Jessica Rose, Cem, Env-Sp Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

Oversees strategic planning and implementation of short-term and long-term sustainability goals for Operations, manages a growing team responsible for system-wide utility management, and leads development and implementation of the agency's clean energy strategy focused on energy efficiency, renewable energy and transportation electrification

Greater Seattle Area

Responsible for leading agency energy and resource conservation strategy and managing utility operations for agency facilities and assets. Leads a team focused on developing and implementing strategic cost-saving initiatives to improve resource efficiency, reduce operating costs, achieve agency sustainability goals and ensure financial stewardship..

• Manage a market program, product and service development process for commercial customers through the phases of program design, development, implementation & performance tracking.
• Oversee research and short / long-term strategic planning for business customers, including load forecasting, rate analysis, infrastructure needs, contract development and resource conservation.
• Investigate and communicate complex characteristics of business customer market segments; conduct data analysis; project future directions and trends; develop effective program strategies and business cases that yield.
• Analyze operations versus policies and recommend changes to correct gaps or problems, and improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Interpret, explain and evaluate internal policies and standards in accordance with applicable legislation, contracts, franchises and customer needs.
• Lead conservation outreach to ensure commercial customers are informed and engaged with utility program offerings while also providing market intelligence to internal stakeholders.

Tacoma, Washington

• Led conservation efforts to reduce energy use by 22.3%, reduce water use by 19% and reduce landfill waste by 17% in Pierce County buildings; leading to $3.1 million in savings.
• Drafted and implemented executive energy policy that prioritized conservation in energy and greenhouse gas intensive buildings and processes.
• Managed and benchmarked utility performance for a large, diverse commercial building portfolio.
• Developed performance metrics to track resource conservation progress and communicated findings and recommendations to County Council, County Executive, Executive Cabinet and key stakeholders.
• Identified and managed strategic, cost-effective conservation projects and established key funding mechanisms to maximize energy savings.
• Successfully managed multiple grant-funded electric vehicle charging station projects and developed the fee structure and use standards for charging.

• Created and maintained multiple databases to track, benchmark and report sustainability program metrics including Energy Star Portfolio Manager and Utility Manager Pro.
• Partnered with key leadership staff and internal stakeholders to contribute in the development and implementation of the Pierce County sustainability plan.
• Engaged County employees and citizens through sustainability training and educational outreach.
• Provided technical support on green purchasing and anti-idle reduction policy.
• Worked with sustainability team members to create strategic departmental sustainability plans that include tangible, measurable and realistic deliverables.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Sustainable Energy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Urban Studies