The State of New York is working with Our Ability to build a talented and diverse pool of candidates for various current and upcoming state government positions. Interested candidates for any of these positions should submit their resume with the description of the job posting to info@ourability.com.
Candidates considered for any of these positions will be required to complete financial disclosure forms.
Energy Research and Development Authority, (NYSERDA) | Project Manager, NY-Sun Job code: 411Location: Albany or NYC |
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Experience in the solar industry and awareness of the Photo Voltaic supporting organizations • A bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of energy and/or industrial sector experience. Graduate degree preferred, particularly with a policy or energy background • Strong project management skills with the ability to set priorities, collect and document project requirements, successfully handle multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Proven experience with or knowledge of one or more of the following: o New York State energy policy and solar programs and incentives o Policy research and writing o PV installation processes and financials • Knowledge of planning, zoning and permitting issues at a local level is preferred • Demonstrated problem solving ability with a proactive and collaborative style that works well in teams • Superior oral and written communication and presentation skills, along with a demonstrated ability to develop relationships with key stakeholder groups |
Energy Research and Development Authority, (NYSERDA) | Project Coordinator, Large-Scale Renewables Job code: 410Location: Albany |
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • An associate’s degree and relevant experience as described below • Strong database management skills • Proficiency in technical writing/editing skills • Ability to efficiently manage the project administration process and the communications between the various stakeholders • Ability to collect and document project requirements and successfully handle multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Must be detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy in all duties • Superior organizational, time management and interpersonal skills • Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.) • Must be a self-starter and function well independently and in teams |
Energy Research and Development Authority, (NYSERDA) | Project Manager, Large-Scale Renewables Job code: 408Location: Albany or NYC |
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • A bachelor’s degree and 5 years of progressively increasing responsibility and experience in areas of data gathering, data management, analysis, and reporting/presentation of data; experience in performance management principles is a plus • Excellent analytical and data presentation/visualization skills. Proficiency in Excel and facility with Tableau or other similar data visualization tools • Experience articulating functional requirements for databases or other enterprise systems used to support reporting and performance management • Attention to detail, including data quality and accuracy • Excellent problem solving skills; ability to anticipate obstacles and develop plans to resolve them • Experience with project management methods, processes, standards, and tools • High level of energy and enthusiasm with the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced settingPreference will be given to those individuals who possess: • An advanced degree and experience in areas such as: energy pricing, energy marketing (purchases and sales), energy contracting, renewable electricity generation, renewable energy markets, and emissions trading and accounting • Proficiency in technical writing • Experience with Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) programs |
Energy Research and Development Authority, (NYSERDA) | Project Manager, Large-Scale Renewables Job code: 407Location: Albany or NYC |
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • A bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ experience working actively in one or more areas relating to Large Scale Renewables markets such as: o energy markets o project finance or financial analysis o energy service company or utility operations o state or national policy design and implementation • Increasingly responsible experience working in the energy sector with a demonstrated record of success & familiarity with large-scale renewable market development • Knowledge of and insight into the renewable energy markets; an advanced understanding of end-user market actors, economics and impediments • Demonstrated experience in one or more areas of project management such as: o outside contractor management o economic analysis o contract management involving budgeting, reporting and invoicing • Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with key stakeholder groups including the end user/ratepayer community and governmental agencies at the Federal and State level • Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills that resonate with audiences of different backgrounds; the ability to present clear and actionable information persuasively, concisely and unambiguously in speech and in writing • Ability to foster and contribute to a culture of excellence grounded in people, learning, problem solving, and teamwork • Advanced skills with Microsoft Office products such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word Preference will be given to those individuals who possess: • An advanced degree and experience in areas such as: utility operations, energy pricing, energy contracting, renewable electricity generation, renewable energy markets, and renewable project development • Experience with Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) programs |
Energy Research and Development Authority, (NYSERDA) | Project Manager, Large-Scale Renewables Job code: 409Location: Albany |
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • A bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ experience working in the evolving energy and/or commodity markets or similar market areas • Demonstrated experience in one or more areas of project management such as: o outside contractor management o economic analysis o contract management involving budgeting, reporting and invoicing • Advanced skills with Microsoft office products such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word, along with strong written and verbal communication skillsPreference will be given to those individuals who possess: • An advanced degree and experience in areas such as: energy pricing, energy marketing (purchases and sales), energy contracting, renewable electricity generation, renewable energy markets, and emissions trading and accounting • Experience with Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) programs and voluntary retail electric markets |
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To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
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Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside of it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to