Director, Transmission Interconnection

Joe Amara Executive Search represents companies within renewable energy and emerging infrastructure.

Our team recruits on senior management and c-suite roles in project development, power origination, finance, business development, strategy, engineering, sales and P2X.

We are seeking a Director of Transmission and Interconnection to support transmission and interconnection for an IPP. The preferred candidate has 8+ years of transmission and interconnection experience, specifically within renewable energy. This position will support project development, asset management, and re-powering efforts of wind, solar, and storage.

• Provide technical and strategic guidance to our development and engineering teams.
• Lead the interconnection process from submission of interconnection request to final commissioning.
• Direct the development of electrical designs for collection system, project substations and generation ties.
• Direct interconnection, system impact, facilities, and resolve technical and schedule issues.
• Manage congestion analysis for our development projects in CAISO, ERCOT, PJM, MISO, SPP, NYISO.
• Lead the procurement of consultants to deliver additional studies as needed.
• Support project financing by responding to financial parties during due diligence.
• Forecast, manage, and communicate transmission-related financial commitments.
• Oversee the generator interconnection process schedule.
• Oversee Engineering and Procurement agreements with utilities and ISO/RTOs.
• Participate in technical leadership committees.

Qualifications

• An electrical engineering degree or related field
• 8+ years in transmission for renewable energy
• Wind, Solar, Storage. (P2X and Data centers are a plus.)
• Existing relationships with ISOs/RTOs
• Experience negotiating with counterparties.
• Ability to travel 25%