Clean Energy Fund, Transportation Decarbonization Project Manager (Coordinator II - CPPW)

Job Appointment:  Full-time, regular
Work Schedule:  Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm. Alternate schedule may be available after probation
Work Location: Hybrid - In-person work to be conducted at The Vanport Building located at 1810 SW 5th Avenue. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here.
. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here.
Benefit:  Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefit for this position
Language Pay Premium Eligible: City of Portland employees who speak one or more languages in addition to English, may be eligible to receive a language pay differential. This is compensation for qualifying multilingual City employees who use their language skill to assist the community. More about the language pay differential can be found here
Union Representation:  City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW). To view this labor agreement, please click here.

Application Material:  Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portlands online portal. You will need to attach a resume and respond to the supplemental questions. Note: Do not include your age, date of birth, or the dates you attended or graduated from school. Only provide this information if it is specifically requested to meet job requirements or to follow federal, state, or local laws or rules. 


Position Summary

The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) in the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is seeking a Transportation Decarbonization Project Manager (Coordinator II - CPPW) to support the implementation of PCEF-funded transportation decarbonization grants, contracts, and strategic programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve mobility, and advance social, economic, and environmental justice.

PCEF is investing more than $200 million annually in climate action and climate justice. Funding areas include clean energy, transportation decarbonization, green infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, and workforce and contractor development. This position will be part of the team responsible for turning those investments into successful, accountable, community-centered projects and programs.

Transportation decarbonization work at PCEF is broad and may include active transportation, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, complete streets implementation, mode shift initiatives, e-bike and e-scooter access, shared micromobility, electric vehicle conversion, EV charging infrastructure, multi-modal planning, transportation access and mobility improvements, and other strategies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Portlands transportation system.

Many PCEF grantees and contractors come from communities that have historically had limited access to climate-sector funding, public decision-making processes, and transportation infrastructure investments. This role requires strong project management, relationship building, communication, and problem-solving skills to help grantees and contractors succeed while ensuring public funds are stewarded for maximum climate and community benefit.

What you'll Get to Do:

Support grants and contracts awarded for transportation decarbonization projects and programs 

• Serve as the primary point of contact for an assigned portfolio of grants and contracts.
• Work with grantees and contractors to define detailed scopes, budgets, deliverables, and metrics; monitor progress; process invoices; support compliance; and ensure quality assurance.
• This work will require troubleshooting, collaborative problem solving, and a commitment to helping projects move from award to successful implementation.

Support transportation decarbonization strategic programs

• Help implement and coordinate PCEF transportation decarbonization strategic programs, which may include the e-bike rebate program, EV financing tools, Transportation Wallet: Access for All, Active Transportation Operations, Small Active Transportation Capital Investment Program, Community Programming, Education, and Encouragement, and other transportation-related investments.

Review project proposals 

• Participate as part of a team in reviewing and scoring project proposals, providing input on project feasibility, transportation decarbonization outcomes, community benefits, budgets, implementation readiness, award recommendations, and management processes.

Participate in facilitated multi-stakeholder engagement and collaboration 

• Work with grantees, contractors, subcontractors, public agency partners, professional associations, coalitions, community members, and other stakeholders to support collaboration, improve outcomes, develop best practices, and share lessons learned.

Assist with program analysis and continuous improvement 

• Work with other PCEF team members to identify implementation barriers, emerging needs, best practices, and opportunities to improve transportation decarbonization grants, contracts, and strategic programs.

Advance equitable transportation outcomes 

• Help ensure transportation investments reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving mobility, access, safety, affordability, and community benefit for frontline communities and Portlanders most impacted by climate change, air pollution, transportation cost burdens, and historic disinvestment.

Who You Are:

• Transportation knowledgeable: Experienced in one or more transportation decarbonization areas such as active transportation, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, transportation planning, shared micromobility, travel demand management, EV infrastructure, EV adoption, multi-modal planning, or transportation access and mobility programs.
• Community-focused:  Hard working, flexible and committed to prioritizing frontline communities in addressing the causes and impacts of climate change.
• Socially Intelligent: Motivated, passionate, team-oriented, and empathetic. You communicate in a way that creates ease and can effectively work with people in many different roles, organizations, and communities.
• Collaborative and inclusive:  Comfortable sharing power, partnering for collaborative outcomes, facilitating conflict, and working across community, public agency, nonprofit, and private-sector partners.
• Equity-driven: Commitment to advancing systemic changes that address historic and current discrimination. Experience evaluating processes through an equity lens and creating offerings and solutions that remove barriers and deliver more equitable outcomes.
• Analytical and adaptable:  Able to understand systems and relationships, respond to varied and sometimes conflicting needs, identify practical solutions, and move foundational work forward without perfect information.

