Sr Planning Analyst - Energy Management Resource Analysis

About the role

Overview The Energy Management Resource Management Department at Con Edison is seeking to hire an experienced professional to perform economic and reliability analyses of the New York electric system, with particular emphasis on impacts of new regulatory developments, public policy initiatives, and market design changes at both wholesale and retail levels. The individual should be driven to provide exemplary customer service and must be able to display an exceptional work ethic in full support of the Companys Corporate Values and Mission.

Responsibilities

• Participate in reliability and production cost modeling of the Northeast electric system using licensed software tools to support the Companys strategic initiatives; consider various factors including environmental impacts, electricity market regulations, and local, state, and Federal policies in conducting such analyses.
• Manage studies and analyses that pertain to electric resources and consider the environmental, financial, regulatory, and policy aspects.
• Perform production cost simulations, system reliability modeling, economic analyses, and load flow analyses of the electric system.
• Evaluate and analyze existing and emerging electric resource options, such as generation, transmission, energy storage, energy efficiency and demand response programs to determine their impact on customer electricity costs and system reliability.
• Develop spreadsheets, reports, regulatory filings and testimony.
• Deliver presentations on electric resource planning issues.
• Represent the Company at meetings with the NYISO, New York State Public Service Commission, New York City governmental agencies, New York State Reliability Council and other external forums.
• Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience: Master's Degree and 2 years of full-time related industry experience or Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of full-time related industry experience.

Preferred Education/Experience: Master's Degree MBA or MPP and a minimum of 2 years work experience; Juris Doctorate Relevant Work Experience.

Required: Strong computer skills particularly in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Required: Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

Required: Capability to perform financial, technical, and environmental impact analyses.

Required: Proficient in developing comprehensive and analytical spreadsheet models in Excel.

Required: Flexibility to handle multiple projects, changing priorities, meet deadlines, exercise independent judgment, and render sound business decisions.

Required: Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to interact effectively with all levels of management, other departments, customers, consultants, and government agencies.

Required: Understanding of the current issues facing the electric industry, including knowledge of existing and upcoming state and federal regulatory initiatives, and working knowledge of wholesale capacity and energy markets.

Required: Experience in one of the following areas: resource planning, transmission planning, operations planning, system operation, energy scheduling, or electric/gas/steam