Job Abstract

We're in search of a Portfolio Director to oversee ICF's work with California's municipal and investor-owned utilities. This role involves leading a team of program management experts responsible for designing, launching, and delivering customer-centric energy programs statewide.

Your responsibilities include building strong relationships with utility clients, designing program strategies aligned with their customer-focused goals, and utilizing your extensive knowledge of California utilities and the energy transition to connect clients with ICF experts. You'll collaborate with utility clients to create programmatic solutions, partnering with regulatory and business development specialists to establish new portfolios.

Working closely with the West Region Lead, you'll ensure the delivery of high-performance programs, exceptional customer satisfaction, and strategic growth across the region. Your leadership will cultivate a collaborative and inclusive team of senior program and portfolio managers, providing daily management support to their portfolios and ICF program teams. Leveraging industry best practices and resources, you'll promote team development and facilitate success in delivering crucial programs and projects for our clients.

ICF is a purpose-driven company with a strong culture and underlying values that prize diversity, opportunity, equality, and respect. Our core values include Embracing Differences, and we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, embraces, and hires dimensions of differences.

Responsibilities:

• Work with leadership, subject matter experts, and clients to design and deliver transformational program portfolios.

• Build and guide collaborative and inclusive teams that have the talent needed to deliver on all client goals and contract KPIs.

• Contribute to the regulatory evolution of the energy industry through participation in utility and other stakeholder working groups, committees, organizations, and conferences.

• Building rapport and trust with clients by understanding their business and priorities, always following through on commitments, and bringing One ICF to all engagements.

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of program designs, performance status, and how the performance of our program portfolios impacts our clients.

• Solve client challenges through collaboration and partnerships with subcontractors, internal partners, and clients.

• Work with internal teams to drive and oversee partnership strategy, engagement, and management.

• Forecast, track, and deliver portfolio-level financial and performance targets.

• Collaboratively design program budgets and staffing needs across cross-functional teams.

• Guide and enable high performing teams through inclusive collaboration and career growth-oriented people management.

• Become an expert in ICF’s suite of services and expertise and bring those solutions to your clients based on their strategic and programmatic needs.

• Lead or play a substantial role in preparing for, pursuing, and negotiating recompetes and/or extensions of the portfolio, including pricing and proposal writing.

• Coordinate with other ICF teams to share new or innovative offerings, meet new or evolving business needs or challenges, and expand our footprint with the clients’ organization.

• Be a leader who demonstrates quality work, passion for what we do, and high ethical standards.

• Be a strong communicator and build a culture of no surprises.

• Promote an inclusive culture of transparency, accountability, and collaboration.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (concentration in Environmental Science, Energy Resources, Policy, Engineering a plus, or related field).

• 10+ years of experience in an energy or energy related field (experience developing, designing, and managing successful energy efficiency, electrification, distributed energy resource, and/or demand reduction programs for California utilities a plus).

• 5+ years of experience leading project teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, Energy Resources, Policy, Engineering, or Business Administration.

• Established relationships with the CPUC, SoCalGas, SCE, SDG&E, PG&E, SMUD, and/or LADWP.

• Demonstrated experience guiding multiple program portfolio teams.

• Ability to establish influential partnerships at all levels.

• Strategic mindset with the ability to identify new opportunities.

• Demonstrated experience with business development and client development.

• Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement and quality assurance/control theories, techniques, and application.

• Recognized internally and externally for expertise in functional area.

• Firm understanding of procurement best practices and contract administration.

• Industry certifications, professional affiliations, and publications.

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