Utility-scale turnkey solar and energy storage development solutions provider.
Principal Planning Engineer
Location
California
Posted
11 days ago
Salary
$180K - $200K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Planning Engineer
Hanwha Renewables
• Lead and perform interconnection planning analysis and economic studies for utility scale solar PV plants and energy storage projects. • Supervise and perform electrical analysis on the utility high voltage transmission system. • Provide due diligence engineering review, statement, and technical feasibility. • Coordinate and manage internal and third-party studies during the pre-acquisition leading technical diligence. • Provide mentorship to junior transmission planning engineers and necessary technical training for performing loadflow injection studies using TARA and PSS/E software.
Job Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical engineering, Master’s, and/or MBA preferred. PE license is preferred but not required.
- Ten (10) years of transmission and interconnection planning experience on renewable projects and at least two years of solar photovoltaic and energy storage utility scale projects.
- Development or transmission planning at a utility, ISO/RTO, or project developer.
- Ability to use proficiently GE PSLF, Siemens PSS/E, PROMOD and AutoCAD software
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously at a dynamic pace, find creative solutions, and communicate with both a technical and non-technical audience.
- Experience communicating / working with utilities, consulting firms, ISO/RTOs, and regulators
- Candidate must possess experience in successfully executing projects from inception thru development and into engineering while providing strong technical direction/guidance in power engineering background (especially having interconnection Tariff background.)
- Some level of experience in performing due diligence for solar and energy storage assets are preferred.
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