Grid Engineer

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK-based renewable energy company is seeking a Grid Engineer for their London team. The position involves identifying grid opportunities for solar, wind, and battery storage projects and requires strong technical and project management skills. The ideal candidate will have an engineering background, preferably in Electrical, along with excellent abilities to manage relationships with industry stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Ability to identify grid capacity and create technical documentation.
• Understanding of energy developments related to the distribution and transmission grid.
• Comfortable initiating contact with industry stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop opportunities on the distribution and transmission grid.
• Manage the grid application (G99) process and communicate with DNOs.
• Stay updated with regulations and technology developments related to grid reform.

Skills

Grid capacity identification

Relationship building

Understanding of grid reform

Technical documentation creation

Project management

Education

Engineering degree – Electrical preference

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

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OXBO are delighted to be working with a leading UK based, multi-technology (Solar/BESS/Wind) renewable energy IPP to add a Grid Engineer to their team in London.

The company are well-funded, with a lean team, that can quickly adapt to changes in market conditions, so are well placed to profit from the upcoming grid reforms in the industry

The Role

This role will identify and develop opportunities on the distribution and transmission grid suitable for delivering against company strategy. It will involve a lot of working with DNOs ,TNOs, ICPs, and EPCs in order to deliver projects ready for development.

• Identify and qualify grid capacity suitable for BESS, solar, wind and other technology projects
• Develop strategies for green field projects, existing projects and project acquisitions, with a robust understanding of the impact of the timing of grid connections, connection costs and ongoing network charges/revenues at distribution and transmission level
• Originate, submit, and manage the grid application (G99) process
• Collaborate with the legal team to oversee the delivery of accurate and complete agreements
• Manage project pipeline by communicating with DNOs/IDNOs/ICPs/EPCs as necessary for the development team to develop the project to ”shovel ready” status
• Stay up to date with applicable regulations and technology development as they relate to the development of the energy generation, storage and relevant industrial demand projects, with a particular emphasis on grid reform (including with respect to queue management and charging)
• Take ownership of the grid aspects of assigned projects, including managing deadlines, multiple project objectives, project timelines, and success criteria for each
• Attend industry and engagement conferences and events to maintain relationship with DNOs/IDNOs/TNOs/ICPs

Requirements

• Ability to identify grid capacity, create required technical documentation for successful applications
• Comfortable initiating contact and building relationships with the DNOs and industry stakeholders
• Understanding of the distribution and transmission grid as they relate to energy developments and industrial demand
• Knowledge of grid reform, upgrade and reinforcements projects
• AutoCAD (ability to create SLDs and land plans)
• Engineering degree – Electrical preference (or equivalent experience)