Project Manager

Sun & Soil Program Support

Goal 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.

Experience range: 3-6 years

Required Skills

• Complex project management experience
• Relevant experience in agricultural issues (preferred)
• 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

Special Skills

• 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

Education, Certifications, Degree Requirements

• Required: Bachelor's degree

IT Systems Used

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, Teams, Word)
• Asana
• NEIS
• Salesforce

Tasks Essential Functions and Duties Include But Are Not Limited To:

• 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 workflows for implementing their workplan.
• Project manage the contracted facilitation, technical, and communications and outreach support for the A-TWG.
• Work with contracted to ensure A-TWG meetings and engagement are effective and valuable. Serve as a point of contact at NYSERDA on solar-agricultural issues and attend and represent NYSERDA 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 and 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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.