Clean Energy Senior Specialist DERIM

Con Edison, a multibillion-dollar energy utility, is leading the clean energy transition in New York City and Westchester County. We invest hundreds of millions of dollars annually to integrate distributed resources into our electric and gas systems, support electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and scale adoption of energy efficiency and clean heating technologies across our customers. The Clean Energy Senior Specialist, Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS), will play a crucial role in supporting the Project Management team with the development and deployment of the DERMS platform. This role involves participating in the establishment of Statements of Work (SoWs), software implementation, and ad-hoc reporting for the DERMS project. The Senior Specialist will support special pilot projects, including tests on various telecommunication protocols and dispatch signals between company systems and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), as well as the design and construction of the planned Grid Edge Renewable Lab. They will collaborate with key vendors, IT, Cyber Security, and other internal stakeholders on DER communication and the implementation of these systems within our DERMS platform. Additionally, the Senior Specialist will engage with key vendors and internal stakeholders to gather user stories and work with Product Owners to prioritize and integrate user requirements. They will also support user engagement and change management practices to drive the adoption of the DERMS platform. The role includes supporting the procurement of equipment for the Grid Edge Renewable Lab, authoring test plans, and defining user acceptance criteria as the platform is deployed. The Senior Specialist will track defects and catalog system deficiencies to ensure the vendor product is properly supported in accordance with the Service Level Agreement (SLA). The ideal candidate will demonstrate a high regard for personal accountability and possess the ability to deliver comprehensive analysis of programs and products that drive business performance. Core Responsibilities

• Con Edison, a multibillion-dollar energy utility, is leading the clean energy transition in New York City and Westchester County. We are investing hundreds of millions of dollars annually to integrate distributed resources into our electric and gas systems, support electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and scale adoption of energy efficiency and clean heating technologies across our customers.
• This is a great role to demonstrate your ability to drive results, demonstrate application of cross-disciplinary skills to the clean energy space and gain firsthand experience with the clean energy transition.
• Will play a crucial role in supporting the Project Management team with the development and deployment of the DERMS platform. This role involves participating in the establishment of Statements of Work (SoWs), software implementation, and ad-hoc reporting for the DERMS project.
• The Senior Specialist will support special pilot projects, including tests on various telecommunication protocols and dispatch signals between company systems and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), as well as the design and construction of the planned Grid Edge Renewable Lab. They will collaborate with key vendors, IT, Cyber Security, and other internal stakeholders on DER communication and the implementation of these systems within our DERMS platform. Additionally, the Senior Specialist will engage with key vendors and internal stakeholders to gather user stories and work with Product Owners to prioritize and integrate user requirements. They will also support user engagement and change management practices to drive the adoption of the DERMS platform.
• The role includes supporting the procurement of equipment for the Grid Edge Renewable Lab, authoring test plans, and defining user acceptance criteria as the platform is deployed. The Senior Specialist will track defects and catalog system deficiencies to ensure the vendor product is properly supported in accordance with the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a high regard for personal accountability and possess the ability to deliver comprehensive analysis of programs and products that drive business performance.
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders and customers to implement data requirements
• Prepare presentations and become a subject matter expert in critical DER initiatives and provide high level summaries as needed
• Provide financial reporting and budget oversight of their project within the DERIM team
• Prepare documents detailing data flows, data requirements, system requirements, integrations & testing plans
• Communicate insights from analytics to business users and decision makers.
• Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.
• Ensure implementat