Clean Energy Manager - Policy Manager - E-Mobility

The Clean Energy Policy Manager - E-Mobility will play a key role for the E-Mobility team, supporting the interests of Orange and Rockland, Rockland Electric Company, and their customers in its clean energy future and future utility business model(s) that enables customers to participate in program offerings while allowing the utility to manage the system with a high penetration of distributed assets, smart grid technologies, electric vehicle charging, demand response, energy efficiency, and other customer-side technologies.

The position will focus on developing and advocating for policies and strategies that enable the increased adoption of electric vehicles in New York and New Jersey and encourage beneficial behaviors that support system needs in an effort to meet clean energy initiatives and direct solutions in areas where they will have the greatest benefit to the system, and as a result, to all utility customers.

Clean Energy Policy Manager E Mobility will contribute to the development and advocate for the EV infrastructure programs, grid efficient charging programs, and the strategy and policy of the E-Mobility teams pursuit of Company and New York and New Jersey state goals.

This position does not provide employment pursuant to the terms of a STEM OPT Training Plan.

Core Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate regulatory proceedings and New York Public Service Commission and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities orders, statements, recommendations, and rulings. Analyze and summarize impact on Company and E-Mobility programs.
• Advocate for E-Mobility programs and strategies that enable increased EV adoption and encourages beneficial charging behavior in the Companies service territories.
• Present to leadership, internal and external stakeholders, regulator Staff, and other market participants on E Mobility programs and strategy to educate and advance E-Mobility programs.
• Conduct research on E-Mobility nationwide standards and programs, emerging technologies, and potential grid impacts.
• Assist in the preparation of regulatory submissions, reports, and interrogatory responses in E-Mobility proceedings and in rate cases.
• Represent the Company at NYPSC/NJBPU conferences and working group meetings related to E-Mobility.
• Prepare comments submitted to regulatory agencies to advocate for O&Rs E-Mobility strategies and policies. Review Joint Utility comments to ensure that Company positions are represented.
• Prepare responses to interrogatory requests, working with SMEs and other E-Mobility team members.
• Develop new programs or changes to existing programs in consultation with E-Mobility SMEs. Research how changes to existing programs must be implemented and support the implementation.
• Support the departments other E-Mobility sections and programs as needed.
• Lead and develop assigned staff and project teams including setting priorities, delegating work, monitoring performance, coaching employees, building subject-matter expertise, and ensuring continuity through cross-training.
• Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Required Education/Experience

Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of five years' related work experience.

Preferred Education/Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Law, Policy, Engineering, or Project Management. and a minimum of five years' work experience in utilities or a utility-related field.

Relevant Work Experience

Proven leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to drive results by collaborating with stakeholders to build consensus. Must have the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders, support staff, and various levels of management, required.

Proven analytical skills to review, analyze, and summarize regulatory documents, including orders, regulations, and other filings to determine the impact on the Company and state goals, required.

Proven ability to advocate for Company policies and strategies with internal and external stakeholders including internal leadership and other departments, regulators, and other utilities, in support of Company programs, required.

Proven ability to manage multiple projects at the same time, required.

Must be well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple

assignments and deadlines, required.

Must have excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, required.

Working knowledge of regulatory processes such as preparation of proceeding comments, responding to commission orders interrogatory requests. Proven ability to monitor regulatory proceedings, required.

Proven ability to draft implementation plans, comments, program reports, interrogatory responses, and other related documents, required.

Demonstrated experience analyzing information and making recommendations based on that information, required.

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, Access and/or MS Project), required.

Working knowledge of utility operations and policies, preferred.

Demonstrated analytical data management skills, preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

Driver's License Required

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory and to other CECONY/O&R locations, as needed.
• Must be able and willing to occasionally travel to regulatory and industry meetings as required.