Data and Software Project Lead, Demand Response

Overview

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and managerial oversight to a project team responsible for the planning, design, development, implementation, testing, and quality assurance of Con Edisons DRMS, including setting expectations, delegating tasks, and supporting team development.
• Develop and maintain business requirement documents, processes, procedures, project schedules, and project budgets.
• Ensure the team has adequate resources for troubleshooting, developing improvements, and implementing new functionality.
• Support the demand response strategy and operations teams by providing software support, managing significant operational data within DRMS, measuring and reporting on program performance, and reporting on software functionality.
• Identify and implement software solutions that comply with regulatory and internal standards, improve software functionality and customer experience, and reduce operational burden while maintaining project cost withing budget.
• Work with various Company departments and vendors to write, review and approve functional specifications and conduct technical presentations to all levels of management and with external stakeholders.
• Ensure quality and completeness of interval data imported by DRMS; develop and employ quality control processes to ensure quality and completeness of DRMS data outputs.
• Oversee training and support of internal team members and external program participants who use the DRMS.
• Lead procurement and management of third-party consultants and technology providers.
• Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree 5 years of relevant experience or
• Master's Degree 3 years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree In Information Technology, Engineering, Science, Business, Environmental Studies, or related field and 5 years of relevant experience with 2 years of work experience managing software or IT projects, or large capital project implementation
• Master's Degree In Information Technology, Engineering, Science, Business, Environmental Studies, or related field and 3 years of relevant experience with 2 years of work experience managing software or IT projects, or large capital project implementation

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing complex projects with diverse teams and responsibilities, required.
• Demonstrated ability to set, monitor and drive multiple work streams to achieve project goals through leadership of direct reports or teams, required.
• Experience managing successful implementation of IT projects or large capital projects, including budget and financial, required.
• Experience managing relationships with partners and vendors, required.
• Strong negotiating skills and an understanding of contract issues, preferred.
• Flexibility to deal with ambiguity and comfortable working in a dynamic environment and make decisions in real-time, under pressure, required.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, with an ability to see the big picture and pay attention to detail, required.
• Strong communication, presentation, writing, and analytical skills, required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel), required.
• Experience with managing and ensuring quality control of large data sets, required.
• Experience using and developing artificial intelligence tools, preferred.
• Knowledge or experience in project management tools, required.
• Complete Agile, Scrum, Lean Six Sigma, or Project Management Professional certifications, required.
• Experience in Energy Efficiency, Demand Management, or other competitive market driven utility programs, including process management experience, preferred.
• Complete Agile, Scrum, Lean Six Sigma, or Project Management Professional certifications, required.

• Driver's License Required
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Preferred
• Other: Agile Scrum Preferred

• 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.