25 Green Technology jobs in Belmont

In this role, you will be a key contributor to Meta's Global Energy Team, specifically the Clean Energy Asset Management Team. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of clean and renewable energy contracts and as needed, carbon reduction or carbon removal agreements, including: supporting/leading negotiations for amendments, ensuring contract compliance, monitoring project development and construction status, and reporting on financial and operational performance for operating projects. You will have the opportunity to master contract details, analyze financial and operational project performance, resolve disputes, and propose solutions.

Energy Manager (Clean Energy Contracts) Responsibilities

• Serve as the ongoing owner for all of Meta's executed clean energy and carbon contract requirements
• Create, maintain, update documents and data related to clean and renewable energy contracts
• Track counterparty compliance with contract milestones and other deliverables
• Respond to counterparty inquires and manage contract amendments, collateral, force majeure claims, and other issues as needed
• Surface and resolve issues in ongoing contracts and project operations
• Track and analyze clean energy operational project performance
• Track and analyze renewable energy financial project performance
• Track project progress through development and construction milestones and lead risk reporting against schedule and forecast
• Manage approval and signature process for contract documents after execution
• Support invoicing and reporting on clean energy contracts, and ensure that RECs, costs and project performance are consistent with contract terms and conditions
• Coordinate with legal counsel, finance, accounting, purchasing, accounts payable/receivable and other key stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree in business, energy or environmental science, paralegal studies or similar
• 5+ years of work experience with an corporate renewable energy buyer, IPP, owner operator, electric utility, energy supplier, or energy intensive industrial or consumer company
• Experience managing a portfolio of renewable energy contracts, especially wind and solar energy supply contracts
• Experience drafting official correspondence between counterparties and experience developing and maintaining partnerships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Experience with G-Suite, Excel, Word, and Tableau
• Experience in building cross-functional relationships
• Experience analyzing and interpreting energy generation data, virtual PPAs, green tariffs, and wholesale energy market data

Posted on January 08, 2022

The Program Associate (PA) provides administrative and program-related support to the Foundations Climate & Clean Energy (CCE) team. The goal of the Foundations CCE program is to protect people and the planet from the worst impacts of climate change by cutting pollution and accelerating the transition to a clean energy future. We aim to help make energy clean, affordable, safe, and reliable for all.

In 2021, the CCE team made 61 grants totaling approximately $25M through the Foundation and 17 grants totaling $0.4M through the Heising-Simons Action Fund. It is anticipated that the volume and amount will increase from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, the CCE team will be staffed by two PAs, two Program Officers (PO), and the Program Director (PD). This role will work in partnership with current and outgoing PAs to support the teams PD and POs. Although the majority of this role will work with the CCE Team, the PA will also support POs in other program areas as needed.

The anticipated start date for this position is on or around March 1. This full-time (37.5 hours per week), non-exempt (hourly) position reports to the PD of the CCE team. It can be located in either our Los Altos or San Francisco office. In 2022, the Foundation will pilot a hybrid work environment, allowing remote work and/or work from our offices. Staff will be required to be on-site for a minimum of 10 days per quarter and as needed. This scenario will be re-evaluated in 2023.

This position offers an opportunity to learn about climate and clean energy fields and philanthropy. Candidates are not expected to have experience in all listed areas. The primary responsibilities include:

1. Serving as the first point of contact for grantees and grant seekers.
2. Working with the Grants Management team to ensure grantmaking complies with policies, procedures, and deadlines.
3. Providing administrative support to the Program Officer and Program Director, including calendaring and research.

The target starting salary is 74,000- 87,000 annually, depending on location and experience.

Posted on February 05, 2020

The Heising-Simons Foundation is a family foundation with offices in Los Altos and San Francisco. The Foundation works with its many partners to advance sustainable solutions in climate and clean energy, enable groundbreaking research in science, enhance the education of our youngest learners, and support human rights for all people. In 2019, the Foundation awarded $115 million. Since its first grant in 2007, the Foundation has awarded more than $00 million.

