Manager, Programs – Community Benefits For Hyvelocity Hub

GTI Energy is an organization dedicated to advancing the economy-wide transformation needed to deeply decarbonize energy systems while supplying the energy needed to support rising standards of living and economic growth worldwide. GTI Energy embraces a vision for integrated, low-carbon, low-cost energy systems that leverage gases, liquids, efficiency, and infrastructure to meet the urgent challenges presented by climate change and global energy access. With a team that includes some of the nation's top energy scientists, engineers, and thought leaders, we are helping deliver clean and resilient solutions to a growing world. GTI Energy partners with organizations around the globe to operationalize the ambitious aspirations required for the global energy transition.

GTI Energy was recently selected by the US Department of Energy to administer the HyVelocity Texas Hydrogen Hub. The Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) will kickstart a national network of clean hydrogen producers, consumers, and connective infrastructure while supporting the production, storage, delivery, and end-use of clean hydrogen. Funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the H2Hubs will accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of clean hydrogen—helping generate clean, dispatchable power, create a new form of energy storage, and decarbonize heavy industry and transportation. Together, they will also reduce 25 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions from end-uses each year—an amount roughly equivalent to a combined annual emissions of 5.5 million gasoline-powered cars—and create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs across the country while supporting healthier communities and strengthening America's energy security.

We are looking for a Manager, Programs – Community Benefits for the HyVelocity Hub in our Low Carbon Energy Solutions Community Benefits team. The qualified candidate will manage the HyVelocity Hub’s Community Benefits Plan programs in partnership with GTI Energy’s R&D teams, private sector partners, other stakeholders, and communities to accelerate deployment of hydrogen technologies.

GTI Energy offers generous benefits, competitive salaries, career advancement, and the opportunity to work in a professional R&D environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud of what we do because our work matters. GTI Energy is working toward solving global energy challenges in transitioning to a low-carbon economy. We have a proven track record in producing innovative ideas and commercializing solutions to deliver clean and reliable energy. At GTI Energy, we deliver innovative technology solutions for safe, efficient, and responsible energy. GTI Energy has received the second consecutive Top Workplaces USA award, and the fifth consecutive Top Workplaces Regional award for Chicagoland. We also received five culture badges for best compensation and benefits; advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion; fostering a culture of innovation; communicating our purpose and values; and enabling work-life flexibility for 2023. We are an organization that collectively leans into our principles, providing an environment where creativity, unique perspectives, and differing backgrounds and views are celebrated. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility, employee recognition programs, and investments in emerging leaders are testaments to our focus on supporting our people, our most valuable asset, in achieving meaningful and impactful careers at GTI Energy.

So, what does that mean for you? You will work in a positive and respectful work culture that fosters growth, collaboration, and opportunity. You will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits, while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement of delivering clean energy to the world.

The position will be remote and based in the Houston, Texas area.

Community Benefits is leading an ambitious and proactive practice to integrate environmental justice, energy equity, inclusion and diversity into technical programs and services. The Community Benefits team engages with all departments, teams, and levels of the organization as well as external partners to advance practices, policies, and initiatives to promote Community Benefits plans (CBP), environmental justice (EJ), energy equity (EE), and Justice40 (J40) Initiative plans, implementation, and success metrics for all low carbon energy solutions.

The Manager, Programs – Community Benefits for HyVelocity Hub will report to the Senior Manager for Community Benefits. They will effectively manage and lead a portfolio of ongoing projects and proposals supporting development and execution of CBPs, EJ, EE, and J40 metrics and milestones across teams and projects in the HyVelocity Hub located in the Gulf Coast region through crucial and collaborative research, analysis, proposal preparation, project implementation/execution and report writing. The Manager, Programs – Community Benefits for HyVelocity Hub will play a key role in development, implementation and success of HyVelocity Hub’s CBP which consist of Community and Labor Engagement (CLE), Investing in American Workforce (IAW), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA), and the J40 Initiative for all hydrogen and other low carbon energy solutions in the Gulf Coast region.

Essential Duties of the Manager, Programs – Community Benefits for HyVelocity Hub:

• Responsible for the management of all HyVelocity Hub’s Community Benefits Plans (CBP) and potentially other low carbon energy solutions across the Gulf Coast region.
• Manage and directly participate in industry, stakeholder and community engagement, workforce development, DEIA, and Justice40 programs to support HyVelocity Hub, and longer term Department of Energy (DOE) and other funding opportunities, with a focus on hydrogen, and other potential areas such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), industrial decarbonization, etc.
• Lead the implementation of HyVelocity Hub’s CBP research and programs, including developing processes to reduce risks and increase efficiency for successful CBP and J40 execution.
• Oversee and develop resource planning, workflow, and quality regarding programmatic and operational needs, and assist in establishing strategic direction for HyVelocity Hub CBP
• Oversee the development, analyses, tracking, and timely reporting of both quantitative and qualitative metrics associated with EJ, EE, J40, DEIA, job creation and economic stimulus.
• Collaborate across all HyVelocity technical workstreams (such as NEPA) as needed and as it relates to Community Benefits.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including community members and leaders, environmental justice organizations, government officials, labor and workforce development organizations, tribal organizations, and other core stakeholders to be identified.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Exemplify strong knowledge of the impact of large project development on underserved communities across the Gulf Coast region with a focus on hydrogen and other low carbon energy solutions.
• Ability to lead large-scale, multi-year community or environmental-related initiatives with proven skills in teamwork, leadership, and collaborating on diverse teams, and interpreting funding opportunities, and municipal, state, and federal policies.
• Ability to work with customers and partners to understand their needs and identify new Community Benefits areas of activity to support the HyVelocity Hub.
• Capable of managing multiple, complex projects and schedules effectively and efficiently, meeting project milestones and keeping internal/external project teams on track.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including writing proposals, reports, and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to drive collaboration, consensus, and relationships across diverse groups.
• Experience collaborating with senior leaders in various functional areas and working to achieve shared outcomes
• Ability to travel for industry events, program / project site visits, and field demonstrations or deployments.

• Minimum 15 years of relevant work experience preferred
• Advanced Degree in an environment related field preferred
• Prior work experience in energy transition, policy, ESG, environmental regulatory policies highly desired
• Hydrogen knowledge or industry experience highly desired

GTI Energy is committed to developing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodation, please e-mail us at HumanResources@gti.energy and we’ll work with you to meet your accessibility needs. You must have legal authorization to work for GTI Energy on your date of hire with no further action required by GTI Energy. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and give consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or genetic information.

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