_{17th February, 2025}

Reports to: Director of Interconnection
A leading developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale solar and battery projects is seeking a highly motivated Interconnection Engineer to join a dynamic team. With a rapidly expanding portfolio of projects across ERCOT, MISO, and other key North American markets, this role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the company’s growth while gaining hands-on experience in cutting-edge renewable energy projects.
Job Summary:
As an Interconnection Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the full lifecycle of utility-scale solar and battery projects. Your responsibilities will cover all aspects of the interconnection process, including site selection, managing interconnection applications, performing power flow studies, and conducting economic modeling. You will also oversee the design, specification, scheduling, testing, and commissioning of projects.
Essential Functions:

• Track, manage, and support the project portfolio across all phases of the project lifecycle, ensuring effective communication with TSPs, ISOs, internal teams, consultants, and other stakeholders regarding interconnection studies, applications, tests, and other project needs.
• Conduct power flow modeling, interconnection analyses, economic assessments, and utility coordination to identify optimal locations and sizes for future projects.
• Perform transmission analysis to evaluate constraints, congestion, and curtailment risks of points of interconnection.
• Assist with the review and negotiation of interconnection agreements, including technical exhibits and specifications.
• Oversee preliminary design and development of single-line diagrams for interconnections.
• Develop schedules and milestones in coordination with the master project schedule and EPC timelines.
• Monitor engineering, procurement, and construction of interconnection facilities performed by contractors or utilities, and coordinate and lead related calls.
• Attend ISO meetings and provide updates on projects or changes that may affect the project pipeline.
• Assist in the registration of generators with utilities, RTO/ISOs, and other regulatory agencies.
• Support ISO, NERC, FERC, and other regional compliance efforts.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on power systems or computer engineering.
• Strong problem-solving skills, detail-oriented mindset, and strategic thinking ability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and deliver on key objectives.
• Experience with PowerWorld, PSSE, PLEXOS, or other power flow and PCM software is preferred.
• Programming experience, particularly with Python, is preferred.
• Familiarity with interconnection processes, particularly within the ERCOT or MISO markets, is preferred.
• Knowledge of technical concepts such as reliability, stability, congestion, curtailment, LMPs, etc., is preferred.
• Substation design experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with ISOs/RTOs, TSPs, Developers, and other market participants is preferred.
• Knowledge of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) is preferred.