Senior Director, Energy Transition

The Senior Director of Energy Transition Analytics will lead the development, integration, and communication of comprehensive financial and operational modeling to support the Institution's transition from a fossilfuel-based combined heat and power (CHP) generation system to a nonfossilfuelbased CHP system. This role will play a critical part in guiding executivelevel decision-making across the University system by synthesizing technical, financial, temporal, regulatory, and social dimensions into clear, actionable insights.

The Senior Director will collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders-including technical experts, regulatory bodies, community partners, and University executives-to ensure that transition scenarios are rigorously analyzed, riskinformed, and aligned with institutional priorities for safety, operational continuity, environmental responsibility, and fiscal stewardship.

Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models reflecting technical pathways identified by the Institution for transitioning to nonfossilfuel energy generation.
• Integrate financial, temporal, operational, and social considerations into a comprehensive matrix of risks, opportunities, and merits to support executive decision processes.
• Evaluate lifecycle costs, capital expenditures, financing structures, generation revenues, and operating models (e.g., owneroperated, public-private partnership, energyasaservice).
• Assess and model riskmitigation requirements to ensure environmental safety and compliance.
• Support planning for uninterrupted operations of clinical and academic facilities throughout transition and implementation phases.
• Analyze insurance requirements, workforce development needs (including licensed operator competencies), and other operational dependencies.
• Coordinate modeling inputs related to state, local, and federal permitting, including NRC and other regulatory pathways.
• Incorporate community engagement, entitlement considerations, and associated riskmitigation strategies into scenario analyses.
• Track and model potential impacts of legislative actions affecting local and state permitting processes.
• Evaluate total project cost requirements, capital phasing, cashflow strategies, and financing options.
• Lead or support grant application development, administration, and integration of grant scenarios into financial modeling.
• Analyze exposure related to unrelated business income tax (UBIT) and other taxrelated considerations.
• Model the utility interconnection pathways, approval processes, cost impacts, and timeline risks.
• Ensure technical-financial modeling alignment with engineering teams and external consultants.

• Master's degree in engineering, finance, economics, energy systems, environmental science, public policy, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in energy systems analysis, utility infrastructure planning, financial modeling, or largescale capital project evaluation.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, including lifecycle cost analysis, capital expenditure planning, scenario analysis, and risk modeling.
• Strong understanding of state, local, and federal permitting, regulatory frameworks, and legislative processes relevant to energy infrastructure.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical and financial concepts clearly to executivelevel leadership and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience with risk mitigation, safety considerations, and operational continuity planning in highly regulated environments.
• Experience collaborating with engineering teams, financial analysts, regulatory bodies, and community stakeholders.
• Ability to lead and manage grant development, funding strategy, or public-private partnership (PPP) structuring.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and strategic problemsolving skills, with the ability to synthesize large volumes of data into decisionready insights.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with energy generation technologies, utility interconnection processes, or combined heat and power (CHP) systems-preferably within large campuses, medical centers, or research institutions.

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