Grid Connection Engineer – Italian Renewables

UKA – Der Energieparkentwickler; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Home office option

Job summary

UKA Group in Italy seeks a grid connection specialist to join our Italian team in Rome. You will move renewable energy projects from initial screening to commercial operation, coordinating with Terna, DSOs and EPC partners.

You will design practical grid connection solutions, review grid studies, lead stakeholder discussions, and monitor regulatory changes (TICA, CEI, ARERA). A MSc in Engineering with 4–6 years experience and fluency in Italian and English are required.

Qualifications

• MSc in Engineering with 4–6 years of grid connection experience.
• Experience preparing grid access and connection documentation.
• Knowledge of STMG/STMD processes, TICA, Terna Grid Code, CEI 0-16 and GAUDÌ procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Italian and English.
• Valid driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Terna, E-Distribuzione (Enel) and other DSOs from application through to commercial operation (CoD).
• Review STMG/STMD documents and grid studies; lead technical round tables with operators and review sharing agreements and producer agreements.
• Define practical grid connection solutions through technical and economic assessments; identify grid constraints and connection options; lead the connection strategy for new projects.
• Track the Italian transmission grid development plan, regulatory changes (TICA, CEI, ARERA) and assess their impact on UKA's projects.
• Coordinate consultants on load flow, short-circuit, reactive power, protection and dynamic studies; provide input on substations, cables, metering and SCADA; review layouts.
• Build technical and commercial relationships with EPC and design companies; review BoP quotations and elaborate electrical scopes of work.
• Monitor cost, schedule and risk of grid workstream; provide BoP cost inputs to Development and Financial Modeling.
• Contribute grid expertise to acquisitions, due diligence, investment decisions; conduct site visits and report to project management.

Skills

Grid connection

Electrical design

Stakeholder management

Italian/English bilingual

Education

MSc in Engineering

Job description

UKA Group in Italy seeks a grid connection specialist to join our Italian team in Rome. You will move renewable energy projects from initial screening to commercial operation, coordinating with Terna, DSOs and EPC partners.

You will design practical grid connection solutions, review grid studies, lead stakeholder discussions, and monitor regulatory changes (TICA, CEI, ARERA). A MSc in Engineering with 4–6 years experience and fluency in Italian and English are required.