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Job Summary
The Senior Engineer – Grid Integration and Interconnection is responsible for supporting the growing portfolio of renewable projects in the development organization. The senior engineer maintains active role in supporting the Grid Integration and Interconnection efforts by preparing the interconnection applications and material modification requests, performing the transmission and interconnection studies, market related evaluations to identify the optimal point of interconnection locations and estimating the network upgrade and cost allocation of relevant ISO process. The position requires strong team collaboration and communication skills, works well under the timelines to meet internal/ISO deadlines and is able to shift priorities on the go.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
•Prepare new interconnection applications, material modification requests, model quality test reports, reactive capability reports to ISOs as needed as project progresses from the development stage through construction and commercial operation.
•Prepare power flow and dynamic stability models, collector system single line diagrams, sizing equipment configuration, site layouts and other required technical details to support interconnection applications.
•Analyze optimal point of interconnection locations, switching and protection schemes of substations, relay coordination studies, review model accuracies, system impact, stability, short circuit and facilities studies from ISOs/utilities.
•Develop study models and assist in performing the injection, deliverability and transmission studies to determine the transmission constraints, available transmission capacity, upgrade costs due to proposed generation to find optimal POI locations across all ISOs and/or NERC regions.
•Review ISO/Utilities interconnection queue and transmission expansion plans for potential opportunities.
•Assess LMP, congestion risk, curtailment risk and basis risk.
•Develop and fine tune internal tools that support Grid Intelligence and Interconnection efforts
•Follow Generator Interconnection requirements of ISOs/Utilities and NERC standards
Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
•Bachelor’s, Master’s degree or Ph.d in Electrical Engineering
•At least 6 years of experience in the transmission and interconnection process in one or more ISO regions with prior experience in preparing the interconnection applications for various ISOs such as CAISO, MISO, ERCOT, NYISO, PJM, SPP and ISO-NE.
•At least 6 years of experience in load flow analysis, dynamic analysis and short circuit studies using tools such as PowerGEM TARA, PSS/E , PSLF, DSATools and ASPEN/CAPE is required.
•At least 6 years of experience in performing the injection, deliverability and available transfer capability studies
•Experience with PSCAD and Sub-synchronous Resonance/Oscillations studies is plus.
•Prefer 2 years' experience in assessing basis risk, LMP, curtailment risk using tools such as TARA, UPLAN, PROMOD etc.
•Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
•Excellent team player and able to meet timelines
Key Metrics
•Ability to meet timelines with minimal impact to schedule
•Maintain knowledge of interconnection procedures and ISO requirements and
NERC standards
•Team collaboration and communication skills
•Monitor transmission expansion plans in ISO/Utilities regions
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