Program Manager, Decarbonization Services

Abode Energy Management; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k match

Parental Leave

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Job summary

Abode EnergyManagement is seeking a Program Manager to lead decarbonization initiatives across New England. You’ll manage programs, coordinate with partners, and drive milestones from planning through execution in a hybrid role that includes CT-based work and occasional visits to Concord, MA offices.

You’ll collaborate with a growing decarbonization team, manage budgets, report results, and develop case studies while supporting contractors, homeowners, and stakeholders in electrification efforts

Qualifications

• Prev. experience in energy program design, utilities or policy.
• Familiarity with incentive programs and decarbonization tech.
• Strong communication for 1:1 and groups; bilingual a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of one or more programs.
• Coordinate with partners, stakeholders, and clients.
• Develop goals, plans, and documentation for evolving needs.
• Maintain databases and program budgets.
• Report milestones, findings, and lessons learned.
• Coordinate trainings with contractors and partners.
• Prepare professional program reports and case studies.

Skills

Energy program design

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting

Project coordination

Spanish/Portuguese

Communication skills

Google Workspace

Salesforce

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

Job description

Position DescriptionSeptember 2026

Program Manager, Decarbonization Services

Hybrid positionideallylocatedinConnecticut

Want to join a company thatdoesgood for the world? Do you care about the work you do and its impact on the future of our planet? Do you want caring coworkers anda good work/life balance? Join the Abode EnergyManagement (Abode)team, where youwon’tever want to leave.We’refun, kind, passionate, progressive, and innovative. We are a fast-growing energy efficiency program implementor in the northeast, focusing on electrification and heat pump adoption.

Summary/Objective

Abode has a growing line of business for utilities and government agencies throughout New England to help accelerate the adoption of decarbonization measures (such as air-source heat pumps) by providing outreach, education, consultations, and technical assistance to contractors, homeowners, community advocates, and other stakeholders. Abode is piloting and scalingcutting-edgedecarbonization programs that require understanding and navigating the interests of multiple stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in the energy efficiency industry and a strong background in program management to play arole in scaling innovative programs that help realize the climate impacts of decarbonization in the residential building sector.

Responsibilities

The Program Manager (“PM”) will report to theSenior ProgramManagerand work closely with Abode’s decarbonization team. The PM will provide day-to-day management of one or more programs, overseeing operations, managing staff, coordinating with partners, and ensuring thetimelyachievement of programobjectives. The PM will play a critical role in helping to extract lessons and solutions from the work done to solve day-to-day issues.

This position will include some orall of the following responsibilities.

• Working closely with Abode senior staff, the PM will serve as the main point of communication with clients, partners, and stakeholders, including leading recurring meetings
• Overseeing staff’sday-to-day work, short terms assignments, andlong-termprojects
• Developing goals for program staff, to meetevolvingprogram needs and toofferconsistentprofessional developmentopportunities
• Creating or updating plans and documentation to meet evolving needs
• Maintainingdatabases asrequiredfor the program
• Maintainingprogram budgets and financials
• Troubleshooting and resolving program issues, barriers, and setbacks
• Coordinatingcontractor and partner trainings
• Ensuringcustomer journey and data coordination between program stakeholders
• Reporting on program milestones and results
• Creating and presenting program findings
• Creatingprofessional reports summarizing program performance, methodologies, goals, and lessons learned
• Creating case studies and blogs
• Completing one-off projects, research, and analysis

Qualifications

Strong candidates for this position will bring most, if not all, of the following skills and experience:

• Previousexperience in and knowledge of energy program design obtained through work in utility energy efficiency programs, government,quasi-government, energy policy, or other related businesses. Experience working with air source heat pumps or other decarbonization technologies used to reduce the climate impact of homes is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with navigating government or utility incentive programs.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and tasksappropriatelybalancing high-levelobjectivesand attention to critical details.
• Strong, effective oral and written communication skills; both 1:1 and in group presentations. Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese as well as English would be a plus.
• Aptitude to quickly learn and work with software such as Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and Salesforce. Comfortable withfinancial managementand budgeting.
• Adaptable, flexible, collaborative team player with a positive can-do attitude.
• A self-starter, able to anticipate and overcome obstacles as needed.

Compensation and Benefits

This is a full-time, exempt position with a total compensation targeted between $85,000and $110,000, depending on relevant skills and experience.The PM willwork primarilyoutof the employee’s home office or attend meetings as needed in Abode’s Concord MA office or offices of partners and stakeholders. Abode offers its employees a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance, a matching 401k, and fully paid Parental Leave. Employees have a flexible working schedule and generous paid time off (~37 paid days off, or ~15% of all weekdays).

Abode is focused on broadening opportunities for individuals from demographic groups that are historically underrepresented in the energy sector. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture where talented people of widely diverse backgrounds thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteranstatusor disability.