Engineer, Interconnection

TerraForm Power is hiring an Interconnection Engineer to support renewable energy projects from siting and development through construction. The role evaluates grid interconnection options, manages interconnection studies and agreements, coordinates with utilities and project teams, and maintains processes and tools for the interconnection workflow.

Responsibilities:

• Supports the Real Estate Origination team to identify technically feasible and economically advantageous interconnection points on the grid
• Submits interconnection requests to the applicable utility/ISO/RTO
• Works with consultants to prepare power flow, dynamic, and fault models for interconnection requests
• Interprets interconnection study results and negotiates with the utility to achieve economic interconnection solutions
• Supports the Development Team on development items that involve interconnection processes, infrastructure, cost, and additional work as needed
• Supports the Delivery Team by aligning project milestones, ensuring compliance with interconnection agreements and regulations, and submitting necessary documentation to utility/ISO/RTO
• Reviews interconnection agreements to ensure schedules, cost, equipment, and additional commitments align with internal stakeholders
• Reviews and interprets injection studies performed by third party consultants, escalating complex technical issues to senior engineering staff as needed
• Supports the interconnection process for TerraForm Power projects including interaction with interconnection utilities and ISOs, scoping calls, etc
• Creates preliminary interconnection documentation and models AC system parameters as appropriate as inputs to the project design
• Performs cost/benefit analysis of interconnection variants to optimize project economics and minimize interconnection risk
• Reviews, comments, & summarizes injection, feasibility, system impact, and facilities study reports
• Maintains a strong understanding of the technical and procedural requirements for the interconnection process in target markets
• Continually seeks new and creative approaches to the interconnection process
• Supports the modeling of project economics by supplying technical and financial model inputs for greenfield development and acquisition due diligence
• Maintains and updates TerraForm Power’s Interconnection database
• Develops and improves standards, processes, tools to guide the interconnection workflow and calculate relevant system parameters
• Manages of 3rd party consultants, as required
• Other duties, as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• A minimum 3 years of experience supporting transmission generator design and interconnection processes
• Familiarity with PJM, ISO NE, CAISO, SPP, MISO and SERC grids and interconnection processes
• Experience in Greenfield Development, Repowering, and/or adding BESS to projects
• Broad technical understanding of transmission, including the ability to perform cost-benefit analyses of design variants to optimize project outcomes
• Understanding of the NERC and IEEE standards
• Ability to interpret RTO/ISO tariffs and regulations, equipment data sheets, construction drawings and project documentation for technical requirements
• Impeccable attention to detail and a commitment to quality work product
• Extremely organized; able to manage a myriad of competing priorities
• High energy, responds well to pressure, works to deadlines
• Ability to work individually as well as with a team
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills necessary for community building internally, and trust building externally
• Must have integrity, tenacity, and credibility complimented by a bias for action and a strong sense of personal accountability
• Creativity in problem solving
• Software Experience in any of: PSCAD, PSSE, and ASPEN
• A joyful approach to work and life combined with a sense of humor