Project Manager

Tech Valley Talent (TVT) has a 2-3 year position for a Project Manager DURATION: 24 Months with 1 year possible extension LOCATION: Albany, NY- Primarily Remote - ~10% travel onsite for client meetings and site visits Prefer candidates located in or near NYS so they can travel when necessary to client site ***PLEASE NO C2C OR THIRD PARTIES - W2 ONLY To adequately resource the newly named and expanded Sun & Soil Program, announced in the 2026 State of the State as an expansion in scope of our agrivoltaics research focus, through dedicated support for the Agricultural-Technical Working Group (A-TWG) that advises the Program and leverages its learnings, as well as assist with solicitation and project management for the Program. Qualifications Requires a working knowledge of, or ability to rapidly gain knowledge of and familiarity with, New York State agricultural policies, practices and key stakeholders, and issues and policies at the intersection of agriculture and energy At least 3 years of complex project management experience Relevant experience in agricultural issues Demonstrated abilities for problem-solving, resourcefulness, adaptability, and pragmatic solutions Interested party engagement and coordination Skill in gaining and using insight from colleagues and external groups to formulate strategy and design solutions Experience and skills with collaboration and relationship building and management Strong and diverse communication skills - able to actively listen, communicate accurately, concisely, unambiguously, and with empathy in speech and in writing, and comfortable with public speaking in meeting forums Meeting/event management; facilitation desired but not required Day-to-Day tasks Be the primary NYSERDA point of contact for the NYS Agricultural Technical Working Group and its specialist committees, building relationships with the members and supporting them in meeting their objectives and accomplishing their workplan. Manage planning and execution of A-TWG and associated Specialist Committee and task-specific work group meetings and asynchronous collaboration on worklows for implementing their workplan. Project manage the contracted facilitation, technical, and communications and outreach support for the A-TWG. Work with contracted Ensure A-TWG meetings and engagement are effective and valuable Serve as a point of contact at client site on solar-agricultural issues and attend and represent client at meetings and conferences. Organize and collaborate with interdepartmental teams on efforts to advance solar-agricultural research needs, technology innovation, market characterization, and communication and outreach and associated tasks particularly as those synergistically support or directly advance the A-TWG's workplan. Assist in development and management of program offerings and awarded contracted projects for the Sun & Soil program, including but not limited to agrivoltaics projects an efforts to improve agrivoltaics and on-farm solar and storage opportunities for farmers Support contractual and collaborative efforts with external parties to identify and advance state policies at the nexus of solar energy development and New York State agriculture. Develop and implement effective strategies to convey information, key findings, and lessons learned to policy makers, agricultural stakeholders, solar energy developers and other key constituencies. Support tracking of metrics and reporting on accomplishments. Maintain a network of stakeholders, market participants, policy experts, and other sources of insight to support the A-TWG and inform Sun & Soil program and project design. Other duties as assigned that may contribute toward the key outcomes of the Sun & Soil Program or the Environmental Research Team. TVT is an Information Technology (IT) professional business leader providing IT services to the public sector. Our firm is founded on the values of high integrity, trust, honesty, and commitment. We take pride in providing exceptional value to our clients by supplying and delivering the best IT project-based and hourly talent across the nation. We are business partners with many technology solution providers such as IBM, AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Tableau, Salesforce, and others. Tech Valley Talent provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Tech Valley Talent