Senior Interconnection Engineer
Job Type: Exempt, Salaried | Full-Time, Permanent
Location: United States – Remote / Onsite at Charlottesville office – East Coast Preferred
Reports To: Director, Interconnection and Grid Strategies
ABOUT TERRAFORM POWER
TerraForm Power is a leading owner, operator, and producer of renewable energy across North America. As a portfolio company of Brookfield Renewable, we own and operate approximately 2,200 MW of utility-scale wind, solar, and battery energy storage facilities across 15 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada.
Headquartered in New York City, TerraForm Power is committed to delivering reliable, innovative renewable energy solutions that help customers achieve their clean energy goals. Our experienced team manages every aspect of our operations – from power generation and asset management to commercial energy solutions – ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient performance of our renewable energy facilities.
At TerraForm Power, our people are at the heart of our success. We foster a culture built on safety, integrity, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, while investing in the development of our employees and supporting the communities where we operate through environmental stewardship, charitable giving, and meaningful local partnerships. If you're passionate about renewable energy and want to make a lasting impact on the future of clean power, we invite you to join our team.
ROLE SUMMARY
The Senior Interconnection Engineer supports the Real Estate Origination, Development, and Delivery teams from siting strategy through project construction for Greenfield and Repower projects. This role leads grid injection analysis and studies, estimates interconnection costs and schedules, develops standard processes & tools, and manages interconnection databases. The Senior Interconnection Engineer also serves as a technical resource for Interconnection Engineers, driving continuous improvement in interconnection processes, tools, and knowledge-sharing across the team. The position requires a strategic approach to identifying financially attractive and technically feasible points of interconnection on the transmission grid in assigned regions, as well as the tactical execution of a portfolio of interconnection queue positions underpinning the company’s project pipeline through construction.
This position supports projects through construction by negotiating and executing Interconnection Agreements, aligning milestone schedules with equipment procurement and construction timelines, and coordinating closely with Utility and EPC partners throughout. The role also ensures compliance with interconnection agreement obligations during construction and supports seamless integration into commercial operations.
The Senior Interconnection Engineer reports directly to the Director, Interconnection and Grid Strategies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supports the Real Estate Origination team to identify technically feasible and economically advantageous interconnection points on the grid
- Submits interconnection requests to the applicable utility/ISO/RTO
- Works with consultants to prepare power flow, dynamic, and fault models for interconnection requests
- Interprets interconnection study results and negotiates with the utility to achieve economic interconnection solutions
- Supports the Development Team by acting as subject matter expect on development items that involve interconnection processes, infrastructure, cost, and additional work as needed
- Supports the Delivery Team by aligning project milestones, ensuring compliance with interconnection agreements and regulations, and submitting necessary documentation to utility/ISO/RTO
- Reviews interconnection agreements to ensure schedules, cost, equipment, and additional commitments align with internal stakeholders
- Manages, reviews, & interprets injection studies performed by third party consultants
- Supports the interconnection process for TerraForm Power projects including interaction with interconnection utilities and ISOs, scoping calls, etc.
- Creates preliminary interconnection documentation and models AC system parameters as appropriate as inputs to the project design
- Performs cost/benefit analysis of interconnection variants to optimize project economics and minimize interconnection risk
- Reviews, comments, & summarizes injection, feasibility, system impact, and facilities study reports
- Maintains a strong understanding of the technical and procedural requirements for the interconnection process in target markets
- Continually seeks new and creative approaches to the interconnection process
- Supports the modeling of project economics by supplying technical and financial model inputs for greenfield development and acquisition due diligence
- Develops and manages TerraForm Power’s Interconnection database
- Develops and improves standards, processes, tools to guide the interconnection workflow and calculate relevant system parameters
- Manages of 3rd party consultants, as required
- Other duties, as assigned
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE
- Proactively identifies portfolio-wide interconnection risks and optimization opportunities
- Serves as a technical resource and mentor for Interconnection Engineers
- Develops and refines interconnection standards, processes, and tools used across the team
- Reviews and validates studies, models, and technical assumptions prepared by Interconnection Engineers and third-party consultants
- Presents technical insights and recommendations to senior leadership
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- A minimum 5 years of experience leading transmission generator design and interconnection processes
- Familiarity with PJM, ISO NE, CAISO, SPP, MISO and SERC grids and interconnection processes a significant plus
- Experience in Greenfield Development, Repowering, and/or adding BESS to projects
- Broad technical understanding of transmission, including the ability to perform cost-benefit analyses of design variants to optimize project outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead technical workstreams and interconnection queue positions with minimal oversight
- Software Experience in any of: PSCAD, PSSE, and ASPEN is preferred
- Understanding of the NERC and IEEE standards
- Ability to interpret RTO/ISO tariffs and regulations, equipment data sheets, construction drawings and project documentation for technical requirements
- Impeccable attention to detail and a commitment to quality work product
- Extremely organized; able to manage a myriad of competing priorities
- High energy, responds well to pressure, works to deadlines
- Ability to work individually as well as with a team
- Proven communication and interpersonal skills necessary for community building internally, and trust building externally
- Must have integrity, tenacity, and credibility complimented by a bias for action and a strong sense of personal accountability
- A joyful approach to work and life combined with a sense of humor highly recommended
- Creativity in problem solving
Staffing Firm Notice: TerraForm Power does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies or search firms. Resumes submitted without a valid, fully executed agreement and an authorized request from Human Resources will be considered the property of TerraForm Power, and no placement fee will be paid.
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent; 5+ years leading transmission generator design and interconnection processes; familiarity with PJM, ISO NE, CAISO, SPP, MISO, SERC; software experience in PSCAD, PSSE, ASPEN preferred; understanding of NERC and IEEE standards.
Key Responsibilities
- leading interconnection studies
- negotiating agreements
- managing databases
Skills & Tools
PSCAD, PSSE, ASPEN
Job Details
- Category: Engineering
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — United States or Charlottesville
- Languages: English
About TerraForm Power
A leading owner, operator, and producer of renewable energy across North America. — Industry: Utilities