Salary : $95,014.40 - $120,016.00 Annually
Location : Denver Metro, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: EFA-SIFIAD-10.09.26
Department: Colorado Energy Office
Opening Date: 10/12/2026
Closing Date: 10/26/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address: 1600 Broadway, Suite 1960, Denver, CO, 80202
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:Type of Announcement: This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Description of JobStarting Salary: $95,014.40 - $120,016.00 Annually*This position is eligible for a hybrid working arrangement. Hybrid positions are expected to be present at the office location for no less than one day per work week.Description of RoleThe Strategic Initiatives and Finance (SIFI) team supports decarbonization and clean technology adoption through funding and technical assistance programs. Using data-driven decision-making to maximize efficiency and impact, SIFI focuses on key areas including geothermal, industrial decarbonization, microgrids, carbon management, hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, methane, and clean energy financing portfolios (such as C-PACE, EE RLF, green bank initiatives, and revolving loan funds). CEO is currently seeking an Associate Director (AD) to join the SIFI team.
The Associate Director will serve as a key leader and thought partner to the Senior Director, supporting staff management, strategic planning, budgeting, and cross-unit collaboration. Additionally, the AD will act as an individual contributor overseeing select market areas or finance portfolios and direct management of one or two SIFI staff members. Ideal candidates should possess expertise in SIFI focus areas, clean energy finance, or market commercialization pathways.
The candidate will have a compassionate leadership style, solution-oriented approach, strong attention to detail, planning and budgeting experience, and active listening skills. The candidate should be passionate about addressing the most challenging climate and energy issues and using Colorado as a proving ground for scaling climate solutions.
General Duties and ResponsibilitiesLeadership, Supervisory Role- Coach, mentor, and develop SIFI team members, including leading performance planning and providing professional growth opportunities for 1-2 staff.
- Empower staff to take responsibility for their programs and goals.
- Set clear expectations, build trust, encourage regular feedback, and provide leadership to the entire team.
- Help lead hiring, onboarding, and training efforts for new team members.
- Coordinate across CEO teams to accomplish program goals and objectives, with close coordination with the Building Decarbonization team and Policy teams.
- Work with the Senior Director to provide program direction and multi-year program strategy.
- Create work plans for SIFI staff that includes program vision, key milestones, long term and interim goals, market gap analysis, and opportunities for program growth and evolution.
- Positively represent CEO at interagency meetings, at legislative hearings or other public facing events where information, data or process may need to be publicly presented.
- Support meetings, develop agendas, schedule retreats, identify training opportunities, and provide general project management.
- Meet regularly with other Associate Directors to ensure program alignment and awareness
Strategic Planning, Budget Management and Oversight- Work with the Senior Director to create long term sustainable funding models for SIFI programs.
- Help lead new strategic initiatives from concept through launch, including scoping market gaps, designing program and financing structures, building partner and stakeholder support, identifying funding sources, and setting up implementation.
- Support team's activities on Salesforce and/or other platforms.
- Work with Senior Director to lead annual strategic planning efforts, including funding requests, work plans and strategies, reporting, and program evaluations.
- Work with Senior Director to oversee and monitor SIFI's $50M+ team budget and provide close coordination with CEO Budgeting staff.
Building Relationships- Build strategic alliances and partnerships with diverse stakeholders to overcome challenges and advance shared goals, with emphasis on the private sector, utilities, think tanks, universities, and research institutes.
- Help lead a long term collaboration with market development institutions such as the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), the Collaborative Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), and local economic development organizations.
- Work with SIFI team, CEO staff, and other state agencies to coordinate program outreach, marketing, and evaluation.
Program Management - Own day-to-day operations for a subset (likely one or two) existing SIFI programs, including contractor/vendor management, budget tracking, and the transition of program administration to ensure operational continuity.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external partners, integrating stakeholder feedback to advance state climate goals and managing key governance activities for owned programs.
- Review and quality-check team work products (memos, contracts, board materials, reports) before they go to leadership or external partners.
- Maintain tracking systems for program budgets, disbursements, and repayments in coordination with CEO Accounting and Operations.
- Manage fiduciary responsibilities, compliance, and reporting for state and federal financial portfolios, ensuring all grant requirements are met.
- Own financial controls for SIFI loan and grant portfolios, including invoice review and approval, contract tracking, reconciliations, and milestone reporting
- Assist in design, launch, and management of the Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit program
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal RightsMinimum Qualifications- Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience with three years managing staff.
- Experience in cleantech, decarbonization, energy efficiency, sustainability or related fields.
- Good understanding of the industry, its issues, and its players.
- Program and grant management.
- Experience managing the full program lifecycle from planning and design to procurement and contracting to grant management.
- Strong Message Delivery.
- Communication skills are clear, concise and creative. Ability to synthesize complex topics into clear and simple messages.
- Collaboration.
- You don't have a problem rolling up your sleeves to work on challenges, big or small, with teammates and partners.
- Strong attention to detail.
- You understand the importance of delivering accurate, high-quality work and are comfortable providing data driven solutions.
- Relationship Builder.
- You understand the value of strong relationships and are skilled in establishing and maintaining them.
- Skilled team leader.
- You are organized, demonstrate superb time management, know how to effectively prioritize your and your team's work, and value helping team members level up.
- Results-focused.
- You are data-driven and have experience managing budgets.
Preferred Qualifications- Financial, operational or technical knowledge.
- Experience or knowledge of clean energy finance programs, energy program operations, or clean technology solutions.
Supplemental InformationTo Apply:A cover letter and resume must be submitted with the application for consideration. Your cover letter and resume must provide sufficient detail about your background and experience to allow the screening panel to properly assess your experience in the required elements, including your experience and achievements.
The State of Colorado/Office of the Governor offers a generous benefits package including:- Annual leave accrued at 13.33 hours per month (4 weeks a year)
- Sick leave accrued at 6.66 hours a month (10 days a year)
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Medical and dental plans
- State paid life insurance policy of $50,000
- Choice of 2 retirement plans
- 401K and 457 plans
- State paid Short Term Disability coverage
- Additional optional life and disability plans
- Credit Union Membership
- RTD pass
- Training and professional development
To learn more about State of Colorado benefits visit: https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits.
