Program Manager Clean Energy Policy

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location ranging from $128320 to $160400

What We Offer:

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities

• Generous performancebased bonuses

• 12% 401(k) match

• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance

• Tuition reimbursement

• Professional development and clear career advancement pathways

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Job Summary

The Program Manager Clean Energy Policy leads the coordination and execution of strategic clean energy regulatory and public policy initiatives impacting AVANGRIDs Connecticut operating companies including The United Illuminating Company (UI) Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG) and Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG). This role serves as a primary liaison across internal business units and external stakeholders to support the Companies clean energy transition grid modernization affordability resiliency and decarbonization objectives.

This position is responsible for leading cross-functional efforts associated with Connecticuts Comprehensive Energy Strategy (CES) Performance-Based Regulation (PBR) proceedings Equitable Modern Grid reopener program electrification initiatives and other DEEP and PURA regulatory matters. The Program Manager develops strategic recommendations manages key regulatory deliverables and supports engagement with state agencies industry stakeholders and executive leadership to advance AVANGRIDs policy and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional coordination and strategic support for Connecticut DEEP PURA and legislative initiatives impacting UI SCG and CNG.

• Lead and coordinate Company participation in the CES and other statewide energy planning and decarbonization initiatives.

• Manage policy development and implementation activities related to PBR Equitable Modern Grid Reopener grid modernization and utility transformation efforts.

• Support electrification strategies including building decarbonization transportation electrification demand flexibility and customer-focused clean energy programs.

• Develop strategic analyses business cases executive presentations regulatory comments testimony support and briefing materials.

• Monitor emerging regulatory legislative and market developments and assess impacts on Company strategy operations and customers.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with DEEP PURA Connecticut Green Bank industry organizations municipalities and other key stakeholders.

• Lead complex regulatory projects across Regulatory Rates Planning Operations Customer Programs Government Affairs and Finance organizations ensuring timely delivery of key commitments and objectives.

• Avangrid employees are assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency are expected to fulfill their assigned role.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Environmental Science Public Policy Business Economics or a related field with eight (8) years of relevant experience supporting utility regulation decarbonization electrification integrated system planning or related energy disciplines. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives from strategy development through implementation and benefits realization.
• Proven ability to develop business cases evaluate program economics and support investment and regulatory decision-making.
• Experience developing communicating and executing organizational regulatory or programmatic strategies that deliver measurable business results.
• Experience managing multiple priorities within a matrixed organization including collaboration across geographically dispersed teams and stakeholders.
• Strong written verbal presentation analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate effectively to executive leadership and external stakeholders.
• Experience supporting regulatory proceedings including filings testimony development discovery responses rate cases and regulatory strategy execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering Environmental Science Public Policy Business Administration (MBA) Economics Energy Management or a related field.

• Experience with electric and/or gas utility operations customer programs demand-side management distributed energy resources (DERs) or grid modernization initiatives.

• Knowledge of greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting emissions reduction strategies beneficial electrification and state decarbonization policies.

• Experience managing complex program portfolios including governance budgeting risk management performance measurement and reporting.

• Demonstrated ability to build consensus influence decision-making and foster collaboration among internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience presenting to senior leadership regulators government agencies industry associations and customer groups.

• Understanding of emerging clean energy technologies including EV infrastructure energy storage distributed generation and non-wires with experience working within Connecticuts regulatory environment including PURA/DEEP proceedings regulatory filings and testimony preparation or delivery.

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or External)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission operations and cyber security business areas in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections training audit engagement and required evidence retention and will be communicated by the employees management.

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