About the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund:
As a first-in-the-nation community-led climate fund, PCEFs mission is to fulfill a vision that builds resilience and quality jobs with proactive steps to fight climate change while advancing social, economic, and environmental justice.
For more information on this innovative program, please visit the PCEF website.

Background 
The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is a leader in land use planning, climate action, environmental stewardship, and urban design. BPS centers racial equity in its work and is dedicated to creating a Portland that is more equitable, healthy, prosperous, and resilient. The bureau oversees a world-renowned waste and recycling system and leads the U.S. in its commitment to open data and protecting communities in the application of technologies. Staff collaborate with partners on neighborhood, economic, historic, and environmental planning and provide research, policy and technical services to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as policies and actions to address climate change.

BPS values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization. We encourage candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with a broad range of individuals and diverse communities to apply. Although not required, BPS encourages candidates that can fluently speak more than one language to include that information in your resume. BPS offers an excellent benefits package, flexible work schedules and support for training and skills development in a positive, engaging, and creative work environment.

Studies have shown that women, non-binary people, and Black, Indigenous, and other people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet all the qualifications listed. BPS considers lived experience and transferrable skills as qualifying unless an item is labeled as required.  We are most interested in finding the best candidates for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply.

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Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their supplemental question responses, supported by information provided in their resume, how their education, training, and/or experience meet each of the following minimum qualifications:

1. Experience : At least three (3) years of progressively responsible experience involving transportation decarbonization projects or programs, such as vehicle electrification and charging infrastructure, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, multi-modal and active transportation projects that increase access, and mode shift initiatives that reduce carbon emissions.
2. Experience managing projects, tracking budgets, and ensuring compliance with project or program requirements (e.g., permitting, reporting, other requirements).
3. Experience furthering an inclusive, respectful, and culturally responsive workplace and maintaining respectful working relationships with public agency officials, representatives of community-based organizations, contractors, grantees, or other partners.
4. Ability  to apply relevant code, regulation, permitting requirements, administrative rules, and policies; exercise independent judgment, problem-solve, and take initiative within established procedures and guidelines.
5. Ability  to help implement systems that reverse historic and current discrimination practices, or demonstration of a commitment to racial justice, diversity, equity, or inclusion, or lived or work experience supporting communities of color or historically marginalized communities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP), American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), or other relevant certifications

STEP 1: Apply online between June 1 - 8, 2026

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
  • Note : Do not include your age, date of birth, or the dates you attended or graduated from school. Only provide this information if it is specifically requested to meet job requirements or to follow federal, state, or local laws or rules.
• Answer the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• If you wish to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your veteran documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) by the recruitment's closing date.
• Effective January 1, 2026, the State of Oregon law ORS 408.225 - 408.238 is amended to expand eligibility for Veterans Preference to current and former Oregon National Guard service members. If applicants are existing state or former Oregon National Guard servicemembers, they are encouraged to attach appropriate documentation to their future recruitment applications.
• Update: As of March 3rd, 2025, if you made the eligible list and met the eligibility to receive veteran preference, you will no longer need to submit veteran documents for future recruitments.

If you need to update or remove your veteran preference for a specific recruitment or from your master profile, please contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.

Application Tips:

• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your resume should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.

• How We Determine Pay :  The City of Portland is covered by the Oregon Equal Pay Act. Your salary is determined based on the experience listed in your resume that is directly related and equivalent to the position for which you are applying. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all your relevant experience.

• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting. We encourage use AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process. 

• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation:  Week of June 8, 2026

• An evaluation of each applicant's training, paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and responses to the supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
• Your resume and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List:  Week of June 15, 2026

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.

Step 4: Selection (Interview):  Early July

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview

Step 5: Offer of Employment: 

Step 6: Start Date:

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.

Click here for additional information regarding the following:

• City of Portland Core Values
• Recruitment Process - Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations

Compensation details: 85217.6-121617.6 Yearly Salary

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