Careers at MassCEC

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The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center provides a challenging, progressive and supportive environment that encourages and promotes employee development. The exciting, fast-paced culture at Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is fueled by the creative ideas, innovative thinking and unparalleled commitment of our employees. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has ongoing recruitment opportunities so visit our web site periodically for updated career opportunities.

Employment opportunities at MassCEC are listed below. Visit MassCEC's online career center to learn more and apply now.

Current Openings

Program Manager - Adult Training and Upskilling Workforce Programs

MassCEC seeks an experienced workforce professional to join MassCEC’s Workforce Development team as a Program Manager. Successful candidates will bring relevant programmatic experience paired with a strong commitment to helping Massachusetts achieve its 2050 net zero emissions goals in a way that focuses on effective training solutions, employer-informed workforce development practices, and equitable solutions to support environmental justice neighborhoods and other underserved and underrepresented populations in the clean energy sector. Read more

Program Administrator - Solar Equity

MassCEC seeks a motivated and organized candidate to join MassCEC as a Program Administrator. Successful candidates will bring relevant programmatic experience and/or interest paired with a strong commitment to helping Massachusetts achieve its 2050 net zero emissions goals in a way that focuses on equitable solutions to support environmental justice neighborhoods, and other underserved and underrepresented populations.  

The Program Administrator will play a key role in supporting MassCEC’s solar and building decarbonization programming.  Specifically, this role will be part of MassCEC’s High-Performance Buildings team, which supports the Commonwealth’s ambitious goals of reducing and eliminating fossil fuel and emissions from buildings, including supporting the development of significant potential programming focused on equitable access to Solar and other clean energy solutions within underserved communities. Read more

Program Manager - Solar Equity

MassCEC seeks a motivated and experienced candidate to join the Building Decarbonization team as a Program Manager. The Program Manager will play a key role in designing and overseeing solar equity initiatives that are part of MassCEC’s efforts to unlock pathways for eliminating emissions from the Commonwealth’s buildings and meet emissions goals. This position will work to launch solar equity programs that will support the state in achieving its 2050 net zero emissions goals. MassCEC expects the responsibilities of this position to evolve and expand as MassCEC pursues future endeavors and programming.  

This work will involve engaging with industry stakeholders, conceptualizing and designing market transformation initiatives, and implementing programs that effectively address barriers to solar equity. The Program Manager will engage in this sector across many fronts, including with consumers and property owners, industry solution providers, workforce, solar and energy efficiency program administrators, and policy makers. The role will implement initiatives to increase awareness, foster new business approaches, enhance available workforce, and recommend realignment of institutional practices and policies. Furthermore, the Program Manager will serve as a resource for MassCEC and other state agencies on matters related to solar equity.  Read more

Program Administrator - Clean Transportation

MassCEC seeks a motivated and organized candidate to join the Clean Transportation team as a Program Administrator. The Program Administrator will play a key role in supporting management of ongoing programs to guarantee successful rollout, stakeholder engagement, and thorough and thoughtful project learnings.

This position blends the daily program administration responsibilities of awardee support, data entry of key program metrics, and contract and invoice processing with frequent opportunities to collaborate on program improvement, outreach efforts, and integration of broader clean transportation goals. Read more

Program Manager - School Decarbonization

MassCEC seeks a motivated and experienced candidate to join MassCEC as a Program Manager. The Program Manager will play a key role in designing and overseeing initiatives that are part of MassCEC’s efforts to unlock pathways for eliminating emissions from the Commonwealth’s buildings. This position will work to launch efforts and demonstrations to bring to market the core systems, business practices, and programs to make achieving the state’s 2050 net zero emissions goals a reality in a way that focuses on equitable solutions to support electrification, decarbonization, and clean energy deployment in K-12 schools serving environmental justice, low-income, and other underserved and underrepresented populations. Read more

Program Manager - Student & Young Adult Workforce Development

MassCEC seeks an experienced workforce professional to join MassCEC's Workforce Development team as a Program Manager. Successful candidates will bring relevant programmatic experience paired with a solid commitment to helping Massachusetts achieve its 2050 net zero emissions goals in a way that focuses on effective training solutions, employer-informed workforce development models, and career development practices to support youth and young adults entering the workforce. The ideal candidate is dedicated to equity practices to promote workforce growth in underserved and underrepresented populations in the clean energy sector. 

