Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tryfacta is recruiting for a confidential client for a Program Manager II role supporting energy infrastructure planning. The role focuses on developing energy planning materials, monitoring state and federal planning processes, coordinating technical advisory groups, and managing analyses and contractors for NYSERDA.
Responsibilities
- Develop EIDP materials including information requests; briefings for NYSERDA staff, other agency staff (DPS, DEC), the State Energy Planning Board, and technical advisory groups; and EIDP findings
- Monitor existing energy planning processes that occur within New York State
- Stay abreast of energy planning developments and approaches at the federal level and in other states
- Interface with technical advisory groups regarding substantive EIDP recommendations
- Project management and logistical support tasks related to EIDP development including developing meeting schedules and agendas and ensuring analytical deliverables are produced in a timely manner
- Manage external contractor teams engaged in analysis on behalf of NYSERDA, overseeing the work of contractors including writing statements of work, issuing contracts, managing workplans, evaluating work products, budgeting, and invoicing
- Additional support that contributes to the key outcomes of the Regulatory Affairs team
Skills
- Subject matter expertise regarding energy system planning
- Familiarity with electric system models (e.g., capacity expansion, production cost, resource adequacy, power flow) and/or gas system models
- Demonstrated project management experience (developing and managing work plans and budgets, overseeing work products)
- Time management, organizational and planning skills to successfully handle multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines with accuracy and good judgment
- Presentation and policy writing skills
- Prior experience using capacity expansion, production cost, resource adequacy and power flow, and/or gas system models
- A Bachelor's degree in policy, public or business administration, urban planning, environmental science or engineering, or a related field with excellent academic performance and 6 years of relevant experience
- 7-10 years
- Has well developed understanding of relevant technical principles and their application to a program area
- Develops/formulates Deployment issues, problems and needs in at least one technical area
- Has acknowledged expertise at conceptual level of technical skills and knowledge in at least one program area
- Has basic understanding of State energy/environmental economic development issues
- Has developed and managed projects with little specific direction
- Develops new projects and co-funding sources with own initiative
- Carried out development of several projects through competitive solicitation phase that may or may not result from own initiative
- Has provided ideas and rationale for program development in at least one technical area
- Has demonstrated ability to implement projects in a timely manner
- Demonstrates the capability to manage all aspects of on-going projects with no supervision
- Is able to prioritize workload with other responsibilities
- Effectively discharges general technical and project management assignments in a timely manner
- Demonstrates strategic thinking connected to the organization's goals
- Has demonstrated ability to effectively head working groups or program teams
- Provides guidance to junior staff when appropriate and can supervise the day-to-day work of interns
- Has full confidence of peers and superiors
- People skills have developed to show leadership and an ability to motivate others
- Has demonstrated ability to produce both written material and verbal presentations that are direct, recognize and focus on issues, are both comprehensive and concise and require editing only in most sensitive and complex areas
- Is able to negotiate effectively with contractors and interface effectively with customers and other outside contacts
- Has demonstrated ability to prepare and present papers at professional meetings, seminars and conferences
Benefits
- 100% remote work
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