Solar Interconnection Specialist

VA Masters; Malolos; Remote; PHP 6,309,000 - 10,095,000; Full time

Job summary

vamasters, Inc. seeks a Senior Solar and Battery Permitting and Interconnection Specialist to own permitting and interconnection for solar and battery projects across Texas and California.

You will move projects from first submission through final approval and PTO, clearing corrections along the way and ensuring accurate status for every project. You will manage utility and AHJ portals, identify blockers, and translate requirements into actionable steps for installers and PMs, while maintaining

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience managing solar and battery permitting and utility interconnection in Texas and California.
• Proven track record clearing corrections and advancing projects to final approval and PTO.
• Direct experience with utilities such as Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas, TNMP, PG&E, SCE and SDG&E.
• Experience navigating AHJs across multiple jurisdictions independently.
• Strong ability to read plan packages and communicate requirements clearly.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, submit, monitor, and follow up on permit and interconnection applications through PTO.
• Work utility and AHJ portals to pull correspondence and track deadlines.
• Identify blockers and outline steps to move stalled applications forward.
• Translate requirements into actionable steps for installers, designers, and PMs with deadlines.
• Verify field work, gather evidence, and confirm status with relevant parties.
• Call/email utilities and inspectors to resolve issues.
• Review packages and diagrams for missing or inconsistent information and coordinate fixes.
• Determine correct processes for unfamiliar jurisdictions without help.
• Keep project management systems updated with status, blockers, actions, and deadlines.
• Report status clearly as submitted, accepted, approved, inspected, and PTO.

Skills

Solar & battery permitting

Utility interconnection

Texas utilities (Oncor/CenterPoint/AEP

AHJ permitting processes

Project tracking & documentation

English communication (written & oral)

Remote-work discipline

Move projects to PTO/approval

Cross-team coordination with engineers

Job description

Job Summary

A solar or battery project only reaches the grid when its paperwork does, and a Senior Solar and Battery Permitting and Interconnection Specialist will make sure ours gets there. You will own permitting and utility interconnection for our solar and battery storage projects across Texas and California. Recent, hands‑on experience moving projects from first submission through final approval and permission to operate (PTO), clearing corrections along the way and keeping every project status accurate, makes for the ideal candidate. You will be the person our team trusts to know exactly where each project stands and what it takes to move it forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, submit, monitor, and follow up on permit and interconnection applications, revisions, correction responses, inspection requests, and closeout documentation through final approval and PTO
• Work utility and AHJ portals to pull correspondence, spot missing requirements, upload the correct documents, track deadlines, and confirm each submission was received and accepted
• Pick up stalled or incomplete applications, read their full history, identify the real blocker, and outline the steps needed to move them forward
• Turn utility requirements, plan review comments, and failed inspection notices into clear instructions for installers, electricians, designers, and project managers, stating the required correction, supporting photos or documents, responsible person, and deadline
• Verify that requested field work was done, gather the evidence, send it to the right party, and confirm the resulting status
• Call and email utilities, permitting offices, inspectors, and internal teams to clarify requirements and resolve issues
• Review permit packages, site plans, single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, inspection records, and installation photos for missing or inconsistent information, and coordinate fixes with our design and field teams
• Figure out the correct permitting and interconnection process for unfamiliar jurisdictions without help
• Keep our project management system and project files current with each project's real stage, last activity, blocker, next action, responsible person, deadline, and next follow-up date, with every approval and piece of correspondence saved to the project
• Report status precisely, clearly separating submitted, accepted, approved, inspected, and authorized to operate

Mandatory Skills

• Recent, hands‑on experience personally managing solar and battery permitting and utility interconnection in both Texas and California
• Proven track record of clearing corrections and moving projects through final approval and permission to operate
• Direct experience working with Texas and California utilities such as Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas, TNMP, PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E
• Demonstrated experience across multiple cities, counties, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), with the ability to work out the process for a new jurisdiction independently
• Confident navigation of utility interconnection and AHJ permitting portals
• Working knowledge of permit packages, site plans, single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, inspection records, and installation photos
• Clear understanding of the difference between an application being submitted, accepted, approved, inspected, and authorized to operate
• Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English and confidence calling utilities, permitting offices, and inspectors
• Careful about quality, quick to respond, and self‑reliant in a remote setup
• Disciplined follow‑through, treating a task as complete only once the outcome is verified
• Accurate and consistent project tracking and documentation habits

Preferred Skills

• Hands‑on experience with most or all of the utilities listed above
• Familiarity with California's Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) interconnection requirements
• Knowledge of interconnection processes for Texas utilities in the ERCOT market
• Working knowledge of NEC requirements as they apply to solar and battery storage installations
• Experience handling permitting requirements specific to battery energy storage systems
• Experience using project management or CRM systems to track permitting and interconnection pipelines
• Can keep a high volume of active projects in motion at the same time without letting any stall

Why Join Us

Join a team that values ownership, accuracy, and follow-through. You will be trusted as the go‑to expert for permitting and interconnection, with the autonomy to run your pipeline your way and real room to grow as our project volume expands.