Senior Project Manager
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Sr. Project ManagerRemote3 year contractPay: TBDMinimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree and 10-15 years of experience in clean energy and community planning, or comparable work experience required.Tasks:Develop and maintain working relationships with key contacts among program teams, advising and facilitating collaboration on clean energy-related policy and program development.Research best practices and promising program models and develop clear and compelling recommendations for equitable program development that provide multiple co-benefits for historically underserved and marginalized communities from clean energy investment.Work with teams to advance disadvantaged community stakeholder engagement in the planning of new initiatives and updates to existing initiatives.Manage and support community engagement for initiatives in service of inclusive participation and community partnerships, in alignment with and using equitable engagement protocol and practices.Develop and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders in environmental justice and low- and moderate-income communities across New York State, facilitating collaboration on energy-related policy and program development.Participate in internal team meetings and relevant community stakeholder meetings, including those required for cross-team collaboration.Support cross-team collaboration and teams' engagement and compensation of community-based organizations via established pool of disadvantaged community representative organizations (or other reimbursement mechanism if appropriate) to support community engagement.Develop and manage strategic initiatives, in consultation with Energy and Climate Equity team leadership, as needed.Document new and ongoing collaborations with teams and recommendations identifying emerging needs and opportunities for strategic development and collaboration, in alignment with Climate Equity Help Desk and cross-team collaboration processes.Specialized Skills Needed:Proficiency with research and assessment of the applications and limitations of clean energy policy, regulatory, technology and program best practices and models in the context of limited resource and disadvantaged communities.Knowledge of how to assess and be responsive to community needs.Ability to identify barriers to clean energy access along with potential solutions.Proficiency with multiculturally competent facilitation of community engagement and input through interviews, focus groups, surveys, etc.Knowledge of and experience with community benefits plans and agreements.Knowledge of federal, state, and local policy and governmental programs related to environmental justice, clean energy, and infrastructure.Required Systems Experience:MS Office SuiteAdobe Acrobat ProTraining available on:Salesforce CRMConfluencePeopleSoft - NEIS#J-18808-Ljbffr