Power Sector & Renewable Energy Specialist– Job Description
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Location: New Delhi, India
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Reports To:AssociateDirector, Renewable Energy
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
Location: New Delhi
Travel Requirements: 30%
Years of Directly Related Experience: 2-4 years related experience
Education Requirement: 3-5 years of relevant experience.
Education Requirement:Bachelor’s degree in energy systems, renewable energy, energy policy, environmental studies, or equivalent related experience. Master’s degree is a plus.
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About NRDC India:
NRDC India Private Limited is an independent organization based in New Delhi founded to build a healthier and more prosperous future for all Indians.
To attain a healthier and more prosperous future, NRDC India and its partners work with governments and stakeholders at all levels to deliver transformative solutions across the organization’s focus areas. The approach is to collaborate on pilot projects that offer the potential for tangible environmental and public health benefits. NRDC India undertakes strong proof of concept to bring solutions to scale at the state level – with the goal of informing national policies and unlocking the public investments needed to implement them.
NRDC India also partners alongside Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in the United States, a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. NRDC was founded in 1970, and their people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. NRDC uses law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. In India for over 10 years now, NRDC has been a thought leader and trusted adviser to the partners within the country to tackle climate change and implement energy solution. Since 2009, the India Initiative has combined scientific research and policy acumen to produce game-changing results.
NRDC India is hiring a Power Sector and Renewables Specialist who will play an active role in advancing our work on India’s clean energy transition. This role involves research, analysis, project development and implementation related to the power sector, renewable energy integration, grid modernization, energy storage, and related policy and regulatory issues at the local, state and national levels. The role will also involve research, investigation and analysis of various elements of India’s transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. The Power Sector and Renewables Specialist will have direct engagement with partners, government officials, utilities, DISCOMs, regulatory commissions, industry and other stakeholders.
The position will also work across other project areas and provide research and analysis on core elements of NRDC India’s initiatives, including accelerating renewable energy deployment and integration, strengthening power systems and grids, energy storage, energy efficiency and cooling, clean transportation, climate resilience, and health and climate policy.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:
- Draft policy and technical research, analysis, and writings on power sector reform, grid modernization, and renewable energy integration in India and in the international context.
- Support the groundwork on developing and implementing strategies to advance grid infrastructure and renewable energy integration; including project management, stakeholder roundtables, policy development, technical research, analysis, and writing on issues such as transmission planning, grid flexibility, energy storage, and demand forecasting.
- Coordinate closely with national, state, and implementing partners — including government officials, utilities, DISCOMs, and regulatory commissions — on overall strategy and implementation to deliver policy and technical assistance on issues related to power systems, grid modernization, and renewable energy integration.
- Monitor and assist with policy and regulatory movement affecting the power sector through roundtables, meetings, and analysis involving engagement with utilities, grid operators, and industry leaders in the clean energy space.
- Contribute to policy and technical assistance to partners on grid-related matters; participating in weekly calls, roundtables, and site visits.
- Communicate and liaison internally through daily communication by phone, email, and in-person with partners and colleagues internationally, including utilities, regulators, and grid operators.
- International and domestic travel for meetings, conferences, roundtables, and site visits related to power systems and grid infrastructure.
The above list of duties is not comprehensive but generally demonstrates the types of matters under the position’s responsibility. Other duties may be assigned.
Education and Experience:
- Master’s degree in energy systems, power management, electrical engineering, power systems, renewable energy, energy policy, economics, environmental studies, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in the energy and power sector in India, including experience with utilities, DISCOMs, regulatory commissions, renewable energy, energy storage, power markets, grid planning, or related policy and regulatory work.
- Demonstrated knowledge of India’s power sector and clean energy transition, with experience in one or more areas such as renewable energy, power systems, grid modernization, energy storage/BESS, electricity markets, utilities and DISCOMs, regulatory frameworks, or energy-sector policy.
- Hands-on experience with power-system, energy-market, techno-economic, or other relevant modelling tools will be an added advantage. Familiarity with data analysis and modelling approaches used in the energy and power sector will also be desirable.
Skills, Abilities, Competencies:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.?
- Excellent research and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret technical and policy information and translate it into clear recommendations and project outputs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects involving multiple people and deliverables, and to perform or quickly learn new tasks, systems,?and technologies.?
- Ability to prioritize and efficiently execute many tasks, follow institutional procedures, and work independently with meticulous attention to detail.?
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects and shifting requests in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with government, utilities, DISCOMs, regulators, industry, technical institutions, and implementation partners.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), in addition to knowledge of or ability to learn relevant industry and NRDC specific software and platforms.Familiarity with energy-sector modelling, data analysis, or other relevant technical tools will be an added advantage.
- Competence with and commitment to diversity and inclusion; ability to be an effective partner with diverse colleagues, leaders and partners.
- Ability to occasionally travel approximately 30% annually
- Commitment to NRDC India’s mission, values, and DEI principles.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position within the described work environment.
Frequently: Perform desk-based computer tasks
Frequently: Ability to interact and communicate with employees and others as necessary
Frequently: Attend planned meetings and collaborate with management and coworkers
Occasionally: Ability to attend events and activities in the office or offsite
Work is sometimes performed primarily in the office. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate in other situations. Hours of employment may sometimes require working flexible and/or longer hours, including nights and weekends, when necessitated by projects. The job includes work-related situations such as those involving challenging, important, urgent, time-sensitive, or multiple matters.
This job description is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and NRDC India expressly reserves the right to change this position description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as NRDC India may deem appropriate.
Please send your latest curriculum vitae and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position and working with NRDC India to monica@themerakkizone.com and recruitment@nrdcindia.org. Kindly send your application by November 22, 2026. Please include ‘Application for position of Power Sector & Renewable Energy Specialist’ in the subject line of the email.