Portfolio Facilitator

$96,700 - $161,300/Yr

The New York Independent System Operator - Rensselaer, NY

Full-time

Rensselaer, NY

About the position

The Portfolio Facilitator at the York Independent System Operator (NYISO) plays a crucial role in supporting the Grid Transition Team and ensuring the successful completion of goals for the Energy Security team. As the power grid undergoes significant changes to better serve consumers and align with the state's clean energy objectives, the Portfolio Facilitator will be instrumental in coordinating efforts across various departments within the organization. This position requires a proactive approach to developing and implementing strategies that enhance the reliability of the York Grid during its transition to a carbon-free system. In this role, the Portfolio Facilitator will assist the Manager of Energy Security in creating and communicating tracking mechanisms for Energy Security strategies that align with NYISO's Strategic Plan. The facilitator will develop metrics to identify key drivers affecting grid reliability and create dashboards to visualize generator participation in regulatory programs. Additionally, the facilitator will oversee project timelines and schedules, ensuring that goals are met on time while managing risks and reporting to management as necessary. The position also involves preparing and analyzing data queries, reports, and presentations to support various studies and regulatory filings. The Portfolio Facilitator will facilitate information exchange across multiple areas, including environmental policies and control room operations, and migrate dashboards to online platforms like Tableau to enhance information sharing. Furthermore, the facilitator will engage with business initiatives across Planning, Operations, Markets, and IT, representing NYISO on industry committees and mentoring fellow team members to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager, Energy Security to develop, communicate, and implement tracking and coordination of Energy Security strategies that align with NYISO's Strategic Plan
• Develop metrics to identify the key drivers affecting the Reliability of the York Grid during the transition to the carbon free grid
• Develop dashboards to visualize the participation of different generator in various Regulatory programs
• Develop a timeline, create schedules, and oversee progress to make sure goals are met on time
• Assist with risk identification and management; measure, report and escalate to management as needed
• Prepare and analyze data queries, reports, charts, and slide presentations to support special studies, investigations, board meetings, and regulatory filings and proceedings
• Support NYISO in transitioning to a carbon free grid by identifying key challenges, opportunities and driving enhancements
• Facilitate the exchange of information from various sources between multiple areas including but not limited to environmental policies, gas-electric, control room operations - to support the dissemination of knowledge across the organization
• Migrate dashboards to an online platform such as Tableau to facilitate information exchange across Planning, Operations, and Market departments
• Assist in developing procedures to reduce administrative effort in managing and visualizing information that impact the operations of the grid
• Project tracking and coordination of interconnection queues to facilitate awareness of project status and impacts on grid reliability/studies
• Support the development of Board memo to communicate risks and potential challenges
• Identify organizational capabilities to track progress on initiatives across Planning and Operations: Bucket what is provided, how it is provided, what questions are being answered (catalogue existing initiatives and what they provide)
• Liaison with the business and engage in initiatives in Planning, Operations, Markets and IT
• Represent NYISO on industry committees, task forces, or stakeholder groups involving issues related to Energy Security
• Mentor and transfer knowledge to fellow Energy Security team members
• Support an inclusive and professional work environment

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (BS) in electrical or Industrial engineering required; Master's degree (MS) preferred
• Five years of experience in an electric transmission, generation, utility, ISO or RTO environment
• Programming skills with knowledge of Python, MATLAB, Tableau, etc.
• Experience in project planning, strong leadership and aptitude for understanding complex business processes
• Strong organizational skills: superior communication and interpersonal skills is desired
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and a working knowledge of SQL or statistical programming language
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI) is desirable

Nice-to-haves

• Course studies in power system operation and planning, statistical analysis and optimization techniques particularly using linear programming-based computer models are highly desirable

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Innovative reward programs
• Flexibility to work both in the office and remotely
• Enhanced work-life balance