Director, Transmission & Interconnection
$190,750–$190,750 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Lead portfolio interconnection and transmission strategy by setting queue approaches, study priorities, and mitigation plans aligned to project value and energization timelines. Drive execution of interconnection applications with utilities and ISO/RTOs, managing schedule, deliverable quality, and issue resolution while tracking cost and schedule exposure. Build and coach a high-performing team of interconnection professionals and external consultants, ensuring clear ownership across disciplines like cost forecasting and network upgrades. Partner with Development, Engineering, and Commercial to integrate interconnection leadership into site selection, permitting, and financing readiness. Implement scalable tools and processes to improve speed and consistency, including standardized review checklists and automated tracking.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, power systems engineering, or a related discipline
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in transmission planning, interconnection, grid integration, or power system studies for utility-scale generation and/or storage projects
- Minimum of 5 years in a Director-level role, focused on building and implementing tools and processes to support the proactive management, execution, and reporting of interconnection project status, schedule, cost, risk, forecasting, and constraints
- At least 5 years of direct people leadership experience, including responsibility for coaching, work allocation, quality review, and performance feedback
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree
- Demonstrated ability to model Vesper's values, Accountability, Respect, Courage, Collaboration, and Continuous Improvement, through day to day behaviors (e.g., flags risks early, communicates directly, involves the right stakeholders early, and documents and shares learnings)
- Ability to translate portfolio strategy into an interconnection execution plan with clear priorities, milestones, resourcing, and trade offs
- Deep expertise in utility and ISO and RTO interconnection processes, including queue strategy, study phases, deliverables, and schedule and cost drivers
- Strong technical capability in power system analysis and modeling oversight, including validating assumptions, reviewing consultant outputs, and explaining results and impacts clearly
- Strong judgment and risk management discipline, including early identification of constraints and cost exposure, documentation of assumptions, and escalation with options and recommendations
- Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining a high-performing team of interconnection professionals, ensuring accountability for both individual projects and specialty knowledge areas
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results through a team, including setting expectations, coaching, and addressing performance issues promptly and fairly
- Ability to influence without authority and drive cross functional decisions to closure while preventing rework and surprises
- Experience managing third party consultants and technical advisors, including scope, quality, schedule and budget accountability, and acceptance criteria
- Process improvement mindset, including building repeatable workflows, templates, dashboards, and automation that improve quality and cycle time
- Clear executive communication skills, including concise portfolio reporting and decision ready summaries for senior leadership
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