Grid Connection Manager

BayWa r.e. EMEA; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution! This exciting role offers the opportunity to work with a team of experts in grid connections, managing utility-scale projects across Great Britain. You'll be pivotal in shaping successful grid connection outcomes, collaborating with various stakeholders to maximise project value and mitigate risks. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, this position promises a dynamic work environment where your contributions will help drive the energy transition. If you're enthusiastic about making a difference in the renewable energy sector, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance Cover

Company Pension Scheme

Yearly Discretionary Performance Bonus

Mental Health First Aid support

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to online benefits portal

Qualifications

• Degree-level education in a suitable technical subject is required.
• Experience with regulated network companies or other utility businesses is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage successful delivery of grid connection outcomes for renewable energy projects.
• Liaise with network companies to optimise grid connection solutions.
• Provide technical assistance during project development and construction.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Contract management

Communication skills

Electrical power systems knowledge

Grid connection process knowledge

Experience with regulated network companies

Education

Degree in a suitable technical subject

Job description

BayWa r.e. UK Limited is part of the international BayWa r.e. group of renewable energy businesses, with our main office based in Edinburgh, and with other locations in Cork and Glasgow. The BayWa r.e. UK team focuses on wind project development, acquisition and construction, both in the UK and Ireland. We are excellent listeners and offer a wide range of solutions, perfectly tailored to your specific requirements.

About the role

Working with a team of grid connections experts and engineers, this role will take responsibility for shaping and delivering successful grid connection outcomes for a GB-wide portfolio of renewable energy assets, from early site identification through to construction and delivery. The role holder will become an integral part of multi-disciplinary project delivery teams; and will therefore be best located close to our main GB offices in Edinburgh or Glasgow, where both hybrid and fully office-based working is supported.

This role will suit an enthusiastic and organised individual, someone driven to make a difference in tackling decarbonisation as part of a team. The role holder will be expected to have an eye for detail, to be professional and tenacious in following-up outstanding tasks, with a willingness to work flexibly and to prioritise in accordance with the needs of our renewable energy projects. Deep subject matter expertise is not assumed, but a willingness to learn from our experienced team is essential.

What you will do

1. Reporting to the UK Grid Connections Manager, manage the successful delivery of grid connection outcomes for utility-scale wind, solar and storage projects in GB, with scope for involvement in other technologies and international projects as the need arises.
2. Liaise with relevant network companies (DNOs, TOs, NESO) to optimise grid connection solutions, maximise project value and mitigate connection risks.
3. Manage the grid application process and queue management process for assigned projects.
4. Manage grid-related contracts, ensuring key milestones and obligations are understood and tackled by the relevant project team, and support the UK Grid Connections Manager in accurately capturing project grid liabilities.
5. Provide technical assistance during project development and construction. Ensure the factors influencing and influenced by the grid connection are considered.
6. Support the optimisation of project connection design and cost; including connection feasibility, design optioneering and delivery model assessment.
7. Ensure that project designs meet all the technical grid code compliance requirements, liaising with the relevant specialists.
8. Review any network restrictions or curtailment analysis to assess the export constraints over the life span of a specific scheme.
9. Project responsibilities will be matched to experience, with opportunities to learn and develop alongside our team of highly experienced grid specialists.

What you’ll need to succeed (Mandatory)

The ideal candidate demonstrates:

1. Commercial awareness and contract management acuity.
2. High degree of organisation and crisp communication skills.
3. Familiarity with electrical power systems and regulated procedures are sought, specifically:
4. GB grid connection process and related electricity regulation.
5. Grid charging and transmission cancellation charges.
6. Technical features of transmission and distribution networks.
7. Experience of working with regulated network companies or other utility businesses.
8. Degree-level education in a suitable technical subject.

What’s in it for you?

• Being part of a highly motivated ever-growing and multicultural team that drives forward the energy revolution.
• Innovative and fast-changing market and working environment.
• Hybrid Working.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Life Assurance Cover.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Yearly Discretionary Performance Bonus Scheme.
• Mental Health First Aid support.
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides all employees with 24/7 access to telephone and online counselling.
• Access to an online benefits portal which includes travel and shopping discounts, healthy living advice & a financial well-being resource bank.

Benefits can vary depending on the location and are not legally binding.

About BayWa r.e.

BayWa r.e. is the home for change makers. We r.e.think energy – how it is produced, stored and can be best used to enable the global renewable energy transition that is essential to the future of our planet. At BayWa r.e. we effect change globally. With locations in 30 countries, we have over 4,500 people already working across the world, collaborating with local businesses to proactively shape the future of the energy sector.

You matter to us

At BayWa r.e. we are fully committed to fostering equity and inclusion and embrace diversity, of all our people, both present and those yet to join us! We welcome applications from everyone, irrespective of gender, gender identity, national origin, religion, social-, cultural-, or ethnic-background, sex, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other status protected by appropriate law. All hiring decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. We are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer for all by providing an inclusive environment free of discrimination or harassment.

Your Contact

Tracy Lincoln [phone]

Do you want to work towards a brighter future?

At BayWa r.e. we’re the planet’s renewable energy champions. Together, we’re taking a fresh look at how power is produced, stored, and used to meet the challenges of climate change.

We’re making an impact across the world with over 5 GW of energy projects delivered and 10.5 GW of renewable energy under our management.