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About the Team & Mission

Con Edison, a multibillion-dollar energy utility, is leading the clean energy transition in New York City and Westchester County. We are investing 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.

Con Edison is accelerating New Yorks clean energy transition by helping customers and developers connect solar, storage, and emerging technologies to the gridsafely, quickly, and at scale. The Distributed Generation (DG) Group is the single front door for interconnection and the glue across Engineering, Energy Services, and Customer Operations. Our goal is simple: a smooth, transparent, best-in-class customer experience that gets clean energy projects energized faster and with fewer surpriseswhile maintaining system reliability and meeting all regulatory requirements.

Role Overview

The Distributed Generation Strategy Manager will lead the Companys strategy, policy, and regulatory work related to DG interconnection. Youll bring together internal experts and external partners customers and developers, aggregators, DPS Staff, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Joint Utilities Interconnection Policy Working Group (IPWG), and other stakeholders to evolve policies and technical standards to expand integration of DG into Con Edisons grid, improve interconnection processes, DG customer service offerings, and data transparency and hosting-capacity guidance, and expand the Companys support for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 2222 market participation. Your work will turn customer and operational insights, government and policy priorities, and stakeholder feedback into changes that make interconnection easier and expand progress towards DG goals.

Mission Statement:

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company's mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities - safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.

Benefits:

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:

• Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with robust matching
• Employer paid Pension Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
• State of the art Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
• Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program
• Commuter Benefits
• Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
• Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits

*Please be aware that some benefits may not apply to provisional or part-time job titles.

EEO Statement:

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of the individual's actual or perceived disability, protected veteran status, race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, domestic violence victim status, or any other actual or perceived status protected by law.

Technical Difficulty Statement:

For technical issues, please contact us at careerconnect@coned.com

• Bachelor's Degree and Five years of relevant experience including energy policy, regulatory strategy, stakeholder engagement, or related analytical roles or
• Master's Degree and two years of relevant experience including energy policy, regulatory strategy, stakeholder engagement, or related analytical roles

• Master's Degree in business administration, sustainability, data science, or other related technical, business or energy focus and two years of relevant experience including energy policy, regulatory strategy, stakeholder engagement, or related analytical roles

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize data into business insights and effectively communicate the information in oral and written deliverables, required.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project), required.
• Ability to make decisions in real-time, under pressure, required.
• Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for learning new skills, required.
• Strong presentation and writing skills, required.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and comfortable working in a dynamic environment, required.
• 2 years of specific experience in utility DG programs, including work with utility DG program strategy, forecasting and reporting, preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, analyze and solve complex strategic and tactical opportunities, preferred.
• Proven experience developing analytical tools leveraging techniques which may include statistics, predictive models, and/or machine learning, preferred.
• Knowledge of distributed generation and/or clean energy programs and technologies, preferred.
• Knowledge of national and New York State clean energy policy a plus, preferred.
• Experience analyzing or managing program performance and/or pipelines, preferred.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, and the ability to see the big picture while maintaining attention to detail, preferred.
• Experience working with diverse teams to align stakeholders around business solutions, and coach and work with these stakeholders through the implementation to drive business results, preferred.
• Demonstrated success in support of clean energy programs, preferred.
• Understanding of New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) participation models and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 2222 frameworks, preferred.
• Working knowledge of Standard Interconnection Requirements (SIR), Public Service Commission (PSC) orders, JU/ITWG guidance; familiarity with Cost-Sharing 2.0 and Utility Process governance, preferred.
• Tools & data: familiarity with Con Edison software platforms; skills in SQL/Python/Power BI/Tableau helpful for concise visualizations, preferred.
• Customer-centric mindset with examples of simplifying requirements and improving transparency, preferred.

• Driver's License Required

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Lead collaboration with stakeholders to advance policy and standardswork with internal and external stakeholders to develop and evaluate proposals and implementation plans to expand integration of DG into the grid, and lead development of financial and other models to understand business models and inform tariff and program design.
• Manage consensus building internallywork cross functionally with your Operations counterpart in DG, partners in Distributed Engineering, Energy Services, Customer Operations, related teams such as E-Mobility, and leadership across all groups.
• Manage constructive stakeholder engagement with customers and developers, aggregators, Department of Public Service (DPS) Staff, NYSERDA, Joint Utilities (JU) Interconnection Policy Working Group (IPWG), and other stakeholders; turn feedback into actionable updates to procedures, settings, and specs.
• Manage a Strategy team of individual contributors that will support each of these efforts, coaching through challenges, developing their skills, and managing their performance.
• Turn analysis into outcomes to improve processesstudy interconnection trends and pain points and recommend policy/process fixes that reduce rework and uncertainty to improve utility processes and the SIR so customers experience clearer steps and faster decisions.
• Support market participationhelp with design of process for telemetry/control and distribution reliability needs for FERC Order 2222 so DG aggregations can participate while the local grid stays reliable.
• Lead monitoring of DG market demand and trends along with program performance to inform program strategy and customer services, while supporting the improvement of data and toolsenhancements to PowerClerk integrations, maps, and guidanceto help customers site and design projects more effectively.
• Lead development of regulatory filingsprepare DPS filings, guidance documents, and customer-facing resources that make requirements straightforward and consistent, and represent the Company at industry conferences and meetings with external stakeholders related to the development of DER projects.
• Collaborate with customer management team on customer experience improvements, end-to-endcoordinate changes across teams so improvements on paper translate into better timelines and fewer surprises for customers.
• Ensure that safe work practices are followed, and the environment is fully protected in accordance with Company policy and governmental regulations.