Program Coordinator, Green Workforce

Job Title: Program Coordinator, Green Workforce

Type: Full-time (On-site)

Start: September 2025

About Solar One

Solar One is a 501 (c) (3) organization that empowers communities in the New York City metro area to thrive in the face of the challenges brought on by climate change, and to embrace a world that is low-carbon, resource-efficient, and socially inclusive.

Originally founded in 2004 to manage Stuyvesant Cove Park, a two-acre native plant park and a small environmental education center, Solar One has grown into an award-winning organization with a thriving array of programs. Solar One's mission is to design and deliver innovative education, training, and technical assistance that fosters sustainability and resiliency in diverse urban environments. We empower learning that changes the way people think about energy, sustainability, and resilience by engaging and educating a diverse set of stakeholders and beneficiaries.

Job Summary

Solar One’s Green Workforce program trains students in hard skills that align with the broader clean energy sector, including green construction, green building operations and maintenance, building electrification, HVAC, solar PV, and more. Solar One is seeking a Green Workforce Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator, under the general supervision of the Director of Training, will provide administrative support to the Director of Training and the Instructional staff. The Program Coordinator will assist in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations of all workforce development instruction, both onsite at our Long Island City office and offsite at partner locations.

Job responsibilities:

- Programming and operations

- Assist the director of training in creating staff and location schedules at least three months in advance.

- Coordinate related logistics to ensure programs and courses occur as scheduled and that the instructional staff have the necessary materials and resources.

- Assist the director of training in developing a supply inventory system and oversee its ongoing status.

- Order training materials and supplies, manage supply inventory for all courses at LIC and offsite locations.

- Maintain classrooms, hands-on spaces, and offices by coordinating regular maintenance and upkeep to ensure a clean and professional training environment.

- Act as liaison between the Director of Training, security staff, instructional team, and students to ensure safe and consistent day-to-day operations.

- Provide other administrative support to the director or training and instructional staff as assigned.

- Coordinate logistics with Community Engagement staff to best facilitate post-training employment opportunities for Solar One students.

- Ensure that schedules and logistics flow smoothly between the hands-on instructional needs and the job placement support needs.

- Data Management and Record Keeping

- Assist the director of training in maintaining student records tracked in Salesforce, including but not limited to grades, attendance, ID pictures, certifications, and more.

- Create metrics reports on courses and students on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.

Required Education and Experience

- High School Diploma or GED with two years of relevant experience, or at least five years of relevant job experience in a similar role.

- Experience or interest in the climate or renewables sector, workforce development sector, and ideally the intersection of both. Altruistic desire to join a team committed to connecting underserved communities to future employment opportunities in the broader clean energy sector.

- Familiarity with any combination of the construction, electrical, plumbing, building maintenance, HVAC, electric vehicles, and/or solar technology sectors is strongly preferred.

- Strong collaboration and organizational skills are essential.

- Strong communication skills, including in-person, email, phone, and video conferencing etiquette. Expectation of representing Solar One and the Green Workforce team in a responsible and professional manner when interacting with external clients and stakeholders.

- Excellent creative problem-solving ability, especially when presented with an unexpected or ambiguous situation.

- Proficiency with MS Office, Google Suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, & Salesforce is required.

Pay and Benefits

- This position is Full Time

- Paying $59,000-$62,000 per year (salary based on experience)

Solar One’s full-time employment benefits include:

- Health care and well-being programs, including medical, dental, vision, EAP

- 4 weeks of paid time off that increases with tenure

- Life and disability insurance

- Paid Holidays

- 401(k) retirement savings

Solar One is an equal opportunity employer. Solar One strives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of renewable energy and resilience and people in a rapidly changing world. Solar One recruits and employs through a lens of equity and encourages people of all races, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law to apply.