Job Description

Recurrent Energy is one of the world's largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership, and O&M platforms. It is a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and partially owned by BlackRock. Recurrent Energy is focused on bringing low-cost clean energy and meaningful economic development to communities across the globe.

With a strong track record of originating, developing, financing, and building nearly 9 GWp of solar and 3 GWh of battery storage power plants across six continents, Recurrent Energy has established a leadership position in both solar and battery storage project development. With a total pipeline of 25 GWp in solar and 47 GWh in battery storage, of which 14 GW and 12 GWh respectively already have interconnections (as of January 31, 2023). In addition, Recurrent Energy’s services business has 6 GW of projects under operations and maintenance contracts, either operational or contracted projects.

Position Title: Manager, Grid Strategy & Analytics

Department: Development

Location: Austin, TX (hybrid) or remote

Responsible for managing the technical portion of the utility interconnection process for North America utility scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage power plants, Data Centers, and other clean energy facilities typically to the integrated transmission system. Responsibilitiesextend through multiple phases of the project development process, including siting, interconnection application, study processmanagement,negotiation ofinterconnectionagreements, grid integration,construction,and testing.

Responsibilities

• Manageallaspectsoftheutilityinterconnectionandgridintegrationprocessfornewpowerplantprojects
• Perform economic transmission planning using PROMOD
• Providetechnicalleadershipforinterconnectiondocumentsincludinginterconnectionstudies,standards,andagreements
• Manage external consultants performing interconnection modeling and studies including load flow studies of current and futureutilitysystemconditions
• Becomeknowledgeablewithrelevantinterconnectiontariffsforkeydomesticandinternationalutilitiesandsystemoperators
• Provideinputtotheearly-stagedevelopmentprocessregardingstrategicinterconnectionsitingandinterconnectionfacilities
• Provide technical leadership for high voltage design and installation process assuring compliance with interconnection and powerpurchaserequirements
• Manageconsultantsperformingtransmissionandsubstationdesignactivities
• Collaborate with overall development team for preparation of permit submittals, utility proposals and other developmentactivities
• CollaboratewithEPCfirmstoensurereliableandcost-effectiveelectricaldesignofcontractedplants
• ProvideinputtoRegulatoryStrategyteamoninterconnectionandgridintegrationpolicies

Knowledge & Abilities:

• Knowledge of utility systemoperation, and interconnection process
• Software knowledge - PSSe, PSLF, Powerworld, TARA
• Detailed knowledge of power loadflowmodelingandresults
• Working knowledge of high voltage equipment
• Ability to provide concise feedbackon technical subjects to non-technical personnel
• Ability to develop scopes of work foroutsideconsultantsandcontractors

Education & Requirements:

• Proficiency in performing economic transmission planning using PROMOD
• Prefer minimum of 5 years of highvoltage electrical system experience,preferably with a utility, systemoperator or independent powerproducer (senior managers will be considered based on years of experience)
• Experience with managing thetransmission interconnection processfor power plants (wind, solar ordata centers)
• A minimum of a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or similar engineering background
• Professional Engineer (Electrical) license preferred