Data and Software Project Lead, Demand Response

Overview

Build your clean energy career in one of the largest demand response teams in the country! Con Edison's demand response team is hiring a Software Project Manager. The demand response team manages dispatchable distributed energy resources (including curtailment and generation) that are located at customer facilities to reduce the demand on the electric grid on the hottest days of the year. The Project Manager will have full responsibility of managing the delivery of the Demand Response Management Systems (DRMS) functionality needed to successfully run the Company's demand response programs. This includes oversight over requirements gathering, management of external software development vendor and system integrator, testing and integration of the DRMS vendor's software, and scope and budget of the DRMS project. The DRMS software recently completed scalability enhancements, which expanded the software capability from managing 3,000 customers to over 100,000. The current three-year roadmap calls for over $20M of investments to increase the functionality of this software. The Project Manager will be responsible for all modifications and enhancements to the DRMS system and will work alongside the Demand Response Operations and Strategy Managers.This is a great role to demonstrate your ability to drive results, apply cross-disciplinary skills to the clean energy space, and gain firsthand experience with the clean energy transition.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

- Provide leadership and managerial oversight to a project team responsible for the planning, design, development, implementation, testing, and quality assurance of Con Edisons DRMS, including setting expectations, delegating tasks, and supporting team development.

- Develop and maintain business requirement documents, processes, procedures, project schedules, and project budgets.

- Ensure the team has adequate resources for troubleshooting, developing improvements, and implementing new functionality.

- Support the demand response strategy and operations teams by providing software support, managing significant operational data within DRMS, measuring and reporting on program performance, and reporting on software functionality.

- Identify and implement software solutions that comply with regulatory and internal standards, improve software functionality and customer experience, and reduce operational burden while maintaining project cost withing budget.

- Work with various Company departments and vendors to write, review and approve functional specifications and conduct technical presentations to all levels of management and with external stakeholders.

- Ensure quality and completeness of interval data imported by DRMS; develop and employ quality control processes to ensure quality and completeness of DRMS data outputs.

- Oversee training and support of internal team members and external program participants who use the DRMS.

- Lead procurement and management of third-party consultants and technology providers.

- Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

- Bachelor's Degree 5 years of relevant experience or

- Master's Degree 3 years of relevant experience

Preferred Education/Experience

- Bachelor's Degree In Information Technology, Engineering, Science, Business, Environmental Studies, or related field and 5 years of relevant experience with 2 years of work experience managing software or IT projects, or large capital project implementation

- Master's Degree In Information Technology, Engineering, Science, Business, Environmental Studies, or related field and 3 years of relevant experience with 2 years of work experience managing software or IT projects, or large capital project implementation

Relevant Work Experience

- Demonstrated leadership experience managing complex projects with diverse teams and responsibilities, required.

- Demonstrated ability to set, monitor and drive multiple work streams to achieve project goals through leadership of direct reports or teams, required.

- Experience managing successful implementation of IT projects or large capital projects, including budget and financial, required.

- Experience managing relationships with partners and vendors, required.

- Strong negotiating skills and an understanding of contract issues, preferred.

- Flexibility to deal with ambiguity and comfortable working in a dynamic environment and make decisions in real-time, under pressure, required.

- Demonstrated organizational skills, with an ability to see the big picture and pay attention to detail, required.

- Strong communication, presentation, writing, and analytical skills, required.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel), required.

- Experience with managing and ensuring quality control of large data sets, required.

- Experience using and developing artificial intelligence tools, preferred.

- Knowledge or experience in project management tools, required.

- Complete Agile, Scrum, Lean Six Sigma, or Project Management Professional certifications, required.

- Experience in Energy Efficiency, Demand Management, or other competitive market driven utility programs, including process management experience, preferred.

- Complete Agile, Scrum, Lean Six Sigma, or Project Management Professional certifications, required.

Licenses and Certifications

- Driver's License Required

- Project Management Professional (PMP) Preferred

- Other: Agile Scrum Preferred

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.

- 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.