The Program Associate (PA) provides administrative and program-related support to the Foundations Climate & Clean Energy (CCE) Team. The goal of the Foundations CCE program is to protect people and the planet from the worst impacts of climate change by cutting pollution and accelerating the transition to a clean energy future. We aim to help make energy clean, affordable, safe, and reliable for all.

The CCE Team is currently staffed by two PAs, two Program Officers (POs), and the Program Director (PD). In 2019, the CCE Team made 60 grants totaling 22M in grant funding. This role will work in partnership with the current and outgoing PAs to provide support to the teams PD and POs. Although the majority of this role will work with the CCE Team, the PA will also support POs in other program areas as needed.

This position is an opportunity to learn about the fields of climate and clean energy and philanthropy. Candidates are not expected to have experience in all areas listed in the job posting.

The primary responsibilities of the PA are to:

• Serve as the first point of contact for grantees and grant seekers.
• Work closely with the Grants Management team to ensure that grantmaking adheres to the Foundations grantmaking and contracting policies, procedures, and deadlines.
• Provide administrative support to the POs and PD, ranging from calendaring to research.

This full-time (37.5 hours per week), nonexempt (hourly) position reports to the PD of the CCE team and is based in our Los Altos, CA office, with at least two days each month in our San Francisco, CA office.

Provide grants administration support .

• Regularly update the programs grantmaking budget.
• Invite grantees to the Foundations grantee portal and offer technical assistance to support the successful completion and submission of grant proposals and reports.
• Track grant start and end dates, due dates for deliverables and reports, and changes to grant timelines and scopes of work. Ensure team members and grantees are aware of upcoming deadlines.
• Keep grant files and contacts current by entering and updating grant information.
• Conduct research to inform the programs grantmaking, including:
• Reviewing organizations websites for information about their mission, staff, board members, and recent projects or accomplishments.
• Reviewing organizations financials to conduct an initial assessment of financial stability.
• Reviewing reports, products, and press to gather background information on prospective grantees.
• Work with team members to draft, format, and proofread written materials for grants, including grant summaries, budgets, and overview memos.

Provide administrative support .

• Manage calendars and meeting requests daily and make travel and other logistical arrangements, as needed.
• Arrange and attend meetings and phone/video conferences, and plan logistics of convenings ranging from 2 to 50 attendees.
• Plan and attend grantee site visits, when team members visit grantees to learn more about their work.
• Work with team members to draft, format, and proofread materials, including memos, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and other documents.
• Track and help manage the programs workflow and deadlines.
• Support the management of contracts by monitoring expenditures and submitting invoices and authorized expenses to the Director of Finance for payment.

Support the CCE programs strategy development, learning, and evaluation.

• Communicate the CCE programs strategy and grantmaking guidelines to internal colleagues and in external meetings.
• Communicate the Foundations history, values, and programs in external meetings.
• Support strategic planning activities, including collating historical grants data and other information and contributing to strategies and presentations.
• Conduct research, analyze data, and prepare reports, as guided by the POs and PD.
• Track current research, policy changes, and trends in the areas of energy, climate, and philanthropy by reviewing news and professional publications and by attending related conferences, meetings, and other events.

Support the Foundations organizational evolution.

• Help the Foundation promote and maintain environmentally friendly office practices.
• Pitch-in across the Foundation, as important deadlines or events approach, and participate in Foundation-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion work, internal culture-building, and process-improvement activities and initiatives.
• Pursue ongoing professional development opportunities and participate in Foundation-wide training sessions.

• Able to manage and prioritize a large volume of tasks and deadlines with attention to detail.
• Able to read, write, and produce professional written materials in English.
• Able to communicate and work with people of different backgrounds internally and externally to achieve shared goals.
• Reliable, resourceful, proactive, and motivated to find creative solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Able and willing to quickly learn and use new systems of technology, such as Microsoft Office applications, Salesforce, Zoom, and Box. Experience developing presentations in PowerPoint and maintaining databases is a plus.
• Committed to living the Foundations values.

