Job Description

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) serves over 5 million customers who use ConEd services daily. The AMI team is focused on providing improved services for both external and internal customers. The AMI team works collaboratively to implement enhancements for AMI systems, design integrations and create use cases to better serve internal customers such as Customer Operations, Electric Operations, Customer Service/Billing, Gas Operations, among others. These technology innovations are driving business changes that will impact every ConEd customer. In this role, you will serve as a direct link between ConEd and the customer experience to provide exceptional customer service and to be an intricate team member.

The Associate will serve within the AMI IT Project Management Office (PMO) as part of the Finance Team. This role focuses on supporting project accounting and financial management activities for ongoing and upcoming projects. The Associate will be responsible for planning and organizing project-related tasks, collecting and analyzing project forecasts, coordinating financial reporting, and maintaining up-to-date status reports for all projects.

Key responsibilities include reviewing financial aspects of projects to ensure alignment with organizational goals, assisting with project budgets and expenditures, and supporting day-to-day PMO accounting operations. The Associate will work closely with team members and managers to develop project financial plans and ensure accurate documentation. Additionally, the Associate will provide recurring updates on project financial progress to various management levels and team members.

Candidates should be committed, energetic, willing to learn, detail-oriented, and able to effectively interact with all levels of project team members and management.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide project management support to the AMI IT Group for ongoing and future projects and coordinate efforts to ensure adherence to project budgets and forecasts.
• Assist the Finance team to convert LOE into capital expenditures to identify budget forecasts needed for all approved projects.
• Assist with forecasting and budgeting of project and departmental financials and cash flows in accordance with the planned work and contracts.
• Assist with cost management and spending tracking to ensure that AMI capital and O&M expenditures are maintained in accordance with appropriate budgets
• Conduct meetings with project stakeholders to ensure that projects are running as planned and within budget and schedule.
• Assist with forecasting, tracking, and reporting project and departmental financial analytics for AMI projects and steady-state operations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Schedule meetings to review new project requests and work with AMI and other teams to obtain Level of Effort (LOE) to review with leadership for approval and maintain the AMI roadmap items.
• Basic understanding of PMO and software agile methodologies is preferred, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Projects, and Visio.
• Perform other PMO related tasks and assignments as required.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of (1) year of work experience. Recent college graduates must have one (1) year of work experience (full-time and/or internships); OR Six (6) months experience considered if participated in the company's CO-OP or summer CO-OP internships.

Preferred Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting, or Business/Finance and a minimum of 1 year of work experience or project work.
• Master's Degree in accounting, or Business/Finance and a minimum of 1 year of work experience or project work.

Relevant Work Experience

• 1 year experience in PMO related activities like planning, forecasting, organizing, gathering updates and reporting project status and issues to a wide variety of stakeholders, required.
• Strong presentation and organization skills with attention to detail and ability to anticipate work requirements to prioritize deliverables, required.
• Able to closely follow project development and track that each stage is completed appropriately and within time and budget, required.
• Must be able to interact with all levels of management and effectively communicate to technical and non-technical audience, required.
• Experience in creating presentation materials, required.
• Ability to work independently as well as in team environment, required.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments
• Possesses strong technical aptitude

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required

Physical Demands

• Sit or stand to answer a phone for the duration of the workday
• Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday
• Possess manual dexterity and the ability to use hands for the duration of the workday

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Mission Statement:

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company’s mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities – safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.

Benefits:

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:

• Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with robust matching
• Employer paid Pension Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
• State of the art Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
• Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
• Employee discount program
• Commuter Benefits
• Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
• Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits

*Please be aware that some benefits may not apply to provisional or part-time job titles.