Florida Solar for All Director of Go Solar Programs

SUN has extensive experience developing and implementing local solar purchasing programs that lower the barriers to solar by tapping into group purchasing power to lower costs; and focused educational campaigns to support people throughout the process.  One of the key things we do is clearly explain to participants how much going solar is going to cost, and how to understand and evaluate different approaches to financing their systems. SUN is deeply invested in expanding the equitable access to solar and we are engaged in implementing low-income rooftop solar programs across the USA. We will be expanding this work in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's Solar for All (SFA) program, including in Florida where we are a named subrecipient with responsibilities to procure and deploy solar installations for all program participants over the five-year grant performance period.  

The Florida Solar for All Director of Go Solar Programs will oversee all of the "Go Solar" portion of those operations and also be responsible for directly administering the quality assurance component of the program.  This position will report to the Go Solar Program Director and will directly supervise at least one staff (Florida SFA Installer Manager) while providing supervisory support for several others.  

This is a grant-funded 5-year position, with the possibility of extension beyond the grant period.

Resume and cover letter are required for this position.

Responsibilities:

Florida SFA Go Solar operations oversight:

• Supervise Florida SFA Go Solar operations & staff
• Provide guidance on program design, setup, implementation
• Support hiring, onboarding, and training
• Assist with reporting/metrics/monitoring
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Federal procurement requirements, including Davis Bacon
•  Identify capacity gaps
• Provide overflow operational support to staff members during peak times and to fill identified gaps.

Manage Quality Assurance for deployment:

•  Perform inspection provider outreach and communications
• Manage inspection provider relationships
• Schedule inspections and monitor execution and follow-up
• Coordinate any necessary installation remediation identified by inspection results
• Reporting

·    Other duties as assigned, including:

• Provide educational sessions on the program, Federal guidelines, and Florida-specific rollout
• Site visits as needed
• Networking and relationship-building with industry partners
• Storytelling assistance 

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the rooftop solar industry in an installation or operations management role
• Minimum of 2 years directly managing staff
• Minimum 1 year with direct responsibility for budget management
• Experience with project management
• Experience with Excel and basic project revenue and cost modeling 
• Passion for expanding access to rooftop solar
• Attention to detail and a keen interest in optimizing processes
• Be a clear and consistent communicator
• Be comfortable with regular use office productivity, communication, and project management software

Preferred Qualifications 

• Resident of Florida
• Spanish fluency
• NABCEP Certification (PVIP, PVIS, or PVSI)
• Experience supporting the implementation of income-qualified rooftop solar programing
• Experience with project management tools like Asana or Jira
• Experience with working under Davis Bacon rules