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NYSERDA · 3 days ago

Sr Project Manager, Market Scaling

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$115K/yr - $146K/yr

7+ years exp

NYSERDA is a leader in advancing New York’s energy transition, and they are seeking a Senior Project Manager, Market Scaling. This role involves planning, developing, and managing strategies to overcome market barriers and accelerate the scale of clean energy across the built environment.

Energy

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Oversee delivery of one or more of the Market Scaling group’s programs to meet planned objectives, key results, and other performance metrics that track market transformation progress

Deliver critical market insights that can help promote replicability and reduce soft costs related to building energy efficiency and decarbonization measures

Develop and manage key relationships with market, policy and other critical stakeholders

Develop and oversee one or more program that builds customer confidence and accelerates adoption of energy efficiency and building electrification at scale, including but not limited to:

Building public private partnerships to unlock the investment opportunity of clean energy solutions

Running programs intended to work with developers, owners, and operators to design and build high performance, low carbon buildings in a manner that is cost effective and replicable

Piloting, demonstrating, and replicating emerging technologies that are compatible with existing building infrastructure, simplify the decarbonization process and improve net present value of energy efficiency and building electrification solutions

Strategically using incentives as a bridge to a future where incentives are no longer needed

Integrating financing solutions where appropriate

Maintain a network of stakeholders, market participants, trade associations, peer program administrators, policy experts, and other sources of insight to inform design and enable improvement of NYSERDA's solutions

Oversee effective and efficient management of program operations, with an ongoing eye for improvement, including identifying and implementing opportunities to standardize and streamline programs

Oversee delivery of programs to meet established rules and requirements, including but not limited to funding sources, budget, performance management, outcomes, and market impact metrics

Ensure effective management and delivery of services, incentives, and other project-based transactions

Manage financial, staff and contractor resources for efficiency and effectiveness

Qualification

Stakeholder EngagementEnergy EfficiencyProject ManagementData AnalysisFinancial ManagementEntrepreneurial MindsetOrganizational AwarenessNetworkingPublic Private PartnershipsBuilding ElectrificationMarket InsightsRegulatory KnowledgeEmerging TechnologiesCustomer ConfidenceProblem SolvingTeam CollaborationSelf-StarterAdaptabilityIntegrityCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree and 7 years of relevant experience with a demonstrated record of success in setting strategy and successfully delivering services or solutions at scale or scope within business or government operating environments

Insight and understanding into a broad array of interventions across sectors, building, and customer types, including effectively communicating why, what and how

Skill in gaining and using insight and feedback from stakeholders and market actors and the market context to formulate strategy and design and evolve solutions

Keen awareness of the economics, policy and political dynamics, regulations, institutional and market drivers, and other factors that affect decision-making of program partners, customers, and other stakeholders – and of the implications for impactful NYSERDA and utility, interventions across the sector

Puts the team first; a track record and natural predisposition toward investing in the success of colleagues and building productive relationships across a diverse organization

Demonstrated problem-solving ability; an entrepreneurial edge, resourcefulness, adaptability, and an instinct for surfacing value and pragmatic solutions

Self-starter who acts independently, directs one's own work and can handle diverse tasks quickly and accurately within a high-performance environment

Is aware and responsive to organizational dynamics, and understands how such dynamics shape decision-making and internal and external-facing strategies

A relentless work ethic and resolute integrity

Preferred

Master's degree and 6 years' experience, particularly in policy, public or business administration, architecture, engineering, real estate, urban planning, or related field

Related professional certification in energy or building science or engineering preferred

Experience with data analysis, proficiency with Salesforce, Tableau or MS Project

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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