Lead Policy Analyst, Customer Energy Management NY

About us

 

 

 

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

National Grid is hiring a Lead Policy Analyst for our New York Customer Energy Management department for location in any one of our NY offices: Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, or Brooklyn NY.

 

 

Job Purpose

 

 

 

The Lead Policy Analyst will lead the energy efficiency and electric demand regulatory strategy providing support in reporting, compliance, planning, and regulatory analysis to achieve alignment of internal, regulatory, and stakeholder priorities while maintaining a focus on meeting customer needs and expectations for energy efficiency, demand response, beneficial electrification, and other clean energy solutions.  

 

This role is based within CEM NY’s Policy Team that leads the development of energy efficiency plans to be filed with regulators on behalf of the Company.  The role will have a focus on energy policy analysis, development, and advocacy.  Expertise working cross-functionally is critical in this role to ensure many Company and stakeholder needs are managed on an aggressive timeline.

 

 

Key Accountabilities

 

 

Typical Job Responsibilities (Including, but not limited to):

 

• Lead in the development and implementation of the energy efficiency policy strategy for all three operating companies in New York ensuring energy efficiency policies of the organization align with the policies outlined by government agencies
• Analyze and distil climate-related findings to inform internal or external stakeholders
• Supports CEM Policy Team by contributing to reporting, compliance, planning and regulatory analysis functions, as required.  Collaborates with CEM Product Developers and Product Owners in fulfilling these tasks
  • Tracks, communicates, and summarizes relevant regulatory filings and orders in the NY Public Service Commission dockets. Communicates relevant policy development and trends to the CEM NY, Delivery, Legal, Corporate Affairs, and Regulatory Strategy teams.  Leads CEM response to active filings.  Supports rate case development efforts from a policy perspective
  • Develops an understanding of customer needs and priorities, including differences that may exist among segments of customers.  Applies critical thinking through insight gained via customer experiences, research, analysis, CEM team experience, and best practices to advocate for energy efficiency policy solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations.
   

 

• Understands New York’s climate and energy policies in The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the New Efficiency New York (NE:NY) docket, the Energy Efficiency and Building Electrification (EE:BE) planning process currently in progress, and supports the Company’s 80x50 goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ensuring that these goals are represented during the energy efficiency planning process by working with policy makers collaboratively
  • Comfortable and confident presenting in front of an audience to include internal and external stakeholders, advisory councils, and regulators at the NY Public Service Commission and Department of Public Service developing trust-based relationships.
  • Leads the optimization of product and service development to support regulatory requirements, meet compliance obligations, electric and gas delivery system needs, and achieve success by creating value for customers and driving improved financial outcomes for National Grid
• Prepares a variety of energy efficiency related regulatory strategy papers, reports, summary documents to integrate energy policy improvements and/or compliance activities.

Qualifications

 

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as energy, environmental, or sustainability  policy, environmental regulation, coupled with 7+ years of related experience in one or more of the following fields related to energy: energy policy and government, regulatory strategy, commercial or residential energy efficiency, energy efficiency evaluation, or similar roles
• Excellent understanding of the electric and gas industry; a