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NYSERDA · 2 days ago

Project Manager

Albany, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$78K/yr - $131K/yr

5+ years exp

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a leader in advancing New York’s energy transition. They are seeking a Project Manager to lead evaluations on clean energy programs and initiatives, focusing on measurement, verification, and market impacts.

Energy

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead and support the planning and conduct of evaluations on NYSERDA’s evolving set of clean energy programs and initiatives, including innovation and research and market development programs with a focus including but not limited to measurement and verification, market impacts, process evaluation, etc. This work may include planning and conducting evaluation work in the following areas:

Impact evaluation to measure and verify the energy and non-energy impacts of a program, project or technology, including contributing to and/or leading advanced measurement and verification initiatives and supporting NYSERDA on the NYS Technical Resource Manual committee

Market evaluation to inform and assess NYSERDA’s market acceleration/transformation work by defining baseline market conditions and quantifying changes over time

Process evaluation to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of program implementation and inform ongoing improvements to the program design and delivery

Serve as an evaluation liaison to NYSERDA program staff for purposes of:

Assisting with program design, implementation and management, including creating program logic models; developing the associated evaluation plan(s); implementing the evaluation plan(s) and providing real-time feedback in the form of actionable recommendations and synthesized insight

Supporting the identification, collection, storage, and documentation of data necessary to perform ongoing assessments and comprehensive evaluations

Proactively and adeptly researching and characterizing data in support of evaluation activities

Facilitating efficient and effective evaluation management processes that produce actionable insights

Develop and perform analyses of program processes, outcomes and impacts, including quantitative and qualitative data collection

Perform in-house analytical work as well as manage projects undertaken by consultants

Perform all job responsibilities with respect, fairness, consistency, and inclusion

Perform other responsibilities as assigned

Qualification

Quantitative AnalysisData SciencePolicy AnalysisProject ManagementTechnical EvaluationSASPythonVisioQualtricsCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

A Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years' experience in technical (engineering, quantitative analysis, data science), applied research (social science, market), psychology (behavioral or organizational), policy analysis and/or program evaluation

Excellent analytical and quantitative capabilities; experience with programs such as SAS, Python and/or other open-source resources, as well as tools such as Visio and Qualtrics are desirable

Outstanding project management skills and initiative with demonstrated success in managing concurrent multiple projects adeptly with a focus on budget, schedule and deliverable quality. Demonstrated problem-solving ability with a proactive and collaborative style; ability to facilitate consensus-building among multiple stakeholders

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills that resonate with audiences of different backgrounds; possesses the ability to communicate persuasively, concisely and unambiguously in speech and writing

Proficiency in MS Office applications

Preferred

Master's/ advanced degree with 4 years' experience in technical (engineering, quantitative analysis, data science), applied research (social science, market), psychology (behavioral or organizational), policy analysis and/or program evaluation

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/

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