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Assistant Director, Shared Services and Strategic Initiatives

Nyserda

The Role

Overview

Lead a team to manage REC settlements, data reporting, and operations for large-scale renewables.

Key Responsibilities

  • contract settlement
  • data analysis
  • reporting
  • budget monitoring
  • system evolution
  • strategic leadership

Tasks

-Oversee the end-to-end process of REC contract settlement ensuring continued accuracy and efficiency. -Enable New York’s communities and residents to benefit equitably from energy efficiency and renewable energy. -Provide strategic insights based on data analysis to optimize contract settlements and program performance and further develop tools to monitor key performance indicators. -Lead the Large-Scale Renewable program’s routine reporting tasks including the CES Annual Report, OPEN-NY data set and yearly administrative funding petition. -Work closely with the finance team to establish LSR team budgets, monitor financial performance, and collaborate on quarterly and yearly financial reporting obligations. -Overcome barriers to using clean energy at a large-scale in New York. -Lead a team of LSR operations specialists, providing guidance, training and support to ensure the team is well-positioned to provide business operations as a service to the larger LSR program team. -Oversee the continued evolution of NYSERDA’s business systems to track and report relevant programmatic data. -Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Contracts and other relevant internal departments to ensure alignment across all deliverables. -Provide forward-looking strategic leadership to ensure the contract settlement process has the resources and business systems needed to scale commensurate with the increasing number of operating generators in the Large-Scale Renewable program portfolio. -Attract the private sector capital investment needed to expand New York’s clean energy economy.

Requirements

  • pmp
  • project management
  • database management
  • renewable energy
  • tableau
  • leadership

What You Bring

-Project management and leadership skills including the ability to work as a team member, maintain project timelines and budgets. -Should be able to present technical presentations to a technical and non-technical business audience. -Experience directly related to business process development, database management, real-time data acquisition and screening. -Bachelor's degree and 8 years' experience working actively in one or more areas relating to Large Scale Renewables markets -Excellent written and oral communication skill, including the ability to build relationships and effectively communicate and influence across all organizational levels. -PMP or similar certification -Ability to quickly identify and drive to the best possible solution when presented with a series of opportunities and constraints. -The ability to effectively produce materials Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, Project, Tableau and PowerPoint. -Knowledge of renewable energy technologies. -Ability to develop, lead, and coach a team to achieve their potential -Preferred:Master's degree and 6 years experience in areas such as: utility operations, energy pricing, energy contracting, renewable electricity generation, renewable energy markets, renewable project development, emissions trading and accounting, and clean energy policy. -Degree in Engineering, Data Science, Atmospheric Science, Business Administration or related technical field; and related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. -A demonstrated record in managing multiple diverse and complex activities simultaneously, delivering on commitments, and operating with speed, accuracy, and strong judgment.

The Company

About Nyserda

-Advancing clean energy solutions across New York State since 1975. -Funding research, technology development, and energy efficiency programs. -Collaborating with local governments, businesses, and residents for sustainable solutions. -Driving innovations in energy production, distribution, and efficiency. -Launching groundbreaking projects like offshore wind farms and energy storage solutions. -Supporting initiatives from residential solar power to large-scale wind farms. -Working to reduce carbon emissions while improving economic growth and energy reliability.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Transportation

Clean Energy Workforce Development and Training

Clean Green Campuses

Clean Green Hospitals

Clean Heat

Clean Mobility

Climate Justice

Manufacturing