Project Manager/ Project Mgr II/ Sr. Project Mgr, Electric Grid
Job Overview
The Project Manager/Project Manager II/Sr. Project Manager - Power Grid Innovation will play a crucial role in planning, developing, and managing interventions and strategies that overcome market barriers, encourage private capital investment, and accelerate the advancement, scale, and adoption of grid-enhancing technologies.
Primary Responsibilities
Develop and implement high-impact interventions that leverage financing opportunities for grid modernization efforts.
Identify market barriers and opportunities through analysis and research, and industry engagement.
Work closely with the Department of Public Service and utilities on grid flexibility interventions.
Manage implementation of initiatives, monitor initiative performance, and provide recommendations grounded in analysis and market feedback to optimize interventions for greater impact.
Oversee the work of consultants and contractors, including writing statements of work, issuing contracts, budgeting, and invoicing.
Oversee formal reporting of program performance (internally and externally), support the accounting of corporate metrics, and strategic planning.
Periodically prepare reports on technology development to inform public officials and other interests about the status of technological advancements.
Represent NYSERDA at meetings and events with external stakeholders.
Contribute to a team culture of openness and collaboration.
Actively manage a broad range of technical projects, contractors, and budgets with a clear focus on commercialization/adoption.
Research, track, and analyze policies at the state, regional, federal, and global level on topics relevant to transmission and distribution system planning and operations.
Apply understanding of the state of development of enabling technologies to program implementation strategies.
Identify opportunities to improve program creation and delivery by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and benchmarking program activities against other entities having similar programs and/or mandates.
Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and 5 years' experience of relevant experience in the electricity sector or a related field.
Preferred: Master’s degree and 4 years of experience in the electric grid sector.
Project Manager (Salary range $78,333 - $131,298)
Required: Bachelor's degree and 5 years' experience of relevant experience in the electricity sector or a related field.
Preferred: Master’s degree and 4 years of experience in the electric grid sector.
Project Manager II (Salary range $93,659 - $131,298)
Required: Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience in the electricity sector or a related field.
Preferred: Master’s degree with 5 years of experience in the electric grid sector.
Sr. Project Manager (Salary range $115,283 - $145,682)
Required: Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of relevant experience in the electricity sector or a related field.
Preferred: Master’s degree with 6 years of experience in the electric grid sector.
Preferred Qualifications
Location preference: Albany
10 years of experience in the electric grid sector.
Genuine passion for issues related to energy, environment, and sustainable economic development.
Experience with transmission and distribution planning, regulation, or analysis - working with distributed system operators (DSO), integrating innovation into power systems (planning and operations), electric systems components at a utility or component vendor or research organization (e.g., laboratory, university).
Dealing with investigation, evaluation, testing, and/or adoption of innovative power system technologies.
The decision-making considerations in demand side market design, grid flexibility, and utility planning and operations.
Exemplary project management skills with the ability to set priorities, develop and execute on a workplan, balance research, analysis, a stakeholder engagement with pragmatism, and an action-bias to deliver activity in the market.
Demonstrated problem-solving ability with a proactive and collaborative style.
Ability to analyze information and data to think holistically through complex problems with technical and non-technical components.
Ability to work independently and cross-functionally with other teams.
Top-notch presentation and interpersonal skills that resonate with audiences of different backgrounds; the ability to communicate persuasively, concisely, and unambiguously in speech and writing.