Senior Interconnection Manager

The Position

The Senior Interconnection Manager will lead interconnection strategy and execution for a portfolio of solar, battery storage, and hybrid projects from early-stage diligence through queue study, agreement execution, construction, energization, and commercial operation. The role will translate complex technical and regulatory information into clear recommendations on project risk, cost, schedule, capital exposure, and decision gates.

Key Responsibilities

• Own interconnection strategy, schedules, deliverables, and risk management for assigned projects across multiple markets and transmission providers.
• Lead early-stage interconnection diligence for Greenfield, M&A, and RFP opportunities, including point-of-interconnection screening, power-flow and injection analyses, queue sensitivities, cost benchmarking, and risk assessment.
• Manage queue applications, study cycles, model submissions, deficiency responses, agreements, affected-system reviews, surplus and replacement requests, material-modification assessments, deposits, and credit support milestones.
• Review technical studies and translate network upgrades, operational limitations, affected-system impacts, and schedule dependencies into actionable business recommendations.
• Maintain visibility into forecasted and posted security, refundability, at-risk exposure, and upcoming capital decisions; support budgets, investment memos, and Risk Committee or Board materials.
• Partner with Development, Engineering, Construction, Legal, Project Finance, Procurement, and other teams through design reviews, model updates, testing, energization, synchronization, and COD.
• Coordinate with ISOs/RTOs, transmission owners, utilities, consultants, EPCs, and EORs, and advocate for the company's technical and commercial interests.
• Monitor tariff and policy changes, improve internal tools and processes, review technical work products, and mentor team members.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering field.
• 7+ years of experience in generation interconnection, transmission planning, grid integration, utility engineering, renewable development, or an ISO/RTO environment.
• Experience managing interconnection activities across the project lifecycle, including applications, studies, agreements, security milestones, design changes, construction, and energization.
• Strong understanding of power-system fundamentals and the ability to interpret power-flow, stability, short-circuit, facilities, and affected-system studies.
• Knowledge of one or more U.S. markets or transmission regions, such as MISO, PJM, SPP, CAISO, ERCOT, or WECC utilities.
• Experience directing consultants and reviewing technical models or studies; knowledge of PSS®E, PSLF, TARA, PowerWorld, or similar tools is preferred.
• Strong project management, analytical, stakeholder coordination, and executive communication skills.