Clean Energy Project Lead DERIM

Con Edison; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Con Edison in New York City seeks a Clean Energy Project Lead to drive distributed energy resource integration and DERMS deployment. You will develop operating procedures and collaborate with operations, control centers, engineering, and program teams to ensure DER capabilities meet operational needs.

The ideal candidate combines utility operations knowledge with strong stakeholder engagement, capable of coordinating across multiple groups to enable safe, reliable DER adoption and future

Qualifications

• Experience leading DER integration projects in power utilities.
• Strong stakeholder management across operations, engineering and program teams.
• Knowledge of grid operations, protection, and control concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop operating procedures and control strategies for DER integration.
• Define monitoring requirements and business processes for DER adoption.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations and change management to validate use cases.
• Coordinate with Grid Edge Lab to test DERMS capabilities in laboratory settings.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure safe, reliable DER utilization.

Skills

DER integration

Stakeholder engagement

Operational knowledge

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

GridOS DERMS

Job description

Con Edison, a multibillion-dollar energy utility, is leading the clean energy transition in New York City and Westchester County. We invest hundreds of millions of dollars annually to integrate distributed resources into our electric and gas systems, support electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and scale adoption of energy efficiency and clean heating technologies across our customers.

The Clean Energy Project Lead in Distributed Energy Resource Integration & Management (DERIM) will play a key role in supporting the operational integration and adoption of our GridOS DERMS platform, as well as other operational technologies. This role serves as a critical link between the DERIM team, electric operations, control centers, engineering, clean energy program implementation teams, and our Grid Edge Lab to ensure that DERMS capabilities are aligned with operational needs and incorporated into day-to-day utility operations.

The Project Lead will work across stakeholder groups to develop operating procedures, control strategies, monitoring requirements, business processes, and tools and technologies necessary to support the safe and reliable use of DERs. This individual will collaborate with operation and engineering groups to define future operating models, validate use cases through laboratory testing, and parter with our change management team to enable successful DERMS and other DER-related technology adoption.

The ideal candidate will combine strong utility operational knowledge with exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and has demonstrated success leading complex initiatives requiring coordination across multiple organizations and a deep understanding of policies and procedures.