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Project Manager -Interconnection Engineering & Power Systems Domain

Job Title: Project Manager - Interconnection Engineering & Power Systems DomainJob Location :Juno Beach,FLJob Type:Long-term ContractJob DescriptionWork with internal teams to manage the interconnection related engineering items. This position will be expected to understand interconnection process from application through Commercial Operation and become a Subject Matter Expert for their assigned ISO(s).Work with corporate office, engineering, construction and commissioning teams to coordinate submittals and interconnection deliverables with the Transmission Owners (TO) and Operators (ISO) and Power Purchasing Agreement Clients. This position will be responsible for reviewing the Purchase Power Agreements and Interconnection Agreements and provide critical engineering feedback to teams negotiating these agreements. The responsibilities will include tracking deliverables and milestones per the requirements of the project agreements and interfacing with the TO, ISO and PPA clients to ensure all items associated with design, performance, telemetry, back-feed, initial synchronization, and Commercial Operation Date are accomplished.Job ResponsibilitiesReview all draft Purchase Power Agreement and Interconnect Agreements for their assigned region.Assess the impact of requirements on the project design and schedule and communicate to internal stakeholders.Interface with Transmission Owners and Operators (TO) and Power Purchasing Agreement Clients to align all deliverables to physically connect, sync and achieve COD.Monitor changes in interconnection processes for their assigned ISO(s).Track deliverables and milestones for PPAs and IAs.Communicate with internal stakeholders on any changes in ISO requirements for interconnecting plants.Work with engineering parties to ensure technical items of PPA and IA are met in plant design.Support the joint testing with parties as a point of contact to the (TO, ISO and PPA Clients).Weekly status reporting of Interconnection submittal status and critical path to meet PPA and IA dates.Monthly monitoring and reporting of interconnection queue position milestones.Required SkillsetsKnowledge of ISO tariffs and pro forma and non pro forma contractsFamiliarity with NERC and FERC technical standards related to transmission and generation interconnectionContract interpretation and management of deliverablesPurchase Power Agreement (PPA) and Interconnect Agreements (IA)Experience with technical review of contracts related to electric power grid industryOrganizational skills to manage critical deliverables to external Transmission entitiesExceptional personal skills to establish professional working relationships with offtaker entitiesUnderstanding of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems will be preferredUnderstanding of electrical metering devices and concepts will be preferred