Interconnection Strategy Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee utility and interconnection strategies for intricate customer projects, including large-load, utility-scale, and enterprise initiatives.

• Assess tailored interconnection pathways, utility prerequisites, and implications for market participation.

• Identify significant cost, schedule, and technical risks that could impact project feasibility.

• Formulate or coordinate alternative operational, engineering, and interconnection strategies.

• Assist in the transition toward larger opportunities and projects exceeding 10 MW, including those that cross ISO, transmission, or utility boundaries.

• Collaborate with technical stakeholders regarding power systems behavior, controls, grid interaction, and compliance matters.

• Facilitate utility, transmission, and relevant NERC preparedness for large-scale initiatives.

• Design and enhance repeatable interconnection workflows in Jira and associated systems like Procore.

• Transition from manual and spreadsheet-based tracking to verifiable workflow structures.

• Develop reusable guidance, templates, and internal reference documentation.

• Create organized repositories for utility documents, links, meeting notes, and requirements utilizing Google Workspace.

• Assist in defining AI-supported tools for reporting and customer-facing outputs while ensuring human oversight and information-security measures.

• Act as a strategic collaborator across Sales, Interconnection, PM, PE, Controls, and other departments.

• Convert technical and regulatory concerns into actionable insights for commercial, delivery, and leadership stakeholders.

• Contribute to a scalable operational model for utility and interconnection assistance.

• Utilize mechanical expertise to construct advanced generator components and assemblies.

• Inspect test units and document results for the engineering team.

• Implement enhancements to boost safety and efficiency.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in electric interconnection; gas interconnection experience is a plus.

• High degree of independence and experience in scaling and automating programs.

• Background in distributed generation, utility interconnection, and project development related to utility-facing energy projects.

• Capability to support complex interconnection pathways that involve market participation, utility studies, protection requirements, or transmission-scale factors.

• Familiarity with dynamics of larger-site or utility-scale projects and higher megawatt thresholds.

• Working knowledge of utility, compliance, controls, and customer expectations on sophisticated projects.

• Proven experience in designing or refining workflows, operational processes, templates, or systems that facilitate scalability across teams.

• Strong written communication skills to produce customer-ready guidance, internal frameworks, and structured documentation.

• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and influence without relying solely on formal authority.

• Comfort with using workflow systems, structured knowledge repositories, and AI-assisted drafting tools within company policy constraints.

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• 10% bonus

• Pre-IPO stock options

• Comprehensive benefits

• Remote work arrangement

• Salary adjusted to local market conditions based on employee location