Interconnection Engineer

Urban Grid, a leading independent power producer, facilitates a rapid and sustainable energy transition by developing high-quality renewable energy projects, fostering community partnerships, and serving as a good land steward. Our company is positioned to own and operate its facilities while cultivating a land management system that benefits farmers, communities, and the natural world through agrivoltaics. Urban Grid maintains a delivery-focused approach with the goal of being a good neighbor, corporate citizen, and trusted energy solutions partner. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with teams situated strategically throughout the United States, Urban Grid has a long history of contributing to the clean energy economy. In addition to 940 megawatts currently under construction, we are actively developing a growing portfolio of more than 12,000 megawatts of solar PV and 7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage. To learn more, please visit www.UrbanGridSolar.com.

 Urban Grid is a portfolio company of Brookfield. one of the world's largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets.

Job Summary

As an Interconnection Engineer, you will be responsible for assisting in the development of new interconnection applications, guiding existing queued projects successfully through the interconnection process, and serving as the interconnection subject matter expert on assigned projects. Interconnection Engineer be the key intermediary between the RTO/ISO, transmission owner and internal project teams. This position is responsible for establishing the interconnection strategy and assessing risk mitigation efforts for the project.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of interconnection applications for assigned market or region including preparing and reviewing application documentation and identifying project constraints
• Manage the interconnection study process for all assigned projects evaluating the varying reports to assess cost and timeline risks, communicating results to senior leadership
• Develop interconnection strategy for assigned projects and ensure projects are aligned with company goals
• Monitor the interconnection queue projects and take part in stakeholder processes to assess changes that will affect the project pipeline
• Work with Transmission team to assess network upgrades and congestion for the assigned projects
• Serve as subject matter expert for the interconnection process for assigned regions

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required. The candidate must possess the ability to translate complex engineering analysis into executive summaries.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the electric utility industry, preferably with an electric utility company
• Candidate must be able to visually recognize transmission, distribution, and substation equipment in the field.
• Candidate must be capable of reading and preparing preliminary substation one-line diagrams.
• Candidate must be familiar with the basics of substation and system protection design.
• Familiarity with the FERC OATT and regional interconnection processes is preferred.
• Strong work ethic and exceptionally high work standards.
• Must have strong organizational capacity to simultaneously manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and be able to quickly adapt to changes and shift priorities to meet project needs and deadline.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience with PJM, MISO, ERCOT, or TVA is a plus.

Location: Remote working is acceptable for this role. Position may require periodic trips to Richmond, VA for team meetings or site visits to support engineering and development activities.

Benefits

Urban Grid offers an exciting benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, company-paid life insurance and short-term disability, voluntary life, and long-term disability, paid parental leave, and a retirement plan with matching. Full-time position with a competitive compensation package, including bonus.