About Electric Era
Electric Era was founded to revolutionize the world's electric vehicle charging infrastructure. We have developed a high performance EV fast-charging station that can be deployed affordably anywhere on the grid to meet drivers’ needs both today and tomorrow. Electric Era is building the future of car refill for the next generation of drivers. Come build with us.
About the Role
Electric Era's Government Affairs team seeks a Grants & GIS Associate to support Electric Era's business interests through grant application development and GIS analysis. This will involve project managing and drafting submissions to secure government grants and utility incentives on behalf of Electric Era’s customers – and, in turn, help accelerate Electric Era’s footprint and the electrification of our transportation sector. Additionally, this role will use geospatial analysis tools to connect policies and grant programs to Electric Era’s sales motions. This role will play a crucial part in expanding Electric Era's reach and promoting the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
Responsibilities would include:
● managing proposals and applications by liaising with internal teams, with our customers, and with government agencies and utilities to ensure complete, competitive, and timely submissions.
● drafting and editing high-quality proposals and applications.
● helping to monitor and track government grant programs and utility incentive programs that are relevant for our customers.
● monitoring and tracking the status of submitted proposals/applications in our CRM.
● assisting the team with outreach to – and developing relationships with – government agencies and utilities.
● performing geospatial analysis to understand grant program eligibility for Electric Era’s partners
● optimizing GIS tooling and processes to create efficient workflows that enable other teams in the company to be self-service with GIS data and maps.
● organizing geospatial data, including data stored on the cloud for servicing web maps used by various teams at Electric Era.
● ultimately, helping to secure government funding or utility incentives for Electric Era customers.
The Grants & GIS Associate will require working closely with Government Affairs team members and cross-functionally, including our business development, sales, engineering, and implementation teams; collaborating well with our customers, public agencies, utilities, and other external stakeholders; and being capable of juggling multiple projects simultaneously.
The ideal candidate has:
● 4+ years of full-time professional experience.
● experience drafting or managing complex proposals/RFPs/solicitations/tenders.
● experience with GIS tools, including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.
● experience or background in the public sector, utility/energy, transportation/mobility, etc.
● impeccable writing skills.
● detail-oriented, ownership mindset.
● competitive spirit.
● ability to juggle multiple projects at once and to work in a fast-moving startup environment.
● understanding of where to source various geospatial datasets and create geospatial data from other data sources.
● ability to understand and convey technical information.
● ability to find data-driven solutions to a variety of policy and business problems.
● experience using a CRM.
