Clean Energy Senior Specialist, Non-Pipes Alternatives

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.

Con Edisons Non-Pipes Alternative (NPA) team identifies, develops and operates building electrification and energy efficiency programs that defer or eliminate the need for investment in traditional natural gas infrastructure solutions. These programs provide environmental and economic benefits to Con Edisons electric and gas distribution systems. The team manages several NPA programs including Electric Advantage, Energy Exchange, and Area Load Relief.

The NPA Strategy Team is seeking to hire a senior specialist. The team oversees strategy and stakeholder engagement for the Companys suite of NPA programs. The Non-Pipes Alternatives Sr. Specialist will connect engineering, operations, and policy so New Yorkers can reduce carbon emissions where its needed most. Your work will turn stakeholder feedback and operational insights into practical changes to make building decarbonization simpler for customers. This is an exciting role to demonstrate your abilities to drive results, apply cross-disciplinary skills to decarbonize the building sector, and gain firsthand experience with the clean energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and support the operation of NPA programs and projects by considering the implementation of customer solutions (e.g. heat pump and energy efficiency).
• Turn analysis into outcomes - study building electrification policy, technology, processes, costs, trends, and customer pain points. Synthesize and analyze utility infrastructure data, customer account/billing data, and publicly available building data. Recommend policies/processes/programs that increase participation in NPA programs and improve customer experience.
• Support collaboration with stakeholders to advance policy goals and align business priorities. Engage with customers and contractors, Department of Public Service (DPS) Staff, NYSERDA, Joint Utilities (JU), and other stakeholders; turn feedback into actionable updates to program design and procedures.
• Support development of and utilize financial and benefit cost analysis models to understand business impacts and inform program design.
• Support all regulatory aspects of the NPA programs including writing regulatory filings such as the NPA Implementation Plan, Benefit-Cost Analysis Summaries, and Annual Reports.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on program performance and status to internal and external stakeholders, including senior management.
• 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.
• Ensure that safe work practices are followed, and the environment is fully protected in accordance with Company policy and governmental regulations.
• Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and three (3) years of work experience in energy policy, regulatory strategy, utility planning, or related analytical roles.

• Master's Degree Business/Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Data Analytics, Energy Management, Environmental Studies, or related field and three (3) years of work experience Experience with Department of Public Service (DPS) filings, stakeholder processes, and standards development; management consulting or corporate strategy a plus.
• Bachelor's Degree Business/Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Data Analytics, Energy Management, Environmental Studies, or related field and three (3) years of relevant work experience.

• Proven leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to drive results by collaborating with stakeholders to build consensus, is required.
• Strong communications, presentation, writing, and analytical skills in English, is required.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize data into business insights and effectively communicate the information in oral and written deliverables, is required.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, and the ability to see the big picture and attention to detail, is required.
• Ability to make decisions in real-time, under pressure, is required.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion, is required.
• Flexibility to deal with ambiguity and comfortable working in a dynamic environment, is required.
• Highly Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (i.e. Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access), is required.
• Initiative to continually refine and improve processes or procedures is required.
• Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for learning new skills, is required.
• Proficiency and familiarity with Con Edison software platforms used in mapping, data and spatial analytics used to produce concise visualizations, i.e. skills in SQL/Python/Power BI/Tableau/Esri GIS/ArcFM, is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, analyze and solve complex strategic and tactical opportunities, is preferred.
• Technical and/or public policy writing skills is preferred.
• Experience with building electrification/decarbonization, energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, and/or demand management from a utility, governmental organization, or participating vendor perspective, is preferred.
• Experience in the electric utility industry with specific knowledge related to energy services requests for new or additional electric load, electric engineering, operations, and construction, is 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, is preferred.
• Experience 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), is preferred.

• Driver's License Required

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.