Hanwha Renewables · 4 days ago
Director, Interconnection Performance Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$210K/yr - $230K/yr
10+ years exp174 Power Global is a member of Hanwha Group, specializing in renewable energy solutions. The Director of Interconnection will oversee the Interconnection and Performance Engineering teams, providing technical guidance and managing grid interconnection and merchant transmission business development.
Renewables & Environment
Responsibilities
Lead assessment of the feasibility and the risks of Project Development opportunities for utility scale solar and energy storage projects
Manage all external engineering consultants to ensure timely completion of all deliverables
Perform quality control on engineering deliverables to ensure accuracy and precision
Regularly liaison with internal PMO, Project Finance and EPC team to help mature projects in development pipeline
Assist in smooth project handoff process with PMO and EPC team for mature projects
Provide engineering and technical supervision to Development team for all utility and ISO interconnection application package development work
Regularly liaise with Engineering team members and external consultants to gather all necessary data for utility interconnection studies
Review engineering data from external vendors (such as inverters, battery, transformers etc.) and liaise with them to comply with utility interconnection requirements and standards
Interact with external vendors for technology discussions (such as inverters, batteries etc.)
Create, review, approve and maintain drawing packages, energy production models, bills of materials, scopes of work and other technical project documentation
Manage the technical needs in all stages of project development and design, including conceptual and detailed system design deliverables, observing regulatory codes as well as requirements of other stakeholders, specify balance of systems, perform site visits, coordinate needs for the permitting and technical support during the construction phase
Coordinate external resources such as structural, civil and electrical engineer consultants, geotechnical and topographic surveyors, other specialized professionals as needed and suppliers
Assist in the development and review of project schedules, cost estimation, bill of materials, budgets, scopes of work, standards and quotes from equipment suppliers
Provide recommendations for continuous improvements in project designs, plans, processes
Prepare conceptual design for solar projects including selection of major components, equipment layouts, single-line diagrams, etc
Perform energy generation modeling for solar projects using PV Syst and other tools, including energy production and cost sensitivity modeling
Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned
Qualification
Required
A degree in Electrical Engineering (with emphasis on Power Systems), or another related engineering science
Minimum of 10 to 12 years of professional engineering experience in the solar industry
Relevant work experience in the design and development of power plants (in particular solar or wind power plants)
Willingness to travel, at least 20% of the time
Experience with transmission business
Experience with photovoltaic and BESS performance engineering
Strong in Microsoft Office Suite
Experience with Gantt charts (MS Project or equivalent)
Knowledge of DOE and FERC transmission rulings and regulatory requirements
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Assertive, able to cope with pressure, a team player
Previous experience managing transmission projects from initial design, permitting
Preferred
Experience in transmission permitting processes with local and Federal authorities having jurisdiction
Company
Hanwha Renewables
Hanwha Renewables is a U.S.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase