Manager, Energy Efficiency & Building Decarbonization

About NEEP Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) is a regional nonprofit that accelerates energy efficiency, electrification, and grid-flexibility across Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states as a core strategy to reduce climate pollution and build an affordable, sustainable, just, and resilient energy future. NEEP focuses on the components key to rapid, affordable, and equitable decarbonization of the regional buildings and industrial sectors – strong policies to lower energy bills and emissions, market transformation of technology solutions, community-led solutions, and a diverse and experienced workforce. NEEP supports collaboration among government, industry, community groups, academia, and advocates to drive long-term regional change. Learn more about NEEP at www.neep.org . Our Culture: Why work with us? Our team is our most valuable resource. We represent a diverse mosaic of backgrounds, ideas, perspectives, and life experiences. The thing that unites us is our common mission to accelerate energy efficiency, electrification, and grid-flexibility across Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states as a core strategy to reduce climate pollution and build an affordable, sustainable, just, and resilient energy future. We've nurtured an environment that values creative thinking and well-informed decision-making, embracing diversity and inclusivity. Our leadership places a strong emphasis on transparency, accessibility, authenticity, and the growth of our employees. What's In It For You: NEEP is based in Massachusetts, with staff in locations around the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. We are a remote-first organization, which allows our employees to work in any of NEEP's 13 states/jurisdictions in the region. If you are someone who can manage fast-paced projects and facilitate stakeholder engagement, then please keep reading. The Manager is responsible for managing projects for research, tools, and stakeholder engagement that transform regional markets toward high efficiency building and industrial technologies and practices. If you possess strong organizational skills and a knack for both independent work and team coordination, you might be just who we're looking for. If you also have a deep interest in nonprofit work and the passion to champion mission-driven vision and values, we'd love to hear from you. You will thrive in NEEP's collaborative and fast-paced work environment and will respect and uphold our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. A Day In The Life Of This Role : In this role, you will work with a wide array of NEEP stakeholders, including state energy offices, utilities, energy efficiency program administrators, manufacturers, distributors, contractors, consultants, and nonprofit organizations across the region to facilitate technology market transformation for buildings and industry. The Manager will lead research and tool development, manage projects, oversee external consultants, and track budgets. To inform these work products, the Manager will convene stakeholders through advisory groups and working groups. Priority technology areas currently include cold-climate heat pumps for space heating and cooling, high-efficiency water heating, building envelope measures, and more. What We Need From You: 5+ years of progressively senior experience in project management, energy efficiency, and stakeholder engagement. Advanced degree preferred but not required. Subject matter expertise in one or more of these areas preferred but not required: building energy efficiency and decarbonization (single family residential, multi-family residential, commercial building sectors), heating and hot water electrification, industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization, building envelope technologies, contractor workforce development. Demonstrated project management skills; accountability for project deliverables and financial systems. Ability to collect, organize, analyze, disseminate, and interpret relevant industry data. Ability to place NEEP within the industry and apply knowledge to strategic decision-making. Demonstrated ability to collaborate internally and externally. Ability to develop budgets and track compliance for complex, multi-year grants. Ability to communicate program area strategy and activities. Strategic thinking and planning for program area. Ability to support team members. Salary Range: The salary for this role is competitive and commensurate with experience, offering a range of $70,000 to $80,000 annually. Applicants must reside in one of NEEP's 13 states/jurisdictions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia). The position is exempt and scheduled 40 hours per week. NEEP is a remote office and offers employees a flexible schedule. Our generous benefits package includes health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage; a 401(k)-retirement plan with a generous match; a work from home stipend; accrued paid time off; and 12 paid holidays (four of which are floating holidays – take them whenever you'd like!). At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about this job opportunity. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways – not just candidates who check all the boxes. We want people to feel comfortable expressing their true selves and to come, stay, and do their best work here. NEEP is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, and physical or mental disability. We apply this policy to ensure non-discriminatory practices in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and all other activities. This also supports our capacity to achieve our mission on a regional scale. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 21, 2026. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.