• The target starting salary for this position is 60,000- 70,000, depending on experience.
• We offer a comprehensive employee benefits package that includes employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, long term disability, business travel and life insurance, flexible spending accounts for medical and child care expenses, a 401(k) plan (with a matching contribution of up to 16%), commuting assistance, an employee assistance program (EAP), tuition reimbursement and a generous professional development budget, matching gifts, fitness reimbursements, fertility and adoption assistance, and identity theft protection. In addition, we allow some schedule flexibility and occasional telecommuting, with managers approval.
• Paid time off includes:
  • Vacation Time starting at 3 weeks per year
  • Sick Time - 12 days per year
  • Personal Time - 2 days per year
  • Family Medical Leave
  • Parental Leave
  • Holidays

Our success is dependent on our ability to build teams that include people with different experiences who can challenge each others assumptions with new perspectives. We encourage people of color, from under-resourced communities, immigrants, LGBTQ+, and others with diverse perspectives and experiences to apply.

Facebook's Data Center Energy Team is seeking a highly experienced and self-motivated energy professional to identify, develop, negotiate, and manage renewable energy supply solutions for our growing fleet of data centers. The Energy Manager (Renewable Energy) will support the continued development and execution of Facebook's global energy strategy centered on a supply portfolio of cost competitive clean and renewable energy sources consistent with the company's overall strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record for developing optimal renewable energy supply solutions by creatively leveraging their skills and significant experience across a spectrum of renewable energy supply issues including project development, finance, commercial, regulatory, market, technical, legal, and tax. Responsibilities: Lead the identification, creation, development, negotiation, and execution of opportunities to secure new cost competitive sources of renewable energy for Facebook's operations. Support domestic and international data center site selection and development activities. Collaborate with internal organizations including sustainability, legal, tax, engineering, and finance to implement supply solutions. Develop and grow relationships with key suppliers, developers, regulators, and other stakeholders. Take an active role in regulatory processes and influence the design of new clean and renewable energy supply solutions offered by utilities and other suppliers. Support continued evolution and execution of Facebook's renewable energy supply strategy for international and domestic data centers. Stay informed of the technical, market, and regulatory developments in the renewable energy industry and communicate key trends, risks, and potential impacts to management. Lead and support various energy projects as needed. Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed (10% to 15% at times). Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in a business, sustainability, corporate responsibility, or related field. 8+ years experience in developing, acquiring, performing due diligence, and negotiating definitive agreements for utility scale renewable energy solutions including wind, solar, and storage projects. Experience working with detailed financial models of renewable energy projects, identifying key risks and sensitivities, and leading all related due diligence efforts (financial, commercial, technical, development). Experience in managing multiple projects and collaborating with all internal and external stakeholders and consultants. Experience in utility and grid interconnection processes. Experience in leading negotiations and projects. Experience in communicating commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels. MBA or J.D. Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. #J-18808-Ljbffr

• Conduct in-depth research and analysis of various renewable energy technologies (solar, wind, geothermal, battery storage, etc.).
• Evaluate the economic viability and market potential of new renewable energy projects and investments.
• Analyze regulatory frameworks, policies, and incentives affecting the renewable energy sector.
• Develop financial models and forecasts to support investment decisions and project financing.
• Monitor and report on industry trends, market dynamics, and competitor activities.
• Collaborate with engineering, project development, and policy teams to provide analytical support.
• Prepare comprehensive reports, presentations, and recommendations for senior management and stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and cost reduction in renewable energy systems.
• Contribute to the development of long-term strategic plans for the company's renewable energy portfolio.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and their potential impact on the energy landscape.

• Master's degree in Energy Economics, Environmental Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, with a focus on analysis and strategy.
• Strong understanding of energy markets, technologies, and policy environments.
• Proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis using tools like Excel, Python, or R.
• Experience with renewable energy project development, financing, or market analysis.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a remote setting.
• Knowledge of grid integration and energy storage solutions is a plus.