Reporting to the Program Director, the Program Manager will support the launch and expansion of the Climate Corps program and provide technical assistance to a portfolio of grantees focused on youth and young adult career awareness and career pathway programming. Program Managers contribute to effective and equitable procurement processes, provide quality technical assistance to grantees, ensure effective outcomes reporting, conduct key administrative processes related to grants management, and contribute to strategic outreach and engagement with industry, workforce, education, and community stakeholders. Read more

Program Manager - Internship & Young Adult Workforce Development

MassCEC seeks an experienced workforce professional to join MassCEC's Workforce Development team as a Program Manager. Successful candidates will bring relevant programmatic experience, as strong orientation toward problem solving, a commitment to advancing equitable solutions for young adult workforce and career development, and an ability to analyze data and translate complex workforce information into coherent program materials.

Reporting to the Program Director, the Program Manager will support the Clean Energy Internship Program and Technical Trades Work and Learning program, and additional grantees in the young adult portfolio. Program Managers contribute to effective and equitable processes, provide quality technical assistance to employers and interns, ensure effective outcomes reporting, conduct key administrative processes related to database management, and contribute to strategic outreach and engagement with industry, workforce, education, and community stakeholders. Read more

Marketing Administrator - Residential Electrification 

MassCEC is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as Residential Electrification Marketing Assistant. In this role, you will support the Marketing Team and the High Performance Buildings Team on the “Clean Energy Lives Here” campaign, Home Modernization Navigator Pilot Program, and the Building Decarbonization Clearinghouse initiative. You will work closely with the Marketing team and other MassCEC Program Managers, stakeholders at other agencies, and external partners to ensure the smooth execution of campaigns and programs that contribute to the advancement of clean energy in Massachusetts. Read more

Program Manager - Adult Training & Upskilling

MassCEC seeks an experienced workforce professional to join MassCEC’s Workforce Development team as a Program Manager. Successful candidates will bring relevant programmatic experience paired with a strong commitment to helping Massachusetts achieve its 2050 net zero emissions goals in a way that focuses on effective training solutions, employer-informed workforce development practices, and equitable solutions to support environmental justice neighborhoods and other underserved and underrepresented populations in the clean energy sector. Read more

Senior Program Manager - Adult Training & Upskilling

MassCEC seeks a talented and experienced candidate to serve as a Senior Program Manager on MassCEC’s Workforce, Adult Training and Upskilling Programs. Successful candidates will provide extensive workforce development experience with a strong commitment to helping Massachusetts achieve its 2050 net zero emissions goals in a way that focuses on equitable solutions to support environmental justice neighborhoods, women and minority businesses, and transitioning fossil fuel workers. Read more

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

MassCEC is seeking a Vice President of Marketing and Communications who will play a key role in conveying to the public the scope of MassCEC’s work and Massachusetts’ leadership in the clean energy, decarbonization, climatetech, and workforce spaces. The Vice President of Marketing and Communications is responsible for developing and implementing a proactive marketing and communications strategy to increase public awareness of clean energy adoption opportunities, Massachusetts’ competitive advantages relative to other states and regions for starting and scaling clean energy and climatetech companies, the role MassCEC plays in accelerating growth in the clean energy and climatetech cluster, and other key marketing messages relative to MassCEC’s mission. The Vice President will report to MassCEC’s Chief of Staff and will manage the Marketing and Communications team. Read more

Managing Director of Emerging Climatetech

We are seeking a seasoned and dynamic leader with deep knowledge of the climate technology (“climatetech”) industry to be our Managing Director of Emerging Climatetech (“MD”) and serve as a key member of the Leadership Team. The Emerging Climatetech team helps new climate-focused businesses grow faster by backing a vibrant community of researchers, startups, and established industry players, creating an ecosystem where they connect and thrive, leading to economic development and job creation across the Commonwealth. Working alongside the CEO, this role will shape the growth, development, and execution of the state’s plan to become the climate innovation lab for the world. Read more

