Senior Engineer, Transmission & Interconnection - Battery Storage

Company Overview 

Plus Power is an energy storage market leader with a market-leading 10+ GW portfolio across more than 25 US states and Canadian provinces that will transform North American electric grids into cleaner and more versatile critical infrastructure.  

Standalone energy storage is rapidly transforming the U.S. energy markets, because it is cheaper than new natural gas plants, faster to build than fossil peakers or transmission, and able to perform diverse energy services. Plus Power partners with electricity system operators, utilities, and investors to originate, develop, finance, own and operate standalone energy storage projects that provide critical services to the wholesale electric market. Plus Power’s team applies an intentional mindset to energy storage development by using a data-driven approach to development. 

At Plus Power, we are focused on solving hard climate problems, profitably.  We are growing fast, and value candidates who, like us, share a focus on setting high expectations, owning and learning from mistakes in the spirit of radical transparency, and are committed to internal partnering as a key element of our ideas meritocracy. Our team praises Plus Power’s culture and excels through our game-changing mission and supportive ecosystem. 

 

About the Role 

Plus Power recruits outstanding energy industry professionals who are driven to develop, build and operate assets safely and reliably to decarbonize the power markets while growing their careers. Our team looks for data-driven and fact-based mindsets, engaging and collaborative behaviors, and personal growth-focused professionals.     

In order for the global energy system to make the transition from a carbon-based grid, to a renewable energy grid, large scale energy storage must be introduced into the electricity system to balance intra-hour supply and demand.  Energy storage is the enabler of high penetration variable renewable generation like solar and wind. 

Plus Power is looking to hire a Sr. Transmission & Interconnection Engineer to add to our Transmission, Interconnection team. It is an integral member of the Transmission & Interconnection Team which provides system analysis and modeling support for the interconnection of utility-scale standalone storage projects within designated regions of North America.  

  

Responsibilities 

Responsible for all aspects of specific interconnection projects assigned, including but not limited to: 

• Working with the Transmission Manager to keep up with all major Transmission & Interconnection items going on in the market or projects assigned to them, including but not limited to: 
  • Overall Transmission Planning & Interconnection processes 
  • Stakeholder Meetings & Working Groups 
  • Interconnection Queue 
• Familiarity with PJM, SPP, and NYISO markets 
• Under supervision of the Transmission Manager, maintain real time communications with Project Developers assigned to their projects 
  • Identify transmission/interconnection project risks and communicate them to Project Developers 
  • Perform Generation Interconnection studies, prepare study reports per ISO/RTO/Utility requirements and present findings at stakeholder meetings 
• Perform and/or coordinate required internal studies 
  • Power flow  
  • Open Bay 
  • Site Location and gen tie route assessment 
• Support lead identification and proposal activities to meet business development goals 
  • Conduct injection analysis to identify appropriate project size 
  • Come up with planning level network upgrade costs the same way that the ISO/RTO/Utility would do 
• Continuously track project status and milestones completed 
  • Maintain project specific milestone schedule up to date 
  • Track project milestones (SS) 
• Provide reports on Interconnection Studies Reports 
  • Review FS/SIS/FS report results and outline subsequent steps 
  • Replicate studies as required 
• Represent Plus Power in front of TO/ISO 
• Develop (in coordination with their team) meeting minutes for ALL meetings with outside entities 
• Archive all minutes in appropriate file location 
• Support the Transmission & Interconnection team on automating repetitive tasks 
• Use Python programming to automate power flow studies, and/or other studies internal to the Transmission & Interconnection team 
• Versatile team player, excellent oral and written communication skills, mentors junior engineers and works towards mutual team goals 

 

Qualifications  

• Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineeri