Energy Program Growth Lead for Decarbonization & Delivery

Cadmus; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

PTO & holidays

Job summary

Cadmus seeks an entrepreneurial leader to build and grow our Energy Program Administration practice in the United States. This role focuses on strategy, client development, and delivering program operations that help utilities and government clients achieve decarbonization and energy savings goals.

You will lead collaboration across engineering, evaluation, program design, and data analytics teams to shape differentiated offerings and expand a scalable delivery model.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in energy efficiency, clean energy, or utility program administration with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, business, or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Proven experience launching energy efficiency or clean energy programs or scaling new business lines.
• Proven business development experience and sales success.
• Strong understanding of utility program design, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and business development skills.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development efforts for program administration and program implementation opportunities, including pipeline development, capture strategy, and proposal leadership with utilities, state agencies, and other funding entities.
• Develop and execute a growth-oriented plan to build and scale a program administration and implementation practice, including go-to-market strategy, service definition, target markets, staffing model, and multi-year revenue and margin targets.
• Collaborate with internal engineering, evaluation, program design, and data analytics teams to shape differentiated offerings that leverage firm capabilities and respond to evolving regulatory, market transformation, and equity priorities.
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with clients, regulators, community-based organizations, and industry partners to identify new opportunities, influence program design, and position the firm as a trusted and innovative program administrator.
• Provide executive oversight of program delivery to ensure operational excellence, regulatory compliance, data integrity, and achievement of savings, participation, and equity objectives—while maintaining focus on growth, scalability, and repeatable delivery models.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Cadmus seeks an entrepreneurial leader to build and grow our Energy Program Administration practice in the United States. This role focuses on strategy, client development, and delivering program operations that help utilities and government clients achieve decarbonization and energy savings goals.

You will lead collaboration across engineering, evaluation, program design, and data analytics teams to shape differentiated offerings and expand a scalable delivery model.