Director, Transmission and Interconnection

Treaty Oak Clean Energy • Austin, TX

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About The Position

Treaty Oak Clean Energy (Treaty Oak) is a utility-scale clean energy platform headquartered in Austin, Texas, focused on developing, commercializing, constructing, and operating utility-scale solar plus battery storage projects in targeted U.S. energy markets. Our mission is to create a sustainable future by providing clean, low-cost energy solutions to the grid, benefiting energy consumers, communities, and generations to come. Treaty Oak features an experienced management team with a track record of developing and commercializing 10 GW+ of utility-scale power projects and a collective 100+ years’ experience across critical competencies, including power markets, offtake structuring, design, engineering and real estate, with such expertise being put towards our 15+ GW portfolio of utility scale renewable energy projects across the U.S., including 485 MW of in-construction and operational projects. Treaty Oak is a wholly-owned portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management (Macquarie), one of the world’s largest infrastructure managers with $600 billion under management, pairing Treaty Oak’s renewables development expertise with Macquarie’s capital backing and global leadership in advancing the energy transition. Treaty Oak is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director, Transmission and Interconnection, to join our team. The successful candidate will demonstrate deep industry knowledge, superior communication skills, and detail-oriented organizational abilities. This role reports to the VP, Transmission and Interconnection and plays a critical part in leading interconnection strategy and execution for utility-scale solar and storage projects across multiple ISO and vertically integrated markets.

Requirements

• 8–10 years of relevant experience in interconnection, project development, or transmission planning.
• Experience at an IPP, utility, ISO/RTO, or consulting firm is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• Proficient in one of PSSe, PSLF, PowerWorld, TARA
• Demonstrated experience submitting projects into interconnection queues and executing LGIA processes.
• Familiarity with OASIS/OATI and atleast one economic modeling software (UPLAN,Promod, Probe or PLEXOS)

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through the interconnection process from project inception through Commercial Operation for utility-scale solar and storage projects in ISO markets (SPP preferred) and vertically integrated markets (WECC preferred).
• Evaluate transmission and interconnection strategies, tariffs, integrated resource plans, costs, timelines, queue positions, and processes across a variety of markets; provide strategy and recommendations to project teams.
• Coordinate all interconnection requirements including applications, studies, agreements, and post-IA project execution milestones.
• Negotiate interconnection study results and interconnection agreements with utilities toward favorable project outcomes.
• Lead communication and build relationships with utilities and ISOs; track interconnection progress to ensure timely and cost-effective project completion.
• Identify optimal interconnection locations in target markets based on cross-functional siting criteria.
• Track changes to interconnection tariffs, business practice manuals, and key transmission upgrades in target markets.
• Drive high-involvement participation in stakeholder and regulatory processes, representing the company in proceedings and working groups.
• Manage and coordinate consultant engagement across interconnection and transmission workstreams.
• Apply proficiency in Greenfield development and M&A processes to support project evaluation and acquisition diligence.
• Collaborate on interconnection milestones with cross-functional teams including Development, Land, Legal, Permitting, Finance, Procurement, HV Engineering, and Construction.
• Track milestones in interconnection agreements, security postings, and coordinate utility meetings for project design, engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Ability to read and negotiate complex legal contracts including Interconnection Agreements, Oversight Transfer Agreements, Facility Construction Agreements, Engineering and Procurement Agreements.
• Independently perform injection capacity studies, review powerflow cases, analyze contingency analysis results using a powerflow software

Benefits

• The salary for this position is highly competitive and commensurate with experience.
• unlimited paid time off
• paid holidays
• cell-phone stipend
• 401K
• Life Insurance
• a fully paid health benefits plan for employees, including Medical, Dental, and Vision.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director