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This role is part of the Company’s North American team, which is focused primarily on the development of solar and BESS projects in the United States and Canada, with most current activity in the United States. We identify, secure, and advance high-quality sites through the full development cycle, from early-stage land acquisition to construction readiness. Our team combines technical expertise, financial insight, and strong local relationships to deliver projects that accelerate the clean-energy transition and create lasting value for landowners and communities.\nThe RoleWe are seeking an experienced, analytically strong grid and interconnection professional to own SPG’s grid and interconnection analytics across DG solar, front-of-meter BESS, and utility-scale storage. Working closely with the Strategy and Development teams, you will build and run the data, screening tools, and analysis that tell us where the grid can take our projects, what it will cost, and how long it will take, and you will carry that work through utility engagement and the interconnection process. This role is instrumental in driving the company’s strategic growth.\nIt involves screening and prioritizing viable points of interconnection (POIs), securing queue positions and advancing applications through close coordination with utilities and internal engineering teams, and translating interconnection costs, timelines, and operating limits (e.g., export and charging limits) into inputs for project valuation and the business case for solar and co-located or standalone BESS.\nThe ideal candidate combines strong analytical and data skills with a solid grounding in power systems and a commercial mindset. They can synthesize hosting-capacity data, queue data, utility study results, and market dynamics into clear, decision-ready recommendations, and they are comfortable leading utility and ISO/RTO engagement and managing interconnection applications from pre-application through to an executed agreement.\nDuties and Responsibilities\nIdentify regions within utility territories with available hosting capacity, charging (load) headroom, and favorable queue conditions for generation and BESS, coupled or standalone. Run screening-level power-flow and hosting-capacity analyses on distribution and sub-transmission networks, and scope and manage utility or consultant studies when they are needed.\n\nAnalyze all available grid data and utility filings to identify regions suitable for solar and BESS development and land acquisition campaigns (e.g., hosting-capacity maps and data services, IX application throughput, interconnection queues and queue performance reports, trackers, pre-apps, integrated resource plans, etc.).\n\nScreen candidate POIs (substations, feeders, and line taps, including those identified in the field by the land acquisition team), prepare and submit pre-applications and applications, and advise the strategy, project development, and land acquisition teams regarding interconnection viability at prospective sites, including an interconnection go/no-go recommendation within each site’s due-diligence period.\n\nReview and manage interconnection and study agreements, tracking deposits, milestones, and cost responsibility, and provide information to de-risk projects and reduce costs.\n\nIdentify and propose flexible interconnection arrangements to utilities/grid operators (e.g., export or charging limits, curtailment, DC-coupled configurations, adding storage to queued solar) that enable larger capacity project development with less expensive upgrades.\n\nBuild and own relationships with utility interconnection staff and liaise with them to develop creative solutions and secure favorable access to the grid.\n\nBuild and maintain SPG’s interconnection analytics tools: automated pulls of utility hosting-capacity and queue data, GIS maps and displays of distribution grid status and dynamics, and the interconnection inputs to SPG’s site scorecard and project tracking boards (monday.com).\n\nInterpret technical studies provided by utilities and advise on potential project downsizing to secure quick and inexpensive access to the grid.\n\nBuild and maintain SPG’s interconnection cost and timeline benchmarks (upgrade $/kW, estimate accuracy by study stage, queue-to-agreement durations, withdrawal rates) to estimate contingent upgrade exposure from projects ahead in the queue and to set cost ranges by interconnection stage.\n\nAssess the interconnection requirements of battery energy storage, co-located with solar or standalone (e.g., charging studies, import limits, operating modes, transfer trip and protection), and quantify their impact on the business case.\n\nTranslate interconnection costs, schedules, and design changes into inputs for project financial models, and assess their impact on the financial viability and value of a project at NTP.\n\nAdvise on strategic decisions for interconnection projects and new-market entry, including cost allocation, congestion risks, and mitigation strategies.\n\nParticipate in interconnection working groups hosted by utilities and public utility commissions, track interconnection rule changes and proceedings (e.g., state interconnection rules, PJM and MISO queue reforms, net-metering dockets), and summarize their impact for SPG’s strategy.\n\nOwn the accuracy of interconnection data across SPG’s systems and provide regular reporting on project-specific interconnection information to inform project schedules, budgets, and key decision-making. \n\nWhat Success Looks Like\nFirst 6 months: automated hosting-capacity and queue screens running for SPG’s priority utilities, and every active site carrying a current interconnection assessment.\n\nFirst 12 months: establish interconnection cost and timeline benchmarks to inform siting and go/no-go decisions, develop a repeatable screening playbook for expansion into new markets, and assume full ownership of the interconnection process.\n\nOngoing: the Strategy and Development teams can see each site’s interconnection status, cost range, and next milestone without asking.\n\nQualifications\n4–6 years’ experience in interconnection, distribution or transmission planning, or grid analytics for solar and/or BESS (developer, utility, consultant, or ISO/RTO), including hands-on management of interconnection applications through the study and agreement stages.\n\nUniversity degree in Electrical Engineering (power systems preferred), Energy Systems, or a related quantitative field. PE, P.Eng., or EIT is a plus.\n\nDemonstrated ability to combine strong analytical and technical competence with solid commercial acumen to interpret grid studies and interconnection data, including opportunities for co-located or standalone BESS, and synthesize these inputs into clear, compelling business cases.\n\nWorking knowledge of state distribution interconnection rules (e.g., Illinois, Virginia) and of PJM and MISO interconnection processes under FERC rules; ISO-NE and non-RTO (e.g., Southeast) experience is a plus.\n\nExperience working with investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipal utilities, independent system operators, regional transmission operators, and public utility commissions in the United States is preferable.\n\nExperience working closely with engineers and other technical teams, with an understanding of technical requirements and the project development cycle.\n\nExperience with BESS interconnection (charging and import limits, operating modes) and utility-scale interconnection processes.\n\nUnderstanding of hosting-capacity methods, cluster studies, flexible interconnection, curtailment, and generation shifting.\n\nThorough understanding of technical considerations and electrical theory, paired with strong social skills and the ability to explain complicated technical matters to laypersons.\n\nProficiency with grid modeling and simulation tools (e.g., CYME, Synergi, OpenDSS, PSS/E, PowerFactory, or similar) to run screening analyses and critically review utility study results.\n\nStrong data skills: Python (e.g., pandas, working with APIs) and/or SQL and advanced Excel required; Power BI or similar is a plus. Exposure to financial models for PV and BESS is a plus.\n\nComfortable navigating utility interconnection portals and hosting-capacity maps, including working with the underlying GIS data in QGIS or ArcGIS.\n\nProven ability to own a function with limited supervision, structure ambiguous problems, document and verify data sources, and use AI tools and automation to build repeatable analyses. An established network of utility interconnection contacts in PJM and/or MISO is a plus.\n\nWillingness and ability to travel occasionally in the United States and Canada to support project development activities.\n\nHow to ApplyQualified applicants are invited to apply via our BambooHR portal by October 31, 2026. We thank all candidates for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No agency submissions, please.\nCommitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion\nSPG is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We believe that different backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our ability to make an impact. Every team member should feel valued, respected, and supported as part of our mission to expand renewable energy.\nAccessibility: SPG provides accommodations throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws. 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