Principal Engineer, Transmission and Interconnection

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September 6

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $162.2k - $190.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Sanity.io

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SaaS • eCommerce • Media

Sanity. io is a content platform that provides a customizable and composable content management system (CMS). Offering features like real-time collaboration, open-source editing interfaces, and seamless API integrations with popular technologies like React, Vue, and Next. js, Sanity empowers teams to create and manage content across multiple channels and platforms. Its Content Lake provides no-ops content storage and distribution, ensuring content is synced and available as data, facilitating e-commerce, marketing, and media applications. Renowned for its flexibility and support for developers and content creators, Sanity serves as a critical content infrastructure for enterprise-level businesses, enabling them to innovate and scale efficiently. With its focus on treating content as data, Sanity aims to maximize content velocity and drive business forward in the Composable Era.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

☁️ SaaS

🛍️ eCommerce

📱 Media

📋 Description

• Reports to the SVP of Transmission • Lead projects through the interconnection process from project inception though Commercial Operation for Avantus’ projects in ISOs (CAISO, ERCOT, SPP, MISO, PJM, NYISO, NEISO) and vertically integrated markets (WECC) • Provide interconnection strategy of all utility scale solar & storage projects • Perform power flow, stability, short circuit studies using PSLF, PSS/E, PowerWorld, TARA, UPLAN, ASPEN, PSCAD and other software as needed for project prospecting purposes • Evaluate transmission & interconnection tariffs, costs, timelines, queue, and processes for a variety of markets and provide strategy to the project teams • Coordinate efforts to meet all interconnection requirements including interconnection applications, interconnection studies, interconnection agreements, and post-IA project execution milestones • Negotiate interconnection study results and interconnection agreements with utilities toward favorable project outcomes • Lead communication and build relationships with utilities/ISOs and track interconnection progress to ensure projects are complete in a timely and cost-effective manner • Identify optimal interconnection locations in target markets based on multiple cross-functional siting criteria and in depth power flow and market basis risk analyses • Track changes to interconnection tariffs, business practice manuals, and key transmission upgrades in target markets • Collaborate on interconnection milestones with cross-functional team including Development, Origination, Accounting, Finance, Treasury, Legal, Land Acquisition, Land Entitlement, Procurement, HV Engineering, Optimization Engineering, Construction, & Operations

🎯 Requirements

• Ten (10) years minimum of related experience in interconnection & project development or transmission planning at a utility, ISO/RTO, or project developer • Deep understanding of CAISO & WECC utilities tariffs, interconnection processes, transmission service processes, transmission planning processes, and late-stage resource implementation processes • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously at a dynamic pace, find creative solutions, track major milestones, and prioritize several projects simultaneously • Ability to provide verbal and written summaries of interconnection processes, results, milestones, and statuses for both a technical and non-technical audience • Ability to read and negotiate long legal contracts (Interconnection Agreements, Power Purchase Agreements, Independent Engineer Reports, Financing Documents) • Experience developing lasting relationships with utilities, consulting firms, ISO/RTOs, and regulators • Required: Strong capability in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Adobe Acrobat, & Google Earth • Preferred: Ability to use OASIS/OATI, GE PSLF, PSSE, UPAN, PSCAD, ASPEN, PowerWorld, and/or AutoCAD • Preferred: Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Electric Power Systems Engineering and/or MBA • Fluent in PSLF, PSSE, TARA, UPLAN (or PROMOD), PSCAD, ASPEN - requirements to Perform studies • Can learn UPLAN if they know PROMOD • ISOs are negotiable • Nice to have: Experience working with TARA is highly regarded

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation with an excellent benefits package • 401(k) matching • Comprehensive medical and dental plan options • Flexible PTO • Bonus and benefits (base salary does not include bonus and benefits) • Remote work (position listed as Remote)