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

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 invests more than $200 million annually in climate action and climate justice across clean energy, transportation decarbonization, green infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, and workforce development. This role turns those investments into accountable, community-centered projects and programs. Responsibilities Serve as the primary point of contact for an assigned portfolio of grants and contracts; define detailed scopes, budgets, deliverables, and metrics; monitor progress; process invoices; support compliance; and ensure quality assurance. Help implement and coordinate PCEF transportation decarbonization strategic programs, including 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. Participate as part of a team in reviewing and scoring project proposals, providing input on feasibility, decarbonization outcomes, community benefits, budgets, implementation readiness, award recommendations, and management processes. Collaborate 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. Work with PCEF team members to identify implementation barriers, emerging needs, best practices, and opportunities to improve grants, contracts, and strategic programs. 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. Communicates 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. Qualifications 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. Experience managing projects, tracking budgets, and ensuring compliance with project or program requirements (e.g., permitting, reporting, other requirements). 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. 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. 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. Benefits Please refer to the benefit tab for an overview of benefits for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr City of Portland