Senior Grid & Interconnection Analyst

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

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🟠 Senior

🧐 Analyst

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Solar Provider Group

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2011

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Construction • Consulting • Logistics

Solar Provider Group is a developer and operator of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar projects focused on community and utility-scale systems across North America and Europe. The company provides end-to-end services including financing, planning, construction management, operation and maintenance, and offers land-lease programs (including agrivoltaic solutions) to help landowners diversify revenue while delivering clean, reliable energy that reduces carbon emissions and lowers consumer energy costs. Founded in 2009, Solar Provider Group has completed 200+ projects and manages hundreds of megawatts in development across multiple countries.

📋 Description

• Own SPG’s grid and interconnection analytics across distributed-generation solar, front-of-meter BESS, and utility-scale storage • Build and run data, screening tools, and analyses to assess grid capacity, costs, timelines, and operating limits • Screen and prioritize viable points of interconnection and advise on project interconnection viability • Secure queue positions and advance applications through utility engagement and the interconnection process • Run screening-level power-flow and hosting-capacity analyses on distribution and sub-transmission networks • Scope and manage utility or consultant studies • Analyze hosting-capacity data, queue data, utility filings, study results, and market dynamics to identify suitable development regions • Screen candidate substations, feeders, and line taps; prepare and submit pre-applications and applications • Provide interconnection go/no-go recommendations during site due diligence • Review and manage interconnection and study agreements, deposits, milestones, and cost responsibility • Propose flexible interconnection arrangements, including export or charging limits, curtailment, DC-coupled configurations, and adding storage to queued solar • Build and maintain relationships with utility interconnection staff and liaise with utilities and grid operators • Build and maintain automated hosting-capacity and queue-data tools, GIS maps, and interconnection inputs for site scorecards and project tracking boards • Interpret utility technical studies and advise on project downsizing • Establish interconnection cost and timeline benchmarks • Assess BESS interconnection requirements and quantify their impact on project business cases • Translate interconnection costs, schedules, and design changes into financial-model inputs • Advise on interconnection strategy, new-market entry, cost allocation, congestion risks, and mitigation strategies • Participate in utility and public utility commission working groups and track interconnection rule changes and proceedings • Maintain accurate interconnection data and provide regular reporting on project status, schedules, budgets, and decisions

🎯 Requirements

• 4–6 years’ experience in interconnection, distribution or transmission planning, or grid analytics for solar and/or BESS, including hands-on management of interconnection applications through study and agreement stages • University degree in Electrical Engineering (power systems preferred), Energy Systems, or a related quantitative field • PE, P.Eng., or EIT is a plus • Strong analytical and technical competence combined with commercial acumen • Working knowledge of state distribution interconnection rules, including Illinois and Virginia • Working knowledge of PJM and MISO interconnection processes under FERC rules • Experience with investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipal utilities, ISOs, RTOs, and public utility commissions in the United States preferred • Experience working closely with engineers and technical teams and understanding of technical requirements and project development cycle • Experience with BESS interconnection and utility-scale interconnection processes • Understanding of hosting-capacity methods, cluster studies, flexible interconnection, curtailment, and generation shifting • Thorough understanding of technical considerations and electrical theory • Proficiency with grid modeling and simulation tools such as CYME, Synergi, OpenDSS, PSS/E, PowerFactory, or similar • Python and/or SQL and advanced Excel required • Familiarity with Power BI or similar is a plus • Exposure to financial models for PV and BESS is a plus • Experience with utility interconnection portals, hosting-capacity maps, and GIS data in QGIS or ArcGIS • Ability to own a function with limited supervision, structure ambiguous problems, document and verify data sources, and use AI tools and automation • Willingness and ability to travel occasionally in the United States and Canada

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible/remote work arrangement • Occasional travel in the United States and Canada to support project development activities • Diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace • Recruitment-process accommodations in accordance with applicable laws