Advisor or Advisor II, Nuclear Coordination & Radioactive Waste

As a leader in advancing New York’s energy transition, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a credible, objective and trusted partner in energy planning and in deploying new innovative technologies to build an affordable, abundant, reliable, and clean energy system. NYSERDA works with stakeholders statewide, including residents, business owners, developers, community leaders, local government officials, universities, utilities, investors, entrepreneurs, and more, to develop, invest, and foster conditions that:

• Attract the private sector capital investment needed to expand New York’s clean energy economy.
• Advance solutions for using clean energy at a large-scale in New York.
• Enable New York’s communities and residents to benefit equitably in the clean energy transition.

The Advisor / Advisor II for Nuclear Coordination and Radioactive Waste Policy, reporting to the Chief Policy Officer, will help expand the growth of advanced nuclear technologies, supporting NYSERDA’s mission to create opportunities for new energy technologies to grow the State’s economy, while assisting in the responsible development of new nuclear facilities and ensuring NYSERDA’s statutorily defined responsibilities are successfully implemented.

NYSERDA’s statutory responsibilities include service as New York State Nuclear and Radioactive Materials Coordinator, the State Low Level Radioactive Waste Program, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission State Liaison Officer. The Advisor will coordinate nuclear and radioactive waste policy among several state and local agencies, prepare technical and policy guidance for nuclear-related program activities at NYSERDA, and participate in the State Disaster Preparedness Commission processes for radiological emergency preparedness and response.

The Advisor will also help develop projects advancing new nuclear technologies, including participation in the State’s Master Plan for Responsible Nuclear Technology Development and collaboration with representatives of other states on early technology development pathways.

• Serve as a nuclear power, radiological materials, and waste subject matter expert from both a technical and regulatory perspective.
• Assist in coordinating NYSERDA and state activities associated with atomic energy.
• View emerging issues, taking account of the full suite of State and federal nuclear processes and conditions, to assess impacts on the State.
• Analyze complex nuclear and radiological engineering, scientific and regulatory issues.
• Assess impact potential to public health and the environment.
• Assess impact to State policies and regulatory entities.
• Identify necessary State partners to achieve informed and supported decisions.
• Explain and translate complex nuclear and radiological engineering, scientific, regulatory, and policy issues into plain language for audiences of different responsibility levels and backgrounds.
• Collaborate with wider NYSERDA colleagues and teams (in a matrixed structure) to develop, implement and execute broader nuclear ecosystem initiatives and programs.
• Conduct engagement with nuclear programs at other New York State agencies.
• Assist in engagement with nuclear programs in other states and at the federal level.

• For Advisor (Salary: $115,283-$145,682):
  Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a highly related field of study, and 7 years of relevant experience with a demonstrated record of success in setting strategy and informing decision within business, non-profit, or government operating environments.
• For Advisor II (Salary: $127,507-$160,911):
  Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a highly related field of study, and 8 years of relevant experience with a demonstrated record of success in setting strategy and informing decision within business, non-profit, or government operating environments; technical and regulatory subject-matter expertise on nuclear technologies and radioactive waste; ability to exercise judgment and focus decision on essential requirements; ability to analyze complex nuclear, radiological, and waste engineering,…