Senior Engineer, Interconnection
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, 22904, USA
Listed on 2026-10-22
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Job Type: Exempt, Salaried | Full-Time, Permanent
Location: United States – Remote / Onsite at Charlottesville office – East Coast Preferred
Reports To: Director, Interconnection and Grid Strategies
ABOUT TERRAFORM POWERTerra Form Power is a leading owner, operator, and producer of renewable energy across North America. As a portfolio company of Brookfield Renewable, we own and operate approximately 2,200 MW of utility-scale wind, solar, and battery energy storage facilities across 15 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada.
Headquartered in New York City, Terra Form Power is committed to delivering reliable, innovative renewable energy solutions that help customers achieve their clean energy goals. Our experienced team manages every aspect of our operations – from power generation and asset management to commercial energy solutions – ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient performance of our renewable energy facilities.
At Terra Form Power, our people are at the heart of our success. We foster a culture built on safety, integrity, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, while investing in the development of our employees and supporting the communities where we operate through environmental stewardship, charitable giving, and meaningful local partnerships. If you're passionate about renewable energy and want to make a lasting impact on the future of clean power, we invite you to join our team.
ROLESUMMARY
The Senior Interconnection Engineer supports the Real Estate Origination, Development, and Delivery teams from siting strategy through project construction for Greenfield and Repower projects. This role leads grid injection analysis and studies, estimates interconnection costs and schedules, develops standard processes & tools, and manages interconnection databases. The Senior Interconnection Engineer also serves as a technical resource for Interconnection Engineers, driving continuous improvement in interconnection processes, tools, and knowledge-sharing across the team.
The position requires a strategic approach to identifying financially attractive and technically feasible points of interconnection on the transmission grid in assigned regions, as well as the tactical execution of a portfolio of interconnection queue positions underpinning the company’s project pipeline through construction.
This position supports projects through construction by negotiating and executing Interconnection Agreements, aligning milestone schedules with equipment procurement and construction timelines, and coordinating closely with Utility and EPC partners throughout. The role also ensures compliance with interconnection agreement obligations during construction and supports seamless integration into commercial operations.
The Senior Interconnection Engineer reports directly to the Director, Interconnection and Grid Strategies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Supports the Real Estate Origination team to identify technically feasible and economically advantageous interconnection points on the grid
- Submits interconnection requests to the applicable utility/ISO/RTO
- Works with consultants to prepare power flow, dynamic, and fault models for interconnection requests
- Interprets interconnection study results and negotiates with the utility to achieve economic interconnection solutions
- Supports the Development Team by acting as subject matter expect on development items that involve interconnection processes, infrastructure, cost, and additional work as needed
- Supports the Delivery Team by aligning project milestones, ensuring compliance with interconnection agreements and regulations, and submitting necessary documentation to utility/ISO/RTOReviews interconnection agreements to ensure schedules, cost, equipment, and…
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