Senior Director, Grid Integration

Pivot Energy is seeking a Senior Director of Grid Integration to lead grid integration and interconnection strategy for our national portfolio of distribution-scale solar PV and solar + storage projects. As a subset of the Engineering team, this position will be responsible for shaping and supporting Pivot’s grid integration strategies. The Senior Director will play a key role in developing and maintaining relationships with distribution utilities and regulatory groups, representing Pivot at grid integration working groups and conferences, and supporting the development and construction of distribution-scale projects. This position will act as the technical lead for all interconnection designs, studies, and policy engagements. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop Pivot’s national and regional interconnection strategies, in close coordination with the Policy and Development teams, to advance the rapid deployment of distributed generation resources 
• Develop and maintain relationships with distribution utilities and regulatory groups 
• Represent Pivot at grid integration stakeholder working groups and conferences 
• Support the Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Project Management teams to navigate utility processes and construct interconnection facilities 
• Identify and maintain technical interconnection requirements across a wide range of utilities nation-wide 
• Review interconnection study results and facility extension designs, as needed, to recommend alternative solutions to enable project deployments 
• Engage with utilities to enforce compliance with tariff requirements and initiate dispute proceedings, as needed 
• Manage engineering consultants to perform power flow studies 
• Assist in the review of pre-screen reports to generate interconnection feasibility assessments and cost estimates, as needed 
• Maintain a company-wide interconnection technical requirements knowledge database for each utility 
• Identify innovative technologies and unique solutions to overcome distributed energy resource interconnection hurdles 
• Serve as Pivot’s subject matter expert for interconnection design, distribution equipment, relaying, and SCADA systems 

Required Comptencies

• 5+ years of distribution utility and renewable energy grid integration experience 
• Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships with utilities and other key interconnection stakeholders 
• Experience designing or overseeing the design of distributed generation interconnection facilities 
• Experience reviewing power system studies and recommending alternative solutions 
• In-depth knowledge of electrical engineering principles, medium voltage design, protective relaying, and SCADA communication systems 
• In-depth knowledge of construction codes and standards such as NEC, IBC, and IFC 
• Knowledge of distribution interconnection regulations and processes across multiple regions in the U.S. 

Preferred Competencies

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university; concentration in power systems preferred 
• PE license, or the ability to obtain a license 
• 3+ years of people management experience, demonstrating high levels of emotional intelligence 
• Experience participating in utility industry working groups and stakeholder seminars 
• Experience shaping distribution interconnection policy and regulation 
• Working knowledge of PSSE, Aspen, PSCAD, PSLF, or other power system modeling software preferred 

ABOUT PIVOT
Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses andfamilies. We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities. As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work”, we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving socie