Grid Connections Manager

Role Description

We are seeking to appoint a Grid Connections Manager to play a leading role in securing and managing grid connections for our generation and demand projects at both distribution and transmission level. The Grid Connections Manager will be expected to manage the full lifecycle of connection activity from feasibility studies, to submitting applications, through to the review and interpretation of connection offers, administering the necessary payments, and managing the grid connection programme.

The Grid Connections Manager will operate within an increasingly complex commercial environment shaped by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) and Distribution Network Operators (DNOs). It is therefore critical that the postholder can effectively navigate the new requirements of NESO’s recent Connections Reform initiative to acquire and maintain a place in the connections queue.

This role will be responsible for coordinating all grid connection activity across the portfolio, including both generation and demand projects, as well as the use and supervision of external technical specialists to undertake detailed electrical engineering assessments where required.

The role will also include responsibility for understanding and supporting compliance with relevant grid and renewable technology regulatory requirements for our various operational and development projects, across a range of renewable technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of pre-application assessment process for all of GreenPower’s generation and demand projects.
• Management of connection application processes for all renewable technologies including onshore wind, solar, battery storage, hydrogen and EV. There will also be co-location of technologies in some sites.
• Advisory support to the development & construction teams in the post-acceptance processes to coordinate the grid connection.
• Maintaining compliance with the connection arrangements.
• Reporting on grid progress, both through written status reports and verbal / graphical presentations at project meetings.
• Supporting development project managers by providing design and other technical information to support the development of projects and the planning process.

Essential Criteria

• Degree-level qualification, ideally in electrical engineering or a related discipline. Candidates with alternative qualifications may be considered where supported by relevant career progression in the energy industry.
• Experience with the UK grid system and how it governed in the relationships amongst the various parties.
• Experience with all of the processes for application and administration of grid applications.
• Experience in grid and power regulatory matters, including the grid code.
• Experience of how the environmental, technical, and commercial aspects of projects interact.
• Experience of project management processes, including planning, budget control and reporting.
• Hold a full, current driving licence valid for driving in the UK.

Key Terms & Conditions

Salary: Salary dependent on experience (expected to be in the range of £40-60k per annum).

Contracted hours: 37.5 hours per week.

Location of work: This post will be based at the e-Centre, Cooperage Way, Alloa, FK10 3LP.

Annual leave: This post carries a holiday entitlement of 25 days personal leave, plus 12 statutory holidays / office closure days per annum.

Sick pay: Entitlement to occupational sick pay.

Pension: GreenPower operates and auto-enrolment pension scheme with the Employer contribution of 3% of gross salary. This is subject to pension auto-enrolment rules and therefore a small contribution may also be required from employees depending on your applicable salary. Salary sacrifice available.

Non-contractual benefits

• Private health insurance (with the option to add partner / family members on at a cost). Private health insurance is a benefit in kind and therefore subject to tax.
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme.
• Team bonus scheme.

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