Director, DesignLights Consortium®

~ Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) was founded in 1996 as a non-profit organization to serve the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region to accelerate energy efficiency in the building sector through public policy, program strategies, and education. ~     

NEEP established the DesignLights Consortium® (DLC) in 1997 as a project to speed the adoption of quality, high efficiency commercial lighting and create lasting change in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region.

Supported by its members, the DLC has successfully helped to advance quality, high performance and energy efficient commercial sector lighting solutions through strategic engagements with energy efficiency programs, government agencies, the lighting industry and other key stakeholders.

Over its 17-year history, the DLC initiative and brand have driven the lighting market towards innovation by bringing key stakeholders together and providing information, education, tools and technical expertise for cutting edge technologies. 

Position Overview

This full-time
position directs the DLC, a project which serves the both the US and Canada, with the mission to accelerate the market adoption of quality,
high efficiency commercial lighting solutions.

The Director manages a team of professional and contract staff hired to
support DLC products and services, and reports to the Executive Director.  As a member of the NEEP Senior Management
Team, the Director helps NEEP to maintain a thriving, inclusive culture to
achieve NEEP's mission and keep NEEP a leader in energy efficiency. 

Responsibilities
include DLC team leadership and management, strategic planning, and oversight
of the DLC team operations including the development of new products and
services; project and budget planning and management; marketing, brand
management and service delivery; and relationship management with sponsors, government
agencies, the lighting industry and other stakeholders, and internal
coordination. 

The Director participates as
a member of the NEEP Senior Management Team to set strategic direction for NEEP,
facilitate internal collaboration across NEEP's strategies and projects, and
guide internal operations. This
position involves travel in the US and Canada. 

Responsibilities - Detail of DLC Director Job

Strategic Planning and Development

• Direct
  strategic development of DLC products and services to achieve the DLC's
  long-term goals, e.g., prepare long-term plans and transition
  strategies, assess and recommend new opportunities and services to accelerate
  high efficiency commercial lighting solutions
• Track
  and respond to market and policy developments as well as DLC member needs to
  keep the DLC responsive to needs and opportunities in a rapidly changing
  landscape for commercial lighting and energy efficiency programs
• Direct
  and oversee DLC staff preparation of annual DLC plans and budgets for NEEP
  Board approval including strategies to achieve annual revenue goals, e.g., recommend
  fee schedules, seek and assist grant funding to support DLC development

Project &
Services Management

• Direct
  and oversee DLC staff development, implementation and management of annual DLC plans and budgets to
  meet goals, objectives and committed deliverables while achieving positive
  financial performance
• Direct
  and oversee the delivery of products and services to meet or exceed
  expectations
• Direct
  and oversee the solicitation, hiring and management of contracted services
• Ensure
  that the DLC staff and contractors follow NEEP's anti-trust guidelines and
  other legal and regulatory requirements for DLC activities
• Establish
  and implement quality control processes to ensure that DLC products and
  services are developed and delivered to meet goals and member expectations
• With
  the DLC staff, set, track and evaluate DLC performance relative to metrics to
  maintain a high level of member satisfaction and industry engagement while
  advancing the DLC's goals and objectives
• Oversee
  timely and responsive reporting to meet grant, contractual and organizational
  requirements

Marketing and Brand
Management

• Oversee the maintenance and effective implementation of
  the DLC brand strategy to ensure appropriate use the DLC brand to distinguish
  quality, high efficiency commercial lighting products and best practices
• Oversee the development and implementation of marketing
  and communication plans to engage stakeholder support and understanding for
  DLC's mission, goals, products and services
• Direct project documentation and materials dissemination
  to maintain member, funder and NEEP Board support for the DLC

Relationship
Management and External Coordination

• Direct
  and oversee DLC stakeholder engagement processes (e.g., member and stakeholder
  advisory groups, meetings, webinars, etc.) to cultivate and maintain productive
  and valued relationships to advance DLC goals and objectives
• Direct and oversee DLC staff to engage member and participant
  feedback to guide planning and service delivery
• Track and provide visibility for relevant DLC member and
  project participant successes and achievements

DLC
Team Leadership

• Supervise
  DLC staff, i.e., identify staff needs, assist hiring, training and
  compensation, support staff performance, conduct regular performance reviews
• Manage
  staff training and professional development to expand capabilities to serve
  current and future needs
• Collaborate
  internally with other NEEP staff and internal services to research, develop,
  build support for and implement DLC plans in strategic alliance with other NEEP
  efforts
• Actively
  participate in NEEP's Senior Management Team to provide overall direction to
  NEEP's organizational development, management and performance, and to facilitate
  internal collaboration
• Support
  NEEP's work to maintain a thriving, inclusive culture and to achieve its
  diversity goals

Qualifications

• Significant experience with ratepayer-funded energy
  efficiency program planning delivery and evaluation
• Established relations with the energy efficiency
  community e.g., utilities, regional and national energy efficiency
  organizations, state and federal agency programs
• Deep knowledge and expertise in commercial lighting
  technologies and markets with well- developed relationships with the lighting
  industry and professionals
• Relevant masters' degree or equivalent certification
  and/or experience and up-to-date credentials in lighting technology and best
  practices
• Management experience with a proven record of
  effective leadership/collaboration, team building, supervision of personnel,
  contractor management and project performance and a proven track record in project
  and budget planning and management, evaluation, proposal writing and reporting
• Demonstrated
  skills in client management and customer satisfaction including the ability to
  manage effectively across differences
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  including proficient use of word processing, spreadsheet, project management,
  customer relationship management, and presentation software 

Today, the QPL lists over 54,000 LED products and sets the standard for efficiency program incentives in the US and Canada, while informing manufacturer LED product development. A recent multi-year plan identified additional areas for DLC development to further commercial sector lighting energy efficiency, e.g., focus on advanced lighting controls and lighting design integration. These potential initiatives will further DLC's growth and market influence.

The DLC team currently includes a staff of three FTE with additional financial, administrative and strategic marketing and communications support. The team also includes contracted services. The 2014 DLC budget is $4.2 million and over the next five years, the expected expansion of services could double DLC staff and revenues.   

To Apply

Please use the email address below to send a resume and a cover letter stating where you saw this posting, and, outline
your interest in NEEP's mission and this position in particular, to Bob McTighe. No phone calls please. 

~ NEEP is committed to an
organizational culture of inclusion, diversity and equity.  We are 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
assure non-discriminatory practices in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion,
compensation, benefits and all other activities.  It also supports our capacity to achieve our
mission to accelerate energy efficiency with broad participation across the
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. ~