
Director, Grid Integration
Cypress Creek Renewables
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Asheville • California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $210,000 - $240,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Screen and qualify potential points of interconnection (POIs) across CCR's national portfolio based on cost, timing, constraint exposure, and upgrade risk — for solar, storage, and co-located large load sites.
- Conduct steady-state power flow analysis using TARA, PSS/E, PowerWorld, or equivalent tools to identify attractive injection capacity and transfer capacity for load.
- Forecast thermal overloads, estimated interconnection costs, and queue timing for projects across PJM, MISO, ERCOT, WECC, and other markets.
- Develop automated tools and workflows to increase the frequency, speed, and accuracy of wide-area and injection screening.
- Develop physical interconnection configuration designs for co-located generation and large load facilities to optimize speed-to-power and project sizing.
- Review and independently replicate ISO/RTO interconnection study results to validate assumptions, identify errors, and challenge upgrade cost allocations where appropriate.
- Identify queue attrition potential that may eliminate or reduce network upgrade requirements, and advise project teams accordingly.
- Play a defining role in shaping CCR's interconnection strategy across ISOs/RTOs by deeply understanding evolving regulatory frameworks and translating them into project configuration and queue positioning recommendations.
- Support project optimization strategies including surplus interconnection, project resizing, and alternative interconnection configurations.
- Develop commercialization strategies for co-located large load and generation facilities.
- Support GIA negotiations by providing technical context and strategic recommendations to project managers and commercial teams.
- Advise senior leadership on the implications of FERC orders, market rule changes, and long-term transmission expansion trends.
- Serve as CCR's technical representative in discussions with ISOs, RTOs, and utilities.
- Partner with Grid Integration Project Managers to track and shape tariff updates, interconnection process reforms, and performance requirement changes in alignment with CCR's commercial priorities.
- Act as CCR's internal subject matter expert on transmission planning and interconnection engineering.
- Partner with development, finance, commercial, and operations teams to define and execute CCR's interconnection value proposition for large load customers.
- Build and maintain internal systems, databases, and workflows that improve transparency, efficiency, and institutional knowledge across the Grid Integration team.
Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering or closely related engineering discipline from an accredited university required.
- 8+ years of transmission planning experience as a utility planner, generation developer, or consulting engineer.
- Prior experience working across multiple ISOs and utilities with detailed knowledge of interconnection study methodologies.
- Proficiency with power flow software (PSS/E, PowerWorld, TARA, or equivalent).
- Python or other programming/scripting experience preferred.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize across multiple simultaneous workstreams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical findings clearly to non-technical audiences.
- Embrace and live by the mission and values of Cypress Creek Renewables.
Benefits
- 15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days, 11 observed holidays.
- 401(k) Match
- Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision and health insurance
- Wellness stipend, family planning stipend, and generous parental leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Phone Bill Reimbursement
- Company Swag
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
transmission planningpower flow analysisinterconnection study methodologiescommercialization strategiesqueue attrition analysisinterconnection configuration designautomated tools developmentthermal overload forecastingPythondata analysis
Soft Skills
organizational skillscommunication skillsstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationleadershipadaptabilityattention to detailproject managementtechnical writing
Certifications
BS in Electrical Engineering