Job Summary:
The Project Manager will be responsible for managing a team of consultants working on the development of a nodal production cost model for New York State (NYS). The role involves overseeing project timelines, budgets, and deliverable quality while ensuring accurate representation of New York market operations within the production cost model. The candidate will support the implementation of processes for translating zonal capacity expansion results into the nodal production cost model, contribute to electric infrastructure planning, and support electric system modeling requirements, policy exploration, and ongoing modeling initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage a team of consultants responsible for developing a nodal production cost model for New York State.
• Oversee project timelines, budgets, and deliverables while ensuring high-quality work products.
• Collaborate with consultants to accurately represent New York market operations within the production cost model.
• Support the implementation of processes for translating zonal capacity expansion results into the nodal production cost model.
• Engage with stakeholders, including utilities and partner agencies, to communicate and socialize tools, processes, and modeling results.
• Support electric infrastructure planning and related modeling initiatives.
• Support additional electric system modeling requirements and policy exploration.
• Address ongoing modeling requests related to the electric system.
• Perform additional duties related to electric system modeling, infrastructure planning, and policy analysis.
Required Qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree in Economics, Energy Systems, Engineering, Public Policy, Data Science, or a related field.
• Experience in electric system modeling.
• Experience in capacity expansion modeling and production cost modeling.
• Ability to develop inputs required for simulating New York electric markets, including infrastructure representation and resource operating profiles.
• Understanding of energy market concepts and related issues.
• Knowledge of the New York energy system, its stakeholders, and the policy environment.
• Strong project management experience, including managing project timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate modeling results effectively to the public and key stakeholders, including agencies, utilities, and interest groups.
• Understanding of electric infrastructure options and solutions required to alleviate transmission congestion.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Economics, Energy Systems, Engineering, Public Policy, Data Science, or a related field.
