Job openings and requests for public comment, proposals and applications are posted below. Check this page often as new opportunities are posted regularly.
Request for Proposals
Regional Implementer for the New England Heat Pump Accelerator
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Regional Implementer for the New England Heat Pump Accelerator. The Regional Implementer will lead and oversee implementation of the program. The Accelerator is a $450 million grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program to leverage the power of a multi-state market to rapidly increase the adoption of heat pumps and heat pump water heaters in single-family and multifamily residential buildings in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Interested parties can access the RFP here. Deadline to submit proposals: April 4, 2025
Energy Code Trainings
Building codes provide standards for building construction and maintenance throughout the state that promote safety, public health, efficiency, and more. In particular, energy codes establish standards for energy efficiency, embodied carbon, beneficial electrification, weatherization, and more. There will be a series of virtual and in-person energy code trainings offered throughout 2025 as Maine transitions from 2015 to 2021 building and energy codes. For more information on building codes, visit this page. Upcoming trainings are listed below:
MUBEC Trainings:
International Energy Conservation Code - Transitioning from 2015 to 2021 Edition (virtual)
- IECC Residential Provisions
April 2, 9am-12pm
Register here - IECC Commercial Provisions
April 2, 1pm-4pm
Register here - International Residential Code
April 3, 9am-4pm
Register here
International Building Code: Transitioning from 2015-2021 Edition (in-person)
- April 10, 8:30am-4pm
Location: Portland
Register here - April 11, 8am-3:30pm
Location: Brewer
Register here
PassivhausMAINE Trainings:
Through the Clean Energy Partnership, GEO is funding passivhausMAINE's efforts to deliver energy code training sessions for Maine people. These trainings will teach new and experienced builders and code enforcement officers how to meet the new MUBEC building and health codes as well as understand and implement the most effective and modern practices for building long-lasting, low-carbon structures. Upcoming trainings will be held in:
- Lewiston/Auburn – April 17
- Gorham/Windham – May 15
- Lincoln/Millinocket – September 18
- Waterville/Colby College – October 16
- Freeport – November 17
- Bangor/Brewer – December 11
Visit this page for a full list of upcoming training dates and locations.
Job Openings
GEO does not currently have any open positions. For more clean energy jobs in Maine, please visit the Maine Clean Energy Jobs Network.
ReMaine Internship Program
GEO is a sponsor of the ReMaine Clean Energy Internship Program, which places entry-level candidates in paid, short-term roles with Maine clean energy employers and subsidizes 50 percent of their wages. The program is now accepting applications for employers and prospective interns. Are you interested in hosting an intern or know a great candidate? Visit this page for more information.
To see all State of Maine job listings, please view this page.
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