Title: Home Energy Rebate Programs Coordinator

State Role Title: Policy Planning Spec II

Hiring Range: $73,000 - $83,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Department of Energy

Location: Richmond/Charlottesville, Virginia

Agency Website: energy.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Virginia Energy’s State Energy Office seeks a Home Energy Rebate Program Coordinator to support development and implementation of the Home Energy Rebates program and statewide energy efficiency goals. The coordinator will serve as a subject matter expert, collaborating with internal teams, state agencies, utilities, regulators, contractors, and industry partners. Key duties include launching and managing federally funded residential energy efficiency programs, ensuring compliance with federal and Virginia requirements, and overseeing contractor performance and documentation. The role also involves close coordination with Virginia Energy staff and external partners across solar, weatherization, energy efficiency, workforce development, and clean energy financing.

Virginia Energy’s mission is to lead the Commonwealth to a safe, reliable and responsible energy future with greater emphasis on renewable energy programs and economic development, as well as implement the Virginia’s Energy Plan to ensure the Commonwealth has abundant, reliable, affordable and clean energy.

Come be a part of an agency that makes a difference. We have offices in Big Stone Gap, Charlottesville, and Richmond, Virginia.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of current and emerging energy conservation resources and technologies, and financing methods and programs.
  Ability to manage multiple projects and contracts simultaneously, including contractor oversight, compliance monitoring, and follow-up on performance or expenditure concerns.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, and to analyze invoices, expenditure reports, budgets, audit findings, performance reports, and supporting documentation with accuracy and attention to detail.
  
• Strong knowledge of computer business and communications application software such as Microsoft Office and Google products and applications.
  
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers and internal and external stakeholders.
  
• Knowledge of coordinated energy efficiency efforts, including utility demand-side management programs.
  
• Ability to set program priorities and balance resources against program needs.
  
• Ability to interact effectively with federal, state, and local government officials and representatives of private sector consultants, vendors, and contractors.

Additional Considerations

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local policies as they apply to energy efficiency, federal funding, and grant-supported programs, including 2 CFR Part 200 and applicable Virginia procurement, financial management, and administrative rules.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applications and résumés for this position are accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System only. Interview decisions will be based solely on the information provided in your electronic application and/or résumé. Please ensure you detail all relevant work experience clearly and specifically; we will not make assumptions about your qualifications. You will receive confirmation of receipt once your application and/or résumé has been successfully submitted. To check the status of your application, refer to “Your Application” in your account.

This position is designated to file a financial disclosure under the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act. This is a condition of employment, and you are required to submit the Statement of Economic Interests electronically through the Virginia Ethics Council’s online filing system annually.

This position is being advertised to the Richmond and Charlottesville areas. 

This is a restricted position; continued employment is contingent upon available funding.

All applicants for employment must consent to a comprehensive background check. Selected candidates must successfully pass a drug test, reference, driving, and criminal background check.

This position does not offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Selected candidate(s) will need to complete the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form.

Virginia Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice, therefore prohibits discrimination on basis of sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation or disability in the recruitment, selection and hiring of our workforce.

As a certified V3 organization, Virginia Energy honors the Commonwealth’s veterans hiring preference. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other National Service Alumni are also encouraged to apply.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or any part of the remaining hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: N/A

Email: humanresources@energy.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.