Sr Project Manager - Interconnections

Requisition ID: 98074

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Position Specific Description

This position will be responsible for overseeing and tracking all interconnection-related activities for projects in execution - key milestones, technical submissions, and utility deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule to support energization and commercial operation. This role serves as the central coordinator between project teams, engineering, execution and other internal stakeholders for interconnection related providing governance and visibility into interconnection progress and risks. The position supports interconnection filing reviews and MMA submissions to ensure consistency with approved engineering designs, equipment selections, and plant operating characteristics.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain the master interconnection tracker for all active projects across multiple utility territories and ISOs/RTOs.
• Monitor critical project milestones including study phase timelines (System Impact, Facilities Studies etc), and Interconnection Agreement (IA) execution dates.
• Identify schedule risks early, such as utility study delays and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide routine status reporting to project leadership and executive management.
• Establish and maintain a formal review process to validate that interconnection filings remain current with project design evolution throughout execution.
• Collaborate with technical teams to review all study submissions, technical filings, and model updates prepared by internal engineering teams and external consultants prior to submission.
• Ensure all submitted models, facility data, and technical documentation accurately reflect the latest approved engineering design, equipment selections, protection schemes, and operating parameters.
• Maintain version control and traceability between engineering deliverables, approved design changes, and MMA filings.
• Provide project leadership with visibility into risks associated with design changes affecting interconnection approvals, energization, synchronization, or commercial operation.
• Mentor and supervise junior engineers on interconnection related activities ensuring project success.
• Monitor dynamically changing interconnection requirements from regional agencies and advise stakeholders on the expected impacts.
• Prepare communications, presentations and conducts meetings.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Ideal Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the interconnection lifecycle (e.g., PJM, MISO, ERCOT, CAISO, or regulated southeast/western utilities) and utility study phases.
• Exceptional organizational skills with project management experience.
• Strong ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders clearly.
• Experience managing a portfolio of 50+ active utility-scale projects simultaneously.

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