Grid Interconnection Expert

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Your new role As our new Interconnection Expert, you will serve as a trusted advisor to developers, utilities, and other stakeholders navigating the large load or generator interconnection process across major ISO/RTO markets. You will bring a rare combination of regulatory fluency and technical depth, helping our clients anticipate process challenges, respond to study results, and drive projects through to successful queue completion. This is not a role defined by a single ISO or a single project type. Our clients operate across ISO-NE, NYISO, PJM, ERCOT,MISO, and other markets, bringing projects ranging from offshore wind and large-scale solar PV to battery storage. What ties it all together is the need for someone who can bridge regulatory process and power systems engineering with equal confidence. Your key responsibilities will be: - Serve as lead advisor on generator interconnection strategy for a diverse portfolio of renewable energy and storage clients spanning multiple ISO/RTO markets - Navigate and interpret ISO/RTO tariffs, interconnection procedures, and queue reform developments, translating regulatory complexity into actionable client guidance - Review and critically evaluate interconnection feasibility studies, system impact studies, and facility studies, identifying issues and developing response strategies - Coordinate and manage information exchanges between clients, ISOs, and transmission owners throughout the interconnection queue process - Support clients during interconnection agreement negotiations and LGIA/SGIA execution, drawing on both technical and commercial understanding - Monitor evolving FERC policy and ISO/RTO rule changes, including Order 2023 implementation, and advise clients on implications for their project portfolios - Collaborate with internal power systems engineers on interconnection-related modeling, load flow, and short circuit analysis to ensure technical positions are well-grounded - Contribute to business development, proposals, and client presentations, serving as a visible Ramboll subject matter expert in the interconnection space - Mentor junior staff developing expertise in interconnection process and regulatory affairs About you From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. While we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success. These include: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Policy, or a closely related field; advanced degree a plus - Minimum of 5 years of direct experience with ISO/RTO generator interconnection processes, with demonstrated knowledge of queue procedures, study methodologies, and milestone requirements across at least one major market - Proven ability to interpret and apply ISO tariffs, interconnection procedures, and FERC orders in a client advisory context - Technical literacy in power systems sufficient to critically review interconnection study results, engage credibly with utility transmission planners, and collaborate with engineering staff on technical positions - Familiarity with FERC Order 2023 and the evolving landscape of large generator interconnection reform - Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex regulatory and technical issues for non-expert audiences - Demonstrated ability to manage multiple client engagements concurrently across different ISOs and project stages - Professional Engineering (PE) license is a plus but not required; relevant certifications in energy regulation or project management are valued What we can offer you - Flexible work environment - Investment in your development - Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles - Be valued for the unique person you are - Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects - The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company - Opportunity to work across a diverse, high-growth portfolio of renewable energy and storage projects About Ramboll Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow. Work at the heart of sustainable change Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and

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