Running weatherization operations for an energy efficiency program — managing crews, scheduling home audits and installs, ensuring compliance with funding source rules (LIHEAP, utility programs). The work blends construction-style ops with the documentation discipline of grant-funded work.
As a Weatherization Operations Manager, you lead weatherization programs that improve energy efficiency in homes. You're managing crews of technicians, coordinating project schedules, ensuring quality standards, and delivering on program targets. Weatherization typically serves low-income households, combining energy efficiency with social impact.
Your day involves operations and quality management. You might review production against targets, then visit a job site to check work quality, then coordinate crew assignments, then address a client issue, then report to funders on progress. Weatherization operates under funder requirements with specific standards and documentation needs.
The hardest part is meeting production targets while maintaining quality. There's always pressure to complete more units, but doing work that doesn't last helps no one. You need to build a culture of quality while driving productivity. The people who thrive here care about energy efficiency and community impact, and can manage field operations effectively.
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View all Operations roles →Running weatherization operations for an energy efficiency program — managing crews, scheduling home audits and installs, ensuring compliance with funding source rules (LIHEAP, utility programs). The work blends construction-style ops with the documentation discipline of grant-funded work.
Median pay for a Weatherization Operations Manager is about $107K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $65K to $177K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Judgment and Decision Making, Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Time Management, and Active Listening.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 8.7% through 2034, with roughly 348,330 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Operations Director, Weatherization Operations Coordinator, and Project Engineer.
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