Vice President of Human Resources

who our client… 

Cascade Energy is driven by a commitment to continuous improvement and a passion for industrial energy efficiency. Every day, their dedicated team works to create measurable, sustainable solutions for clients of all sizes, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. They offer cutting-edge services, including energy efficiency program design, carbon tracking and reporting, energy management software, and hands-on training. With a strong reputation for delivering high-quality results, their reach spans across North America, helping clients meet their decarbonization and energy-saving goals. Headquartered in Portland, OR, Cascade Energy operates across 22 States.

Cascade’s culture reflects the values of a 100% employee-owned company (ESOP), where team members foster an environment of equality, ownership, and initiative. Their core values—Do the Right Thing, Put Others First, Seek Shared Success, Learn Constantly, and Be Industrious—shape their approach to business and customer service. Cascade actively promotes DEIA, and offers flexible working arrangements, recognizing the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

what they need…

A strategic and operationally-minded Vice President of Human Resources who will collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team to drive the company’s growth by building robust HR solutions aligned with Cascade’s mission and values. This leader will develop and implement strategies focused on talent management, workforce planning, DEIA, and organizational development. A strong emphasis on HR operational excellence and the ability to lead change management is essential as the company continues to grow and expand into new markets. This role requires a visionary who can nurture a high-performance culture and attract top talent in alignment with Cascade’s ambitious goals.

what you will do…

• Engage as an active executive leadership team member to influence and make decisions that support the vision, mission, and goals in a growing, innovative services environment.
• Build the people vision, talent management, and workforce planning strategy, with DEIA at the forefront, in partnership with the executive team.
• Enable and nurture a high-performance, client-focused, and highly engaged culture
• Drive HR operational excellence, ensuring comprehensive support across the employee lifecycle.
• Develop effective people integration and change management strategies as the company expands organically and into new markets.
• Enhances organizational management practices, applying continuous improvement techniques to drive quality and profitability.
• Drive effective communication strategies that ensure organization-wide clarity, strategic alignment, teamwork, and employee engagement.
• Provides support and expertise to supervisors in establishing departmental objectives, staffing strategies, performance standards, policy development, and ensuring compliance with government regulations.
• Drives an effective employment brand strategy that attracts top talent.
• Fosters values of: Do the Right Thing, Put Others First, Seek Shared Success, Learn Constantly, and Be Industrious are guideposts and inspirational elements within the culture.
• Delivers leadership and management development programs that ensure consistent, high-quality management practices and build bench strength for future leaders.
• Designs total rewards, performance management, and development programs that support and sustain a high-performing culture while unleashing the power of talent.
• Develops an HR dashboard to inform organizational decisions regarding headcount cost, organizational performance, attrition, retention, productivity, and employee engagement.

Requirements

What you need to have…

• 10+ years of HR leadership driving best-in-class people solutions, aligning HR strategies to the organization’s vision, mission, and goals.
• Experience in a growing organization with at least 200+ employees.
• Strong expertise in leading HR Operations, including HRIS, benefits, compensation, and legal compliance across multiple states.
• Broad HR Leadership with experience scaling for growth, talent management, organizational design, workforce planning, policy design, and building cultural values and DEIA into the HR infrastructure.
• Ability to influence, lead change, and accomplish goals through a collaborative effort and excellent team communication.
• Ability to foresee, prepare, and respond swiftly to changing business, external environmental factors, and other areas that influence the business.
• Desire to work in an employee-ownership culture within an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) organization, with a shared responsibility mindset and developing programs that emphasize the value of ownership and collective success.
• Passionate about contributing to environmental sustainability by aligning HR initiatives with Cascade Energy’s mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and drive energy efficiency across industrial sectors.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; MBA, MA or MS, and/or SPHR or SHRM-SCP is a plus.    

Benefits

Travel:

• My be up to 60 days a year
• Quarterly visits to the Portland office for Executive Leadership meetings

Benefits:

Total rewards include competitive pay and excellent benefits. These include health (90% paid for team member, 70% paid for dependents on HDHP plans and 85% paid for team member, 65% paid for dependents on PPO plans),  vision, FSA or HSA options with an employer contribution, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, paid parental leave, 401k retirement plan with a guaranteed 3% contribution, Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), annual cash performance bonus, paid vacation, sick time, and an inclusive, flexible paid holiday policy. New for 2024 – an additional wellbeing contribution of $500 for HSA, FSA, or LSA (Lifestyle Spending Account).