Clean Energy Strategy Manager
About The Position
Con Edison’s Flexible Demand team develops the company’s long-term grid flexibility strategy and helps shape how demand-side resources can advance multiple strategic objectives. The Flexible Demand Strategy Manager supports strategy, policy, and regulatory work related to grid flexibility and the NY Grid of the Future proceeding. The role brings together internal experts and external partners to evolve policies and programs that scale and optimize flexible demand resources. It leads regulatory filings and studies and designs pilots to assess flexibility’s value, potential, and optimal use cases. The position calls for strategic and analytical thinking, results orientation, and cross-disciplinary skills in the clean energy sector. The role collaborates with internal teams and external stakeholders, develops long-term strategies and programs, evaluates technologies and pilots, and represents the company in industry forums. It may include developing direct reports. The selected candidate will have a System Emergency Assignment and must work outside business hours during emergencies, including nights, weekends, and holidays. A driver’s license is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize data into business insights and communicate findings effectively, orally and in writing.
- Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze complex strategic and tactical issues while maintaining attention to detail.
- Ability to make sound decisions in real time under pressure.
- Strong presentation, writing, and communication skills.
- Ability to work amid ambiguity and thrive in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability and availability to work non-business hours during emergencies, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area such as business administration, economics, financial analysis, engineering, sustainability, data science, or another related technical, business, or energy focus, with 5 years of relevant experience that includes energy policy, regulatory, strategy, stakeholder engagement, or related analytical work.
- Master’s degree in a relevant area such as business administration, economics, financial analysis, engineering, sustainability, data science, or another related technical, business, or energy focus, with 3 years of relevant experience that includes energy policy, regulatory, strategy, stakeholder engagement, or related analytical work.
- Experience in utility demand management and/or distributed energy resource programs, including clean energy strategy and operations.
- Knowledge of national and New York State clean energy policy, such as CLCPA and Grid of the Future.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive business solutions.
- Demonstrated project management experience, including managing consultant relationships and engagements.
- Familiarity with grid planning and operations, NYISO and FERC frameworks, and tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI, or Tableau.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on developing a long-term vision and roadmap for grid flexibility that optimizes value for the system, customers, the market, and policy goals, and identify the grid capabilities needed to enable it, including monitoring, visibility, and dispatch capabilities.
- Collaborate on designing a harmonized suite of flexibility programs and pilots by assessing existing customer clean energy programs and evaluating new opportunities to increase system flexibility.
- Lead studies evaluating the potential of technologies to increase flexible demand and its dependability, including energy storage, electric vehicles, electrified building load, virtual power plants, and demand response.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including engineering, digital products, and clean energy program teams, to determine the long-term strategy for flexible demand.
- Engage external stakeholders, including trade groups, advocacy organizations, other New York utilities, city officials, and regulatory personnel, and collaborate on joint studies and filings.
- Lead regulatory filings related to flexible demand, including implementation plans, comments, and whitepapers.
- Represent the company at industry conferences and meetings with external stakeholders on grid flexibility and distributed energy resources.
- Develop direct reports through coaching, development opportunities, performance management, and regular discussions of work, goals, and professional development.
- Ensure safe work practices and environmental protection in accordance with company policy and governmental regulations.
- Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.
- Work non-business hours during emergencies, potentially including nights, weekends, and holidays, as part of a System Emergency Assignment.
Benefits
- Medical and pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
- Dental benefits
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) with matching
- Employer-paid pension plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with matching contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Emergency backup child and elder care assistance
- Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
- Employee discount program
- Commuter benefits
- Career development
- Tuition reimbursement
- Recognition program
- Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
