Director of Grid Integration

ECA Power is on a mission to transition the US power infrastructure to clean energy. ECA develops commercial-scale solar and energy storage facilities throughout the US. At ECA, our people and their wellness come first. We take pride in our transparent, team-oriented work environment and focus on work-life balance. Team outings, lunches, concerts, challenges are commonplace in our daily lives  look forward to speaking with you about your career at ECA.

ECA provides full-time employees with a robust benefits package including three weeks paid time off, and 11 paid federal holidays. In addition, we offer a 401k plan with company match, above average subsidized health, dental plans, and more. Additional compensation details for this position are listed below.

About the Position:

ECA has an immediate opening for an experienced Director of Grid Integration to lead our interconnection strategy and execution across ECA’s growing portfolio of community solar and energy storage projects. The Director of Grid Integration will report directly to the Chief Operations Officer and work closely with the Development and Operations team. This person will serve as ECA’s primary subject matter expert and point of contact for all grid interconnection matters, managing the full lifecycle of interconnection applications across multiple utility territories and ensuring our projects advance through the queue efficiently and on schedule.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the end-to-end interconnection process for all ECA projects, from initial feasibility and application submission through an executed Interconnection Agreement (IA)
• Evaluate interconnection feasibility during project origination and site selection, providing go/no-go guidance to the Development team based on grid capacity and upgrade cost analysis
• Serve as ECA’s primary point of contact with utilities, ISOs, and regulatory bodies on all grid interconnection matters
• Review, interpret, and negotiate interconnection study results (Feasibility, System Impact, and Facilities Studies), identifying risks and cost drivers and developing mitigation strategies
• Track and manage interconnection queue positions across multiple utility territories, proactively identifying scheduling risks and opportunities
• Coordinate with ECA’s engineers and third-party engineering consultants to ensure electrical designs align with utility interconnection requirements and study assumptions
• Monitor and interpret evolving utility tariffs, FERC orders, state interconnection rules, and queue reform initiatives, advising internal stakeholders on their impact to ECA’s project pipeline
• Participate in industry working groups related to interconnection
• Manage relationships with external interconnection consultants, legal counsel, and utility representatives throughout the interconnection process
• Develop and maintain internal tools, templates, and processes to improve interconnection tracking, reporting, and knowledge management across the organization

Required Attributes:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a closely related technical field
• 8+ years of experience managing renewable energy interconnection processes, with demonstrated success navigating distribution-level interconnection in multiple utility territories
• Deep understanding of utility interconnection tariffs, study processes and interconnection agreement structures for projects in the 1–20 MW range
• Proven track record of coordinating with utilities and navigating the full interconnection queue process from application through IA execution
• Strong technical foundation in power systems, including distribution system protection, power flow analysis, and grid upgrade requirements
• Experience…