Crescent Solutions ยท 6 hours ago
Interconnection Engineer
Crescent Solutions is seeking an Interconnection Engineer to manage engineering items related to interconnection processes. The role involves working with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with agreements and track project milestones.
Responsibilities
Review all draft Purchase Power Agreement and Interconnect Agreements for their assigned region
Assess the impact of requirements on the project design and schedule and communicate to internal stakeholders
Interface with Transmission Owners and Operators (TO) and Power Purchasing Agreement Clients to align all deliverables to physically connect, sync and achieve COD
Monitor changes in interconnection processes for their assigned ISO(s)
Track deliverables and milestones for PPAs and IAs
Communicate with internal stakeholders on any changes in ISO requirements for interconnecting plants
Work with engineering parties to ensure technical items of PPA and IA are met in plant design
Support the joint testing with parties a point of contact to the (TO, ISO and PPA Clients)
Weekly status reporting of Interconnection submittal status and critical path to meet PPA and IA dates
Monthly monitoring and reporting of interconnection queue position milestones
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of experience
Knowledge of ISO tariffs and pro forma and non pro forma contracts
Familiarity with NERC and FERC technical standards related to transmission and generation interconnection
Contract interpretation and management of deliverables
Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) and Interconnect Agreements (IA)
Experience with technical review of contracts related to electric power grid industry
Organizational skills to manage critical deliverables to external Transmission entities
Exceptional personal skills to establish professional working relationships with off taker entities
Preferred
Electrical Engineering preferred with an emphasis in Power Systems Engineering Or Professional experience with interconnection engineering
Understanding of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems will be preferred
Understanding of electrical metering devices and concepts will be preferred