GridSME empowers the world's energy future by hiring the industry's best SMEs to solve the grid's most complex problems. Our company provides the environment for the industry's experts to grow their careers and provide valuable services to our clients. In doing so, we help our clients successfully adapt to the grid's evolution. We want to be the platform where our people can find the intersection between what they are passionate about, what they are good at, and what adds value to our clients and our company. We intend for you to participate and contribute to the company's core objective.
We measure GridSME's success by the caliber of people on our team, the quality of work they produce, and the growth of our fan base over time. Our company fosters initiative, open and candid communication, ownership, and teamwork – all necessary for our team to achieve its objectives. You will be expected to drive teamwork and collaboration with the entire GridSME team. We are a growing company, and you may be asked to assist with other projects for the company in addition to your regular job responsibilities. Your position's specific tasks and responsibilities include:
GridSME is open to filling this role with a full-time employee, part-time employee, or an Independent Consultant (i.e., a subcontractor to GridSME). The following section provides benefits information if the ideal candidate joins as a full-time employee. Also, below, we provide compensation and limited benefit information for a part-time employee and compensation information for an Independent Consultant.
If the ideal candidate desires to be a part-time employee or Independent Consultant, the SME’s hourly pay rate would be a high percentage of their client billings, likely in the $125 to $200 per hour range, depending on their client bill rate and market conditions. If the ideal candidate desires a full-time employee (FTE) position, the base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $160,000 per year, depending on qualifications and experience.
For part-time and full-time employees, pay is on the 7th (for the 16th to the end of the month) and the 22nd (for the 1st to the 15th) of each month. In addition to recurring payroll, a third monthly paycheck is earned via our Monthly Profit-Sharing Bonus Plan at the end of each month.
Full-time employees are eligible to participate in all three components of GridSME's Profit Sharing Bonus Plan: the Monthly Cash Profit-Sharing Bonus, the Annual Holiday Cash Profit-Sharing Bonus, and the Annual 401(k) Profit-Sharing Bonus. For more information, see Appendix 1_GridSME Profit-Sharing Bonus Plan.
GridSME offers employees a 401(k) retirement savings program. GridSME will match all employee 401(k) contributions up to 6% of your gross cash compensation (salary and bonuses). Employee and employer contributions begin on the first calendar day of the employee's second calendar month of service. Employer 401(k) match contributions vest immediately. For example, if the employee starts on June 15th, the employee will be eligible to participate in the 401k program and receive a company match effective the payroll period beginning August 1st. In addition, the company has the Annual 401(k) Profit-Sharing Bonus program mentioned above and described in Appendix 1.
For full-time employees, GridSME offers a group medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plan that you and your family are eligible to join. GridSME will pay 75% of the cost of the base medical and dental plan premiums and 100% of the base vision plan premium for you and your family. GridSME will only pay its share of the premiums for the healthcare plan that GridSME provides as the designated base plan for your area. You are eligible for health benefits on the first day of the first calendar month after your start date. GridSME has a tenure-based contribution scale that increases by 5% each full year of service, as of January 1st of the benefits calendar year, up to 95% of the base medical and dental plan premiums being paid by GridSME. GridSME offers a voluntary $75,000 Supplemental Life Insurance policy with premiums covered at 100% for the employee only. For example, if you start on June 15th, your health benefits will begin on July 1st. Also, if you start on June 15th, 2024, your employer contribution will increase to 80% of the base medical and dental plan on January 1, 2026. GridSME also offers employees the opportunity to participate in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account as part of our employee benefits package. In addition, if you are on a high-deductible plan, which is our base medical insurance plan, you will also have the opportunity to participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA). FSA and HSA plans allow employees to set aside money pre-tax to pay for certain healthcare and dependent daycare expenses.
Full-time employees accrue at least two (2) weeks (80 hrs) of vacation per calendar year. This increases to three (3) weeks (120 hrs) on your three-year anniversary date and four (4) weeks (160 hrs) on your five-year anniversary date. In addition to vacation, this position can accrue an additional five (5) days (40 hrs) of Sick Pay per year, with the ability to roll and bank up to ten (10) days (80 hrs) total.
GridSME observes the following holidays for a total of 12 paid holidays:
This role can be performed remotely, hybrid, or in-office. Please feel free to work from GridSME's headquarters in Folsom, CA, or your home office. Periodic travel may be requested for client site visits, internal/external meetings, pieces of training, industry events, and other business functions.
This position has the flexibility to work a standard schedule or an alternative 9/80 schedule. A 9/80 work schedule is a compressed work schedule consisting of eight 9-hour days, one 8-hour day, and one day off in two 2-week. This alternative schedule gives our employees an additional 26 days off a year built into their schedule to help them unplug and maintain their work/life balance. Simply put, an employee can have every other Friday off on a 9/80 schedule.
The first ninety (90) days of your employment will be treated as an evaluation period when we assess your performance and fit with our culture. At the end of this 90-day evaluation period, we will hold a performance review session to discuss your performance against the job requirements and expectations. If your performance does not meet those requirements and expectations, we reserve the right to end your employment.
We are a young, fast-growing company in an industry undergoing a historic transformation. GridSME desires to be the intersection between what our people are passionate about, what they are good at, and what adds value to our clients. We are a place where our people grow, do meaningful work, and achieve their professional goals. To do that, we have built a strong team and culture that operates in a flexible and candid environment. The perfect blend of autonomy and teamwork, and our employees are all business owners thanks to our Profit-Sharing Program that distributes 50% of profits to employees.
After applying, we will contact promising candidates for an initial Teams interview. If there appears to be a match, we will move forward to an in-depth interview focused on your work experience and expertise, technical competencies, and career accomplishments. From there, if needed, subsequent follow-up interviews may occur, including interviews with your references.
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