OverviewThe Senior Director of Energy Transition Analytics will lead the development, integration, and communication of comprehensive financial and operational modeling to support the Institution's transition from a fossil-fuel-based combined heat and power (CHP) generation system to a non-fossil-fuel-based CHP system. This role will play a critical part in guiding executive-level decision-making across the University system by synthesizing technical, financial, temporal, regulatory, and social dimensions into clear, actionable insights.
The Senior Director will collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders-including technical experts, regulatory bodies, community partners, and University executives-to ensure that transition scenarios are rigorously analyzed, risk-informed, and aligned with institutional priorities for safety, operational continuity, environmental responsibility, and fiscal stewardship.
Responsibilities- Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models reflecting technical pathways identified by the Institution for transitioning to non-fossil-fuel energy generation.
- Integrate financial, temporal, operational, and social considerations into a comprehensive matrix of risks, opportunities, and merits to support executive decision processes.
- Evaluate life-cycle costs, capital expenditures, financing structures, generation revenues, and operating models (e.g., owner-operated, public-private partnership, energy-as-a-service).
- Assess and model risk-mitigation requirements to ensure environmental safety and compliance.
- Support planning for uninterrupted operations of clinical and academic facilities throughout transition and implementation phases.
- Analyze insurance requirements, workforce development needs (including licensed operator competencies), and other operational dependencies.
- Coordinate modeling inputs related to state, local, and federal permitting, including NRC and other regulatory pathways.
- Incorporate community engagement, entitlement considerations, and associated risk-mitigation strategies into scenario analyses.
- Track and model potential impacts of legislative actions affecting local and state permitting processes.
- Evaluate total project cost requirements, capital phasing, cash-flow strategies, and financing options.
- Lead or support grant application development, administration, and integration of grant scenarios into financial modeling.
- Analyze exposure related to unrelated business income tax (UBIT) and other tax-related considerations.
- Model the utility interconnection pathways, approval processes, cost impacts, and timeline risks.
- Ensure technical-financial modeling alignment with engineering teams and external consultants.
Qualifications- Master's degree in engineering, finance, economics, energy systems, environmental science, public policy, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in energy systems analysis, utility infrastructure planning, financial modeling, or large-scale capital project evaluation.
- Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, including life-cycle cost analysis, capital expenditure planning, scenario analysis, and risk modeling.
- Strong understanding of state, local, and federal permitting, regulatory frameworks, and legislative processes relevant to energy infrastructure.
- Proven ability to communicate complex technical and financial concepts clearly to executive-level leadership and diverse stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated experience with risk mitigation, safety considerations, and operational continuity planning in highly regulated environments.
- Experience collaborating with engineering teams, financial analysts, regulatory bodies, and community stakeholders.
- Ability to lead and manage grant development, funding strategy, or public-private partnership (PPP) structuring.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and strategic problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize large volumes of data into decision-ready insights.
Additional InformationPreferred Qualifications:
Experience working with energy generation technologies, utility interconnection processes, or combined heat and power (CHP) systems-preferably within large campuses, medical centers, or research institutions.
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