Program Manager - Full Time
Who is Michaels Energy?
Michaels Energy is a veteran-owned energy consulting firm that exists to help businesses minimize waste and maximize value. Our energy and engineering gurus are obsessed with optimizing buildings and processes to maximize energy savings and profits, minimize utility grid stress and carbon footprints, and keep this big, beautiful planet in tip-top shape. Our passion is developing long-term client relationships with energy users, utilities, consultants, and partners. This passion, combined with our core values of proactive and responsive service, intuitive analysis, collaborative partnerships, and fanatical execution, forms the foundation of our corporate culture.
Were proud to share that Michaels Energy is one of Incs Best Workplaces of 2024 and 2025. Michaels Energy is seeking a program management professional to lead utility energy efficiency and demand response programs for clients in Minnesota. The Program Manager oversees all aspects of program delivery, including leading a cross-functional team, setting strategy, and meeting financial and contractual goals. We are looking for someone with strong organizational skills, financial acumen, communication skills, and a passion for energy efficiency who will thrive in a team environment and will exemplify our core values.
Program and portfolio management
Program implementation: Financial management: Develop and manage financial goals, including program budgets, revenue goals, and revenue growth. Develop P&L and other financial statements for programs
Establish and manage tools to track and communicate progress towards contract goals, budget, KPIs, and deliverables
Document and optimize delivery processes to ensure efficient program implementation
Accountable for quality control on program deliverables
Hold regular meetings to relay program performance to goals, successes, issues, and ideas for improvements
Understand and avoid contract penalties
Learn the regulatory environment and stakeholders to shape the program to meet client needs, which could include advancing equity outcomes.
Advocate for staff resources from engineering and other groups, including subcontractors, based on the scope to deliver program goals
Communicate regularly so each team member understands program expectations (the work, the timeline, and the budget) and their performance
Address performance issues, either directly or with supervisors, to ensure a high-functioning program team
Lead contracting and management of subcontractors
Evaluated the structure and practices of the programs managed and identified areas for improvement to explore over the next 12 months, especially as it relates to the portfolios financial health
Contract Renewals
Bachelors degree or 6 years of applicable experience
~2-5 years of product or program management experience, preferably in energy efficiency, transportation electrification, or decarbonization
~ Strong project management skills
~ Strong business and financial acumen
MBA preferred but not required
PMP Certification preferred but not required
Work from home, in the office, or a hybrid
The top reasons Michaels Energy is an awesome place to work, besides helping the world save energy.
Flexible Work Hours
Beer Fridays
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We know diversity and inclusion are essential to innovation, a strong work environment, and exceptional results. For us, this is who we are and what we do, not just words in a policy.