Program Manager - Research and Program Assessment Support

MassCEC seeks a dedicated Program Manager to contribute to the department’s proposal development and evaluation activities. This opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented workforce development professional interested in contributing to a growing team by supporting effective program assessment of current initiatives and conducting comprehensive research to help develop compelling federal funding proposals. Reporting to the Deputy Managing Director, the Program Manager will provide support across MassCEC’s robust Workforce Development programming, which currently includes eight programs and initiatives spanning three key priority areas: Students and Young Adults, New Entrants and Incumbent Workers, and Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises. Read more

Deputy General Counsel

The Deputy General Counsel is a key member of MassCEC’s Legal team within the Corporate Department. The Deputy General Counsel will report to the General Counsel and will serve as the principal support for the General Counsel in administering and managing all matters under the purview of the Legal team. The Deputy General Counsel is responsible for managing and overseeing the day-to-day handling of matters handled by the Legal team, including providing advice on a full range of matters related to the activities of MassCEC and its employees, as needed, and drafting, reviewing, and negotiating both contracts and corporate transactions. The Deputy General Counsel will also be responsible for directly managing other attorneys on the Legal team. The ideal candidate will be able to draw upon corporate, transactional and/or governmental law experience dealing with a broad range of subject matter.  The successful candidate must also be skilled at providing practical and sound legal and business counsel to members of the senior leadership team. Read more

Press Secretary

MassCEC is seeking an experienced media relations professional to join our growing, high-volume Communications team as Press Secretary. The Press Secretary will be a core member of MassCEC’s Communications team ensuring that MassCEC’s objectives and achievements are communicated effectively to the media and the public through incisive messaging.

Reporting to and partnering with the Senior Manager of Communications, the Press Secretary will coordinate with colleagues to implement MassCEC’s communications strategy through effective media relations. This person will carry out initiatives in a timely, effective, and well-ordered fashion. Read more

Payroll and Benefits Manager

The ideal candidate for this position is a team player, detail oriented with a focus on compliance with applicable guidelines for payroll and benefits processing, has strong analytical skills, and an exceptional work ethic. The person working in this role will be able to manage the required timelines for payroll and benefits processing and accomplish a variety of tasks involving reconciliations of processed information, and will have excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly using Excel. 

As a Payroll and Benefits Manager, you will maintain employee records in order to prepare complete and accurate payments to employees, as well as ensure our payroll and benefits systems are in line with legal requirements and regulations. You may also be required to occasionally assist our Human Resources team in the onboarding of new hires, as well as creating employee job descriptions and performance reports and verifying candidates’ information. Read more

Assistant Controller

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Assistant Controller to join our Finance team.  The Assistant Controller will play a key role in supporting the Controller in managing the financial operations of the Organization.  The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong background in accounting principles, experience in governmental accounting, and excellent organizational and communication skills.  The Assistant Controller will report to the Controller and will interact with all levels of the Organization. Read more

Content Creation Manager

MassCEC is seeking a Content Creation Manager to support the Marketing and Communications (MarCOMM) team, led by the VP of Marketing and Communications. Reporting to the Director of Marketing, the Content Creation Manager will manage the agency’s social media accounts and write articles, blogs, and social media posts. In addition, the Content Creation Manager will supervise the Marketing, PR, and Digital Media Fellow; film videos; design graphics; and staff events. The Content Creation Manager will work with the MarCOMM team to develop social media strategy and highlight MassCEC’s strategic priorities. Some travel may be required. Read more

Program Manager - Tech-to-Market

MassCEC seeks a motivated and organized candidate to join the Technology-to-Market team as a Program Manager. The Program Manager will play a key role in new program development, management of ongoing programs, supporting strategy, and oversight of administrative staff.

The Tech-to-Market team houses MassCEC’s grant work with cleantech innovators and the innovation economy in Massachusetts. The team works directly with startups and researchers to advance innovative cleantech technologies and solutions. The Tech-to-Market team is charged with understanding the market climate for clean energy industry sectors, recognizing and supporting emerging technologies and market opportunities, and identifying market trends and barriers. The team oversees a suite of grant programs to help researchers and emerging companies develop and commercialize their clean energy technologies and to help organizations that support early-stage companies (i.e., incubators and accelerators). Read more

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