Manager, ENG PLAN Area Station P&A at Consolidated Edison in New York, NY

Job description

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. The Distribution System Innovative Planning and Analytics (DPA) team is at the core of the Con Edison strategic vision to help New York State achieve its Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act (CLCPA) goals and evolve the distribution grid to meet new energy demands while keeping costs affordable for customers. The Manager in the Distribution System Innovative Planning and Analytics (DPA) group will oversee a team that will develop a comprehensive, proactive, and risk adjusted area substation and distribution load relief planning approach. This role will lead probabilistic modeling efforts to develop risk adjusted planning solutions for area station load relief, as well as develop a proactive load relief planning strategy through analytics to address future electrification. The Manager will coordinate with multiple groups across the company to deliver analytical support and ensure comprehensive filings that meet the overall organization and enterprise vision. Through this role, the Manager will develop business decisions through data-driven analytical work and will support implementation of new and existing grid planning processes and tools in coordination with other engineering teams, forecasting teams, and customer program teams across the Company. Core Responsibilities Manage the detailed probabilistic modeling and analytical efforts to quantify area substation load relief risk and provide insights into investment prioritization for the Load Relief Program (LRP) Manage a team that develops tools to provide new insights to risk, enhance planning methodologies for load relief planning to hedge against forecast uncertainty and large electrification growth, and winter loading impacts Lead the coordination with multiple internal stakeholders to develop risk adjusted timelines, incorporating feasibility and cost effectiveness Manage and coordinate with stakeholders to evaluate the long-term holistic needs of the distribution grid that includes electrification loads (EV, BE, etc) and policy forecasting scenarios for area station and distribution feeder projects on both summer and winter peaks Coordinate with various areas of the Company such as Central and Regional Engineering, Distribution Planning, Commodity Forecasting, Resource Planning, and Transmission Planning, to foster the development and implementation of Proactive Planning requirements and enhance cohesive system planning Ensure proper planning and development of innovative solutions that utilize Distributed Energy Resource (DER) assets to deliver the lowest cost long-term solutions Support ongoing internal and external forecasting and planning studies and efforts Lead the evaluation of cost impacts and value of investments of planning approaches and load relief projects Provide strategic leadership to a team of direct reports, ensuring successful execution of DPA priorities and continuous expansion of projects and capabilities. Engage with regulators, and support the reporting requirements, including whitepapers, budgeting, rate case, etc. of DPA objectives with the New York Public Service Commission. Support ASP&A team on presentations, workshops, and seminars for both internal and external stakeholders. Required Education/Experience Bachelor's Degree and 5 years relevant work experience Master's Degree and 3 years relevant work experience Relevant Work Experience Relevant work experience in engineering or planning, or technical knowledge of electrical systems - Preferred Ability to exercise independent judgment, demonstrate excellent problem-solving abilities. Provid