This client is a European developer, owner operator has been providing affordable, renewable energy for everyone for over 25 years.
The Group of more than 700 employees operates renewable assets with an installed capacity of 2 GW and is developing a project portfolio of more than 3 GW in wind, solar and energy storage.
This role will work closely with several teams including the wider Origination team, Development and Deployment, Procurement, Construction and O&M, as well as external consultants, NESO, TNO, DNO, ICP EPC.
Responsibilities
- You will co-ordinate activity of internal and external teams to ensure timely grid connections, and handover to construction and operation teams.
- Evaluation of transmission and distribution opportunities and constraints, pricing, curtailment risk to support greenfield project development.
- Act as key account manager with NESO and the various TNOs and DNOs and attend stakeholder meetings and stay informed of market changes in terms of system and resource outlooks.
- Mange the various grid connection offers, security statements and design work.
- Demonstrated success at meeting deadlines and able to deliver on SMART objectives.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical people and the use of active listening skills is a key requirement.
- Work with leadership and internal/ external stakeholders to grow the company’s portfolio through the identification of new transmission and distribution opportunities throughout the UK
- Supporting projects in origination, development, deployment, construction and ensuring projects are commissioned and exporting power as early as possible
- Assist our Construction team with the review of contractor’s designs, studies, installation and commissioning schedules to make sure grid connection activity does not delay project construction and energisation
- Ensure design interfaces are clear, optimised and fully wrapped in the suite of grid connection contracts
- Review of 3 rd party reporting and commission schedules on a regular basis, and optimise to deconflict construction and commissioning activities
- Manage our portals, applications and submissions
- Monitor tariff and policy changes and track key network upgrades in the targeted markets
Requirements
- Proven experience, ideally with minimum 5+ years’ experience in grid connections
- Strong understanding of transmission and distribution grid operations throughout the UK
- Experience within renewable technologies specifically wind
- Worked within a Renewables Company, DNO, IDNO or ICP environment is desirable
- Existing grid connection experience for renewable energy projects
- Experience of project origination, development, deployment, construction and operational engineering activity
- Degree qualified in electrical engineering (or similar)
- Significant experience in the electricity transmission and distribution fields
- Technically astute, with a good understanding of the grid connection process from beginning to end
- Capable of identifying potential areas of search for grid connections
- A clear communicator who can partner multidisciplinary teams, in-house and externally to have the impact we need to deliver our ambitious goals
- Able to review technical and commercial proposals, tenders and negotiate technical elements of contracts
- Understanding of the safety rules and controls necessary to build, commission and energise utility scale electrical generation plant, and oversee the work of others adhering to safety rules
