Clean Energy Project Lead DERIM

Con Edison Co.; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Con Edison in New York is seeking a Clean Energy Project Lead for Distributed Energy Resource Integration & Management (DERIM) to drive operational integration of our GridOS DERMS platform and related DER technologies.

You will bridge DERIM with electric operations, control centers, engineering and program teams, developing operating procedures, control strategies, and monitoring requirements to ensure safe, reliable DER adoption.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational integration of GridOS DERMS and other DER technologies.
• Develop operating procedures, control strategies, and monitoring requirements.
• Collaborate with DERIM, electric operations, control centers, engineering and program teams to align DERMS with day-to-day operations.
• Define future operating models and validate use cases through testing.
• Enable adoption of DER-related technologies across the organization.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Utility operations knowledge

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.