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Baton Rouge Area Chamber

Vice President/Director of Energy

Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, us, 70873


The BRAC Vice President/Director of Energy provides leadership for developing and implementing strategies to promote employment and investment within the Energy industry. With a primary focus on recruiting companies to Louisiana, this person will also develop an energy business ecosystem that incorporate policy and governmental frameworks as they relate to Louisiana’s strategic advantages to attract investment in the energy industry.

Responsibilities

Recruitment – 60%

Primary staff leadership for developing and implementing strategies to promote investment and employment growth from existing and new companies in Energy including sectors in oil & gas, hydrogen, ammonia, solar, wind, biofuels, nuclear and other applicable sectors.

Leverage industry relationships and expertise to identify companies for high potential growth

Utilizing a clear, measurable strategy and industry relationships, develop a pipeline of qualified leads, cultivating them into successful investments

Establish robust, clear metrics across strategies that clearly demonstrate progress being made against stated goals, incorporating CRM data visualization for reporting

Working across teams and economic partners to support projects and provide solutions as the industry/sector subject matter expert

Ecosystem Development– 30%

Develop and maintain strong working relationships with economic partners and related energy companies through business development practices

Serve as BRAC representative on federal/ state energy grants, H2theFuture, LSU FUEL, and other applicable energy grants.

Lead and manage related committee/council meetings, such as the BRAC Carbon Alliance and other groups that may arise.

Administrative – 10%

Maintain up-to-date records in CRM to track projects/leads.

Work with accounting and compliance personnel to keep expenses, invoicing, and grant reporting in good standing

Attend internal staff meetings as part of the BRAC staff, keeping in good standing with internal protocols and culture

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Extensive experience and network (7+ years) in the energy industry

Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred

Ability to manage across different personalities, titles, and organizations. Must be a people person and have analytical and organizational abilities to contextualize complex scenarios to make them easily workable and understandable.

Mission and Values

BRAC exists to accelerate economic opportunity in the Baton Rouge Area, for everyone.

BRAC’s core values:

Curious

Objective

Optimistic

Effectual

Collaborative

Authentic

Apply

Interested individuals can submit a resume and cover letter via email to info@brac.org with the subject line “BRAC VP/Director of Energy.” Any questions should be directed to this address. Please do not contact the office by phone or in person.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift

Ability to Commute:

Baton Rouge, LA 70801 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Baton Rouge, LA 70801: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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