Senior Director, Energy Efficiency Programs & Growth

SEEL, LLC; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SEEL, LLC seeks a Senior Director to provide executive leadership across a portfolio of energy efficiency and sustainability programs, driving client engagement, portfolio financial oversight, regulatory awareness, and people leadership to support national growth.

You will oversee the full program lifecycle and translate portfolio strategy into measurable outcomes, collaborating with utilities, municipalities, and regulatory stakeholders to deliver verified savings, quality, and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s preferred in Engineering, Public Policy, or related field.
• Certified Energy Manager preferred, or other national certification.
• 10+ years of experience in energy efficiency, utility programs, consulting, or related sectors.
• Experience leading utility-funded energy efficiency portfolios across sectors (residential, commercial, public).
• Experience with weatherization, health and safety, HVAC, insulation, or decarbonization programs.
• Demonstrated success managing large, multi-program portfolios and senior client relationships.
• Strong financial, strategic planning, and operational leadership capabilities.
• Experience leading geographically distributed, cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Willingness to travel approximately 20–30%

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight for multiple residential, commercial, and/or industrial energy efficiency program portfolios.
• Direct portfolio execution across enrollment, intake, assessment, work orders, installation, QA/QC, savings validation, invoicing, payment, and closeout.
• Lead senior program managers and directors to meet or exceed objectives.
• Identify production gaps and backlogs to stabilize underperforming programs.
• Maintain and grow senior-level client relationships with utilities, municipalities, and regulators.
• Prepare executive-level program updates and strategic recommendations.
• Oversee revenue, margin, incentive spend, and contractor payments in collaboration with finance.
• Identify and mitigate portfolio risks such as compliance, budget variance, and delayed savings.
• Contribute to business development through proposal strategy and solution design.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop leaders to support growth and succession planning.
• Oversee contractor performance, onboarding, production, safety, and quality results.
• Use dashboards, CRM, Power BI, and reports to manage production and forecasts.
• Lead governance across Operations, Finance, Data, Engineering, Marketing, Legal/Compliance, and Field Ops to improve execution

Skills

Executive leadership

Portfolio management

Stakeholder engagement

Financial analysis

Program governance

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Power BI

CRM systems

Dashboard reporting

Job description

SEEL, LLC seeks a Senior Director to provide executive leadership across a portfolio of energy efficiency and sustainability programs, driving client engagement, portfolio financial oversight, regulatory awareness, and people leadership to support national growth.

You will oversee the full program lifecycle and translate portfolio strategy into measurable outcomes, collaborating with utilities, municipalities, and regulatory stakeholders to deliver verified savings, quality, and profitability.