Advisor

Manpower Engineering; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Vision Plan

Health Savings Account

Health Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Flexible Spending

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Business Travel Insurance

Weekly Pay

Job summary

Manpower, Inc. in Albany, NY seeks an Advisor to join the Policy, Analysis & Research Team supporting the Energy Infrastructure Development Plan (EIDP).

You will monitor NYISO committees, build stakeholder relationships, and deliver rapid-response policy analysis. Qualified candidates should have strong knowledge of wholesale power markets, NYISO/DPS processes, and data analysis, with a Bachelor’s in a related field.

Qualifications

• Fundamental to advanced understanding of wholesale power markets (capacity, energy, ancillary services).
• Experience with NYISO/DPS governance processes and transmission/reliability planning is a plus.
• Strong ability to translate technical findings into executive-ready insights and recommendations.
• Direct experience with NYISO processes, DPS processes, or TO processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor NYISO committees to stay aligned with market and reliability developments.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across NYISO governance and related processes.
• Perform rapid-response policy analysis to support EIDP coordination and alignment.
• Evaluate reliability studies and translate findings into actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Draft voting recommendations and executive report-outs to support decision-making.

Skills

Wholesale power markets

Stakeholder relations

Executive briefings

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems/ Energy Economics/ Energy Policy/ Regulatory Law/ Public Policy or related field

Job description

Our client, an energy policy and market analysis organization, is seeking a Advisor to join their team. As a Advisor, you will be part of the Policy, Analysis & Research Team - NYISO Center of Excellence supporting the Energy Infrastructure Development Plan (EIDP).

Job Title:

Advisor

Location:

Albany, New York (NYSERDA Offices / NYISO Offices)

Pay Range:

$65-$70/HR

What's the Job?

• Monitor and attend NYISO committees to stay aligned with ongoing market and reliability developments.
• Persistently establish and hone stakeholder relationships across NYISO governance and related processes.
• Perform rapid-response policy analysis to support EIDP-related coordination and alignment.
• Evaluate and report on reliability studies, translating technical findings into actionable insights.
• Draft voting recommendations and routine/ad-hoc executive report-outs to support informed decision-making.

What's Needed?

• Fundamental to advanced understanding of wholesale power markets (capacity, energy, ancillary services), energy regulators/tariffs, and transmission/generation interconnection.
• Experience with transmission & reliability planning, index RECs, stakeholder relationship building, technical writing, and executive briefings.
• Strong data-analytic tool capability and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S. or B.A.) or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Regulatory Law, Public Policy, or a related field.
• Direct experience with NYISO process, DPS process, TO process, or other stakeholders in the NYISO/DPS governance process; NERC reliability coordinator certification is a plus.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to actively shape proposed market reforms through close NYISO engagement tied to the EIDP.
• Role focused on high-impact policy analysis, reliability evaluation, and executive-level communication.
• Collaboration across inter-agency coordination to strengthen alignment and coordination outcomes.
• Hands-on exposure to NYISO governance activities, proceedings, and planning/market data repositories.
• A clear pathway to contribute to key outcomes of the Policy, Analysis & Research team.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• Weekly Pay