engagement in HETI and overall energy-related activities
Economic Development: identify and act on opportunities for developing value chains to solidify Houston’s current and future global energy leadership
Marketing and Communications: develop and amplify messaging that advances Houston and HETI’s efforts to be seen and understood as a leader in meeting the dual challenge of producing more energy with lower emissions.
Research: produce data and analyses that builds broader understanding on Houston’s progress in addressing the dual challenge
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The following knowledge, skills, and abilities are desirable for job success:
Summary
The Director, HETI, is responsible for contributing meaningfully to the success of the Partnership’s initiative to leverage Houston’s energy leadership to accelerate global solutions that meet the dual challenge of producing more energy that the world demands while lowering emissions. This will be accomplished by working with a coalition of industry, academia and community partners to ensure the long-term economic competitiveness and advancement of Houston in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. The Director will work closely and collaboratively with the HETI team and other Partnership divisions to execute on the initiative’s mission. The Director will be responsible for managing key relationships and projects in HETI’s areas of focus, including efforts related to capital formation, innovation and technology commercialization, power and carbon management.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
The following responsibilities are essential to job performance:
Project Management: Work with the SVP, Energy and Executive Director, HETI, to create the associated action plans for supporting HETI’s and the Partnership’s priorities and strategies, with accountabilities and timelines, and coordinate execution across the Partnership.
Subject Matter Expertise: Provide support to and lead when called upon HETI’s Capital Formation Committee and efforts in Technology Commercialization and Innovation. Provide support to other HETI areas of focus, including member engagement, power management, and carbon management.
Ecosystem Partnerships: Create and maintain strong working relationships across the multitude of energy transition-related initiatives and organizations in Houston and beyond to leverage, coordinate and connect individual actions for greater impact. Impact Measurement: Develop metrics to gauge both short-term and long-term success of the initiative.
Collaborate With All Divisions Within The Partnership To Advance HETI Within Their Work, The Initiative’s Work, And How They Impact The Houston Region. This Includes, But Is Not Limited To
Member Engagement: identify and support avenues for member engagement in HETI and overall energy-related activities
Economic Development: identify and act on opportunities for developing value chains to solidify Houston’s current and future global energy leadership
Marketing and Communications: develop and amplify messaging that advances Houston and HETI’s efforts to be seen and understood as a leader in meeting the dual challenge of producing more energy with lower emissions.
Research: produce data and analyses that builds broader understanding on Houston’s progress in addressing the dual challenge
- Contribute as an internal subject matter expert on energy transition.
- Represent HETI and the Partnership as needed at relevant functions, seminars, conferences, etc.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The following knowledge, skills, and abilities are desirable for job success:
- Strong understanding of energy systems, energy transition pathways, barriers and solutions to project development, climate tech and innovation.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with HETI member companies, Advisory Board Members, ecosystem partners, leadership, and all Partnership staff.
- Initiates, sustains, and moves work forward with minimal direction and achieves goals under tight deadlines; satisfies multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Strong written and interpersonal communications skills (must be comfortable developing presentations and presenting to and/or interacting with outside entities).
- Collaborates and builds bridges internally/externally; works with others to achieve common goals; and possesses the ability to work successfully with all levels of staff and management.
- Takes a diplomatic approach to work and communications; and easily establishes credibility among a wide variety of stakeholders (i.e., business, nonprofit, educators, and policy/public sectors).
- Exercises the mature judgment, tact, and professionalism appropriate to a corporate setting.
- Continuously looks for ways to innovate, improve processes, and use resources cost-effectively.
- Executes with excellence, consistently delivering on promises and meeting the highest standards; expects quality of himself/herself and of others.
- Expert in Word, Excel (pivot tables, formatting large data sets), Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Communicates effectively, both verbally and in writing to a diverse population inside and outside the organization.
- Works independently, with a high level of dependability, consistency, and commitment.
- Able to complete work assignments within tight deadlines.
- Able to organize, plan, prioritize, and coordinate own work, as well as contribute to team initiatives constructively.
- Maintains the confidentiality of private information.
- 5 or more years consulting, strategy development, finance, or execution and program management experience.
- Understanding of energy industry, energy transition, sustainability and finance.
- Experience working in multi-stakeholder organizations.
- Demonstrated success in driving consensus and delivering complex multi-party projects.