Manager, Interconnections

🕒 May 11

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $119k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Energy Vault

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

⚡ Energy

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

Energy • SaaS • Enterprise

Energy Vault is a company specializing in innovative energy storage solutions. They offer a comprehensive portfolio of hardware, software, and service solutions to meet various energy storage needs, ranging from short to ultra-long durations. Energy Vault integrates cutting-edge technologies such as proprietary battery, gravity, hydrogen, and hybrid energy storage systems, emphasizing flexibility, scalability, and sustainability. With a focus on customer-centric solutions, Energy Vault serves a global clientele that includes utilities and large energy users, helping them maximize economic and environmental value. The company's sophisticated software, VaultOS, aids in real-time energy management and optimization of storage and other energy assets.

📋 Description

• Lead interconnection strategy and execution for utility-scale BESS, solar, hybrid, and large-load projects across North American power markets. • Manage the full interconnection lifecycle, including site screening, queue positioning, application submission, study review, milestone management, and commercial operation readiness. • Evaluate transmission availability, congestion exposure, curtailment risk, hosting capacity, and network upgrade requirements to support project siting and investment decisions. • Coordinate and manage utility and ISO/RTO interactions throughout feasibility, system impact, facilities, and deliverability study phases. • Review and interpret power system studies including load flow, short-circuit, contingency, stability, and deliverability analyses. • Translate study results into actionable recommendations — including network upgrade costs, risk mitigation strategies, and schedule impacts — to support commercial and investment decisions. • Coordinate external consultants performing transmission modeling and interconnection studies while ensuring consistency, quality, and schedule alignment. • Monitor evolving ISO/RTO tariffs, FERC policies, cluster study reforms, transmission planning activities, and market rule changes impacting project economics or development timelines. • Manage utility and ISO/RTO interconnection applications through the full lifecycle: submission, data validation, study coordination, milestone tracking, and agreement execution. • Support transmission and interconnection due diligence activities for acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic development opportunities. • Identify and communicate interconnection-related risks, schedule impacts, withdrawal exposure, and upgrade cost sensitivities to internal stakeholders and executive leadership. • Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to ensure grid compliance and successful project execution through commissioning and energization. • Develop standardized tools, processes, and best practices for evaluating interconnection opportunities across multiple markets.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or related discipline (master’s preferred). • 8+ years of experience in interconnection, transmission planning, grid integration. • Deep experience with ISO/RTO interconnection processes, with ERCOT strongly preferred; SPP, PJM, MISO, CAISO, or WECC experience highly valued. • Strong knowledge of large load and/or generation interconnection processes across utility and ISO/RTO jurisdictions. • Strong understanding of transmission systems, congestion analysis, network upgrades, and grid reliability considerations. • Experience managing utility and ISO/RTO interconnection applications and coordinating through feasibility, system impact, facilities, and deliverability studies. • Experience overseeing external consultants and technical service providers. • Experience using power system modeling tools (e.g., PSS®E, PowerWorld, PSCAD, or similar). • Strong communication skills — able to work cross-functionally and present technical outcomes to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership. • Good understanding of electricity markets and products and use cases realized by Energy Storage systems, Hybrid systems. • Experience with hybrid data centers strongly preferred. • Willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally. • Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, rapid growth environments. • A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus! • Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check. • Energy Vault participates in E-Verify.

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus plan. • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). • 401K employer matching. • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and family. • Flexible Spending Account. • Company-paid Life insurance, Short- and Long-term disability insurance. • 8-weeks for Paternity leave. • Generous holiday allowance. • Flexible time off plus sick leave. • Reimbursement for home office equipment, phone, and internet expenses.