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2 New Positions at Seattle Public Utilities: Water Conservation Program Manager

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Here is a link to the full job posting: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/seattle/jobs/4561042/water-conservation-program-manager-planning-development-spec-sr?1

Here is a brief description:
Seattle Public Utilities has openings for two Water Conservation Program Managers

  • Indoor Water Conservation Program Manager: Focused on reducing indoor water use in commercial and residential buildings.
  • Community Outreach Water Conservation Program Manager: Concentrated on water conservation outreach, youth education, and building partnerships.

As a Water Conservation Program Manager, you will be part of a dedicated team that administers the regional water conservation program known as the Saving Water Partnership. You will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of regional water conservation programs. SPU are looking for collaborative team-players who are undaunted by complexity and enjoy managing programs through their entire life cycle. Successful candidates will have exceptional critical-thinking and program management skills and a demonstrated commitment to environmental justice and service equity.

The closing date is July 30, 2024 at 4pm Pacific

CalFlexHub Annual Symposium

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Save the date for the 2024 CalFlexHub Annual Symposium – September 24. This year’s symposium is returning as a hybrid event, offering in-person attendance at Berkeley Lab and remote participation via Zoom Events. The 2024 symposium will be a full day, including tours of the world’s most advanced, integrated building and grid technologies testbed, FLEXLAB®. It will also feature keynote speakers from the California Energy Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy, and more, and an opportunity to meet leading innovators in price-response automation technologies. Session topics will span the demand flexibility ecosystem and enable attendees to learn more about what interests them most. As always, this is a no-cost event.

The event is intended for utility and industry leaders, technology innovators, government representatives, workforce development professionals, community-based organizations, and researchers. We invite you to join a unique opportunity to learn, engage with, and contribute to advancing the future of California’s energy system.

Since its launch, CalFlexHub has been at the forefront of assessing research pathways, developing metrics, and accelerating the commercial adoption of load flexible technologies. This symposium aims to showcase the program’s achievements; offer updates on CalFlexHub’s portfolio of projects; foster discussions on the latest policies, research, and technological developments in load flexibility; and facilitate presentations from sector leaders. To support and accelerate the commercial adoption of load flexible technologies, the symposium focuses on solution-centered conversations designed to address the various barriers to scaled adoption, emphasizing advancing these technologies and standards equitably.

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SBX Session Highlight: Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings as a Utility Resource

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Rapidly reducing the carbon content of utility resources while maintaining resource adequacy and grid reliability is a challenge for electric utilities across the country. Programs for demand flexibility and particularly grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs) will be key to successfully integrating large amounts of renewable energy into the grid. This panel, featuring Albert Chiu (Pacific Gas & Electric Company), Jingjing Liu (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Mark Martinez (Southern California Edison), and Brittainy Pond (Puget Sound Energy), will discuss the efforts by a number of utility leaders across the United States in deploying demand flexibility/GEBs as a central strategy for their future.

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Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 27th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 28th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 29th 9am-1:30pm Pacific

SBX Opening Plenary: Financing the Decarbonization of the Built Environment – Public, Private & Tax Credit Resources

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The virtual opening plenary session for Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2024 will feature Jigar Shah, Director of the Loans Program Office at the US Department of Energy (DOE). Mr. Shah will provide opening remarks on the extensive efforts by DOE and other federal agencies to help building owners invest in reducing carbon emissions from their properties. He will be joined by an elite panel of experts including Marc Daudon (The Caspian Group), Andy Hammons (Ryan Company), and Molly McCabe (HaydenTanner) in a discussion moderated by Ash Awad (McKinstry) about the public, private and tax credit resources that will catalyze the decarbonization of the built environment.

You don’t want to miss this session, register for free today!


View the full agenda & register for free today!

Event schedule
Day 1 (virtual): August 27th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 2 (virtual): August 28th 9am-2:15pm Pacific
Day 3 (in-person, Seattle): August 29th 9am-1:30pm Pacific

Bellevue & Issaquah Clean Buildings Incentive Program

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Clean Buildings Incentive Program – Bellevue & Issaquah

Photo Credit – Zac Gudakov

The Cities of Bellevue and Issaquah are helping large buildings (20,000+ sf) to reduce energy use, save on costs, and comply with WA State Clean Buildings Law. Free building energy services include energy benchmarking, scoping assessments, incentive navigation, and compliance reporting support – an estimated $18,000 value.

Sign-up today: Bellevue | Issaquah

Free Training Webinars: WA Clean Buildings Law – For Bellevue and Issaquah Buildings

Job Opportunity: Bates Technical College – Facility Maintenance Instructor

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Bates Technical College is seeking a Facility Maintenance Instructor for their Adjunct Pool, if you’re looking for something new or interested in exploring opportunities in Tacoma, WA read on!

This position is eligible for a High Demand Stipend. All Adjunct and Moonlighting Faculty will receive an additional $6.00 per contact hour. This agreement is in effect through June 30, 2025.

The Adjunct Facility Maintenance Instructor is responsible for providing high quality industry standard education to students in a manner that prepares successful program graduates for entry-level employment in the Facilities Maintenance Engineer field. Specific instructional responsibilities include building care and maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and boiler certification.

BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE maintains a vacancy pool of qualified faculty interested in temporary teaching positions.  Adjunct (part-time) faculty are responsible for preparing and providing instruction for students in the classroom. This part-time position may become available at any time and is typically filled on a quarterly basis.

Full job posting available here: Facility Maintenance Instructor Adjunct

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