Apply on Employer Site

NYSERDA · 1 day ago

Assistant Director, Shared Services and Strategic Initiatives

Albany, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$128K/yr - $161K/yr

8+ years exp

NYSERDA is at the forefront of New York's clean energy initiatives, working to meet the state's ambitious climate goals. The Assistant Director will lead the Large-Scale Renewables team in managing REC purchase contracts and ensuring effective tracking and reporting of program data. This role requires strong communication and management skills to produce public-facing deliverables and oversee team operations.

Energy

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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 end-to-end process of REC contract settlement ensuring continued accuracy and efficiency

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

Oversee the continued evolution of NYSERDA’s business systems to track and report relevant programmatic data

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

Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Contracts and other relevant internal departments to ensure alignment across all deliverables

Work closely with the finance team to establish LSR team budgets, monitor financial performance, and collaborate on quarterly and yearly financial reporting obligations

Qualification

Large Scale RenewablesDatabase ManagementProject ManagementData AnalysisSalesforceJiraPMP CertificationMicrosoft Office SuiteRenewable Energy KnowledgeCommunication SkillsTeam Leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree and 8 years' experience working actively in one or more areas relating to Large Scale Renewables markets

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

Experience directly related to business process development, database management, real-time data acquisition and screening

Project management and leadership skills including the ability to work as a team member, maintain project timelines and budgets

A demonstrated record in managing multiple diverse and complex activities simultaneously, delivering on commitments, and operating with speed, accuracy, and strong judgment

Ability to quickly identify and drive to the best possible solution when presented with a series of opportunities and constraints

Ability to develop, lead, and coach a team to achieve their potential

Excellent written and oral communication skill, including the ability to build relationships and effectively communicate and influence across all organizational levels

The ability to effectively produce materials Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, Project, Tableau and PowerPoint

Should be able to present technical presentations to a technical and non-technical business audience

Operate with a high degree of autonomy and accountability

Preferred

Knowledge of renewable energy technologies

PMP or similar certification

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

Company

NYSERDA

NYSERDA offers solution to increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. It is a sub-organization of New York State.

Founded in 1975

Albany, New York, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/

H1B Sponsorship

NYSERDA has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (3)

2024 (1)

2023 (1)

2022 (1)

2020 (1)