Consultant, Renewable Energy Connections (Customer Energy Integration) (61854)

National Grid • New York • 5d ago

About us

National Grid is hiring a Consultant, Renewable Energy Connections (CEI) for our Upstate NY Customer Energy Integration team. This role can be based in Albany NY, Buffalo NY, or Syracuse NY location.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

Job Purpose

National Grid is looking for a customer-facing professional who will own and manage the relationship with distributed generation (DG) applicants throughout the company’s interconnection process. Successful candidates will have strong interpersonal, technical and project management skills.

The successful candidate will enable customer sponsored DG projects to be interconnected with consideration for customer experience, cost effectiveness, and technical requirements within state regulated timelines.

The professional will act as the customer’s primary point of contact guiding them through regulatory, legislative, and technical obligations from the preliminary stages of complex electric projects through interconnection. This includes obtaining and interpreting technical documentation, assisting customers with evaluating the feasibility of projects, performing preliminary screenings/feasibility reviews, coordinating for detailed studies, drafting contractual agreements, and facilitating interconnections with multiple internal and external stakeholders throughout the application and construction process.

The candidate will also be expected to provide outreach and educate others on DG initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

Manage DG projects with business partners, customers, external vendors, contractors and consultants to ensure timely delivery of utility services and completion of the project.
Conduct engineering screenings/feasibility reviews, maintain work management system and update procedures to support the design solutions that enhance Distributed Generation programs

Develop and maintain effective relationships with network strategy, account development, inside and outsides sales, regulatory, energy product & program management, jurisdictional teams and external vendors in order to facilitate communications, integrate work and ensure the successful delivery of company’s products and programs.
Challenge existing policies and procedures to continuously seek ways to enhance customer service and cost-effectiveness.
Coordinate internal and external resources assigned to perform comprehensive engineering studies (i.e. Impact, CESIR, etc), commissioning analysis and reports in order to ensure timely delivery of DG projects per applicable jurisdictional tariffs.
Provide technical guidance in order to share knowledge and increase understanding
Follow developments in Distributed Generation and Renewable Energy technologies in order to identify business impact.

Ensure projects are following appropriate accounting procedures.
Negotiate, develop and administer all aspects of interconnection related agreements.
Provide energy efficiency and growth leads to the sales organization as applicable.
Represent National Grid as needed in various industry associations.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline required
Work experience in Renewable Energies/Distributed Generation or Utility industry preferred.
PE, DGCP and/or PMP certification desired
Familiarity with power system components, engineering drawings, and project management
Familiarity with regulatory policies and interconnection related standards
Able to read schematics, one-lines and recommend/oversee changes to documentation
Working knowledge of Geographic Information System (GIS) or ability to be trained
Excellent organizational, data management, computer and both verbal and written communication skills
Ability to understand theory behind policies and processes
Understands the importance of procedures and standards of working and demonstrates the ability to give directions or demonstrations with clear reasons and rationales.
Be a coordinator for technical DG items that may arise with the National Grid customers
Good knowledge of DG system design practices and installation standards or ability to learn
Valid Driver's license is required.