Assistant Director, Power Generation & Storage

Albany, NY

Fusco Personnel is actively recruiting for an Assistant Director, Power Generation & Storage, to join our client in leading the nation in the fight on global climate change and the transition to a clean-energy powered economy. 

This is a FT Direct Hire position offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

Primary Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of a sector strategy designed to achieve sector level goals contributing toward NYSERDA’s overarching goals.
• Management, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of NYSERDA Innovation Unit involving research, development, and demonstration activities across a broad range of technical focus areas.
• Direct the formulation and integration of the scientific, market factor, engineering and technical requirements necessary to structure an effective and impactful technology program.
• Provide technical and scientific leadership to the building and building equipment industry and to the Innovation Unit. Work closely with U.S. industry, non-profit, advocacy groups, academia, and the National Laboratories to quickly identify technology, market and research needs required to create and grow a robust industry for the development, deployment, and adoption of technologies.
• Prepare and justify integrated R&D budgets across multiple state and federal offices and execute budget decisions. Serve in a similar role for NYSERDA initiatives and corporate crosscuts as necessary, on topics such as (low-GWP refrigerants), etc.
• Coordinate with other program areas to incorporate results of research projects, including renewable energy technologies, into their designated program areas. Coordinate with the appropriate state and federal stakeholders to demonstrate these technologies at sites and facilities.
• Oversee the development of multi-year program plans, annual operating plans, Congressional budget requests, and guide strategic studies which influence and guide these plans. Develop annual program budget requirements, approve of, and manage the use of appropriated funds, and interpret guidance to all funded research.
• Serve as a leader for U.S. participation in matters and activities related to the international technologies’ community, and the technologies aspects of the international community, including cooperative research and development, exchanges of technical information, conferences, workshops, and summit meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience with demonstrated success in setting strategy and delivering services at scale or scope within business or government operating environments
• Ability to perform all managerial and supervisory responsibilities with demonstrated experience fostering respect, diversity, equity, and inclusion across the workforce. 
• Self-starter in taking initiative to help manage the Innovation and Research (I&R) office and organization in keeping core materials organized and appropriately accessible to the team.
• Work in close coordination with the multiple teams within I&R to ensure each team is continuously improving internal information sharing with the VP of Innovation and back to each of the teams.
• coordination of I&R wide training activities – from initial discussion, approval for training activities, and implementation of I&R specific training activities
• Assist with NYSERDA HR, Payroll, mandatory training, and other similar reminders for I&R compliance. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 6 years’ experience with demonstrated success in setting strategy and delivering services at scale or scope within business or government operating environments

Salary

• $123k- $156k

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