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​Grid Connections Manager

Location: (Remote)

Salary: DOE

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The Green Recruitment Company are delighted to be partnered with one of the leading, Solar IPP who are looking to start their UK expansion. They already have a 1.2GW pipeline in the UK so this is by no means starting from scratch as they have already been developing these projects from abroad.

Grid Specialist/Grid Manager

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As a Grid Specialist/Grid Manager your responsibilities will include:

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• Identifying new leads using GIS and following the journey with the DNO, and the Land team, until the lead progresses to an active project.

• Completing formal grid connection applications.

• Designing/specifying and budgetary pricing substation and relevant grid infrastructure equipment for the connection of projects.

• Mentoring and passing the knowledge torch on to less experienced team members.

• Engaging with Network Operators and trade bodies at Stakeholder events and ensuring that policies are helping, not hindering, renewable deployment and the route to #netzero.

• Engaging with ICPs, TAs and any other relevant technical parties.

• Technically reviewing new standards and policy documents and, where warranted, use the latest information to roll out process and design improvements.

• Being the go-to technical and grid design expertise person for any support required in the development of projects.

• Assisting with the transaction due diligence process and responding to any grid/network related queries.

• Engaging with the DNO/TO post-acceptance to ensure the project is moving along and all the procedural or technical boxes are ticked off.

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As a Grid Specialist/Grid Manager, you will have the following skills and experiences:

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• Team player with great communication skills and a structured way of working.

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in utility-scale solar farm development and grid infrastructure design.

• Proficient with MS Office and comfortable at creating models on Excel to assist with your designs/assessment.

• Experience with protection communication requirements.

• Commercial awareness of how design decisions and equipment specifications can affect the profitability of a project. Financial modelling experience would be advantageous.

• Power modelling experience using DigSilent or an equivalent software tool would be highly advantageous.

• Experience in the design of multi-megawatt Solar PV installations using AutoCAD and PVSyst would be highly advantageous.

• Knowledge and experience in working with distribution and transmission network operators (DNO/TO) and

• Bachelor’s Degree in Renewable Energy, Engineering, or related discipline.