RWT Consulting Group's client is a major player in renewable energy, looking to bring on board a Grid Manager.
Reporting to the Head of Energy Development, the Grid Manager is responsible for managing all interconnection and transmission M&A reviews, JV proposals, greenfield/prospecting opportunities, defining technical specifications, optimizing the designs within applicable standards and in a cost-effective manner, and ensuring that grid code compliance is appropriately managed and maintained throughout the development process and the lifetime of the asset.
Responsibilities
• Provide technical guidance and review during greenfield, M&A, and JV diligence to ensure grid
transmission and connection risks are mitigated or eliminated.
• Define transmission and interconnection design to reduce cost and construction duration while
optimizing overall plant concept. Define and specify the best technical solution based on the asset
requirements.
• Carry out technical due diligence and risk assessment on interconnection and transmission reports and infrastructure.
• Carry out inspections for feasibility checks and alignment with the project requirements.
• Track and prioritize all interconnection transmission applications, studies, payments, deposits, etc
• Ensure that authorization documentation for the interconnection requests and technical
approvals are successfully submitted.
• Coordinate the preparation of the technical documentation relating to the transmission and/or
interconnection projects to be authorized.
• Manage Technical and Legal Advisors and Consultants to support related activities.
• Lead and manage the negotiations together with the Construction department, the development
of EPC / ICP Contract Technical Appendices and Major Equipment Technical specifications
• Interact and support construction and business areas and serve as (PMQ) Person Most Qualified during interconnection and transmission discussions and activities.
• Support or help manage outside consultants/contractors
Qualifications
• Engineering degree related to electrical power systems and/or electrical engineering.
• Candidates with power flow/voltage and stability simulations in PSSE, or similar, will be given
priority.
• Proven experience and knowledge in transmission planning, applications, analysis, and design
• Experience working in renewable energy preferred.
• Candidates with experience in the design and construction of HV stations and power lines will be
preferred, both overhead and underground.
• Experience in power line concessions and or business consulting is appreciated.
• Good understanding of interconnection Connection Agreements.
• Available to travel as per projects/opportunities needs.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills, strategic vision, push to make things happen and
appetite to succeed and commercially astute.
• Proactive, autonomous, flexible and able to prioritize. Anticipation capacity, problem solver and solution provider.