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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Clean Energy Senior Specialist, Non-Pipeline Solutions in New York, New York
Overview
Con Edison, a multibillion-dollar energy utility, is leading the clean energy transition in New York City and Westchester County. We invest hundreds of millions of dollars annually to integrate distributed resources into our electric and gas systems, support electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and scale adoption of energy efficiency and clean heating technologies across our customers.The Non-Pipeline Solutions teams is responsible for identifying and implementing alternatives to investments in gas system infrastructure by incentivizing customer adoption of electrification and energy efficiency, also known as Non-Pipe Alternatives. As a Clean Energy Senior Specialist, you'll work with the Clean Energy Manager in a leadership role to implement Non-Pipe Alternatives. This includes utilization of a diverse skillset overseeing vendors, budgets, forecasts, reporting and performance analysis, along with coordinating with internal departments for marketing, quality assurance/quality control, and measurement & verification. You'll also participate in the development of new programs where the responsibilities include facilitating stakeholder engagement, developing Request for Proposals, drafting contracts, improving and documenting internal processes, reviewing regulatory filings and orders, and utilizing go-to market strategies. As a Clean Energy Senior Specialist, you will develop subject matter expertise on Non-Pipe Alternatives (NPA) regulatory framework and manage risk and resources to ensure program success.This is an exciting role to utilize your abilities to drive results, apply cross-disciplinary skills to decarbonize the building sector, and lead the clean energy transition.Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities- Develop, launch, and operate Non-Pipe Alternatives (NPAs) by engaging with various market participants and customer segments, considering the implementation of a variety of innovative solutions (heat pump and energy efficiency technologies), conducting benefit-cost analyses, and develop optimal solutions for differing areas of the service territory to achieve infrastructure elimination requirements.
- Coordinate activities and cross-functional work with various gas/electric operations, engineering, energy services and finance areas of the Company to foster the identification, development, budgeting, and implementation of Non-Pipe Alternatives.
- Establish processes, policies, and procedures for the regular consideration/integration of Non-Pipe Alternatives into the Company or external entity planning.
- Work with Procurement team to develop procurement mechanisms (RFPs, RFIs, etc.) and manage the project delivery process including contract negotiation, execution management, and/or modifications of solutions or vendors to eliminate additional infrastructure investment in targeted areas.
- Manage relationships with vendors, customers, as well as internal and external stakeholders by responding to inquiries and providing an excellent customer experience.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Corporate Affairs, and Market Research & Analytics teams to design and run outreach efforts to encourage the adoption of building electrification/decarbonization solutions by selected customers.
- Conduct in-person meetings with customers throughout Con Edisons service territory to encourage the adoption building decarbonization.
- Collaborate with other Company, city, county, and state (NYSERDA) energy efficiency, electrification and demand response programs as needed.
- Ensure secure, complete, and accurate collection of program information, including monitoring, tracking, and accrual of costs.
- Program Management, process design, and documentation of activities throughout project lifecycle to meet milestones and Key Performance Indicators.
- Communicate status of NPAs, from design to closeout, among the Customer Energy Solutions teams, senior leadership, governmental/regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders by giving presentations and providing performance reports.
- Monitor vendor, contractors, and installer activities for adherence to approved Health & Safety plans, schedules, contract provisions, and project specifications which includes on location observations & reports.
- Review Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Measurement & Verification plans, reports, and studies for compliance with a focus on process improvement.
- Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.
- Commit to the ideals of developing a proactive, customer-centric culture to foster trust and confidence among customers (both internal and external) and improve value for all our stakeholders.
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience- Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Energy Management, Environmental Studies, Business/Economics, or related field and three (3) years of work experience or
- Master's Degree Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Energy Management, Environmental Studies, Business/Economics, or related field and two (2) years of work experience.
- Master's Degree Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Energy Management, Environmental Studies, Business/Economics, or related field and Two (2) years of work experience.
- Experience with building electrification/decarbonization, energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, and/or demand management from a utility, governmental organization or participating vendor perspective, required.
- Track record of project management and knowledge of available tools, required.
- Proven leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to drive results by collaborating with stakeholders to build consensus, required.
- Demonstrated organizational skills, focus on process documentation and the ability to see the big picture with strong attention to detail, required.
- Strong communications, presentation, writing and analytical skills, required.
- Flexibility to deal with ambiguity and comfortable working in a dynamic environment, required.
- Ability to make decisions in real-time, under pressure, required.
- Initiative to continually refine and improve processes or procedures, required.
- Delivery of an exceptional customer experience, required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote), required.
- Experience in the electric utility industry with specific knowledge related to energy services requests for new or additional electric load, electric customer engineering, operations, and construction, preferred.
- Experience in the natural gas industry with specific knowledge related to gas distribution engineering and resource planning, gas supply procurement, construction, and energy consuming technologies common to residential and commercial buildings, preferred.
- Technical and/or public policy writing skills, preferred.
- Familiar with New York State's Reforming the Energy Vision, Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), Con Edison's Clean Energy Commitment, Con Edisons rate case in the areas of Non-Pipe Alternatives, Non-Wires Solutions, electrification, energy efficiency, building decarbonization and distributed energy resources (DERS), preferred.
- Driver's License Required
- Must be able to respond to Company emergencies by performing a System Emergency Assignment to restore service to our customers.
- Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Consolidated Edison is an equal opportunity employer and, as such, affirms in policy and practice its commitment to recruit, hire, train, and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship, eligible veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Con Edison is a federal contractor subject to VEVRAA and desires to receive priority referrals of protected veterans. To learn about your equal employment opportunity protections as part of the application process please visit http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
Minimum Salary: 125000.00 Maximum Salary: 135000.00 Salary Unit: Yearly