Director, Transmission & Interconnection Strategy

Avangrid; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits and growth opport

Generous performance-based bonuses

12% 401(k) match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development and career-ou

clear career-advancement pathways

Job summary

AVANGRID POWER, LLC seeks a Director of Transmission/Interconnection to lead national interconnection and transmission strategies across U.S. ISOs/RTOs.

The role negotiates interconnection agreements, manages contracts, and guides a team of analysts while coordinating with generators, utilities, and regulators. The position requires deep knowledge of FERC, ISO tariffs, and transmission development, with a background in renewable energy project delivery.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in negotiation of interconnection agreements with consideration of a renewable projects' overall schedule and risk profile.
• Thorough knowledge of ISO tariff procedures and schedule for generator interconnections, applicable engineering, work practices and procedures, and safety requirements.
• Knowledge of Federal, ISO, FERC and state interconnection, market and transmission development, planning, interconnection and operating procedures.
• Strong ability to understand and communicate complex issues verbally and in writing.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with personnel at various levels within ISO, other transmission owners, members, and generation owners.
• Project management skills.
• Demonstrate expertise in relationship/team building and key stakeholder relationship building.
• Demonstrate ability to influence and lead others.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Avangrid Power Origination, Development, Project Delivery, Asset Management and Policy groups to align interconnection and transmission strategies and spend with greenfield development projects overall schedules.
• Develop and execute interconnection and transmission strategies across all U.S. ISOs and RTOs in support of Avangrid Renewables' national business plan.
• Represent Avangrid Renewables' transmission and interconnection strategy before transmission owners, ISOs/RTOs, and regulatory stakeholders across the country.
• Manage internal work procedures for interconnecting generators consistent with established Avangrid Renewables policy and business goals.
• Originating, negotiating and coordinating all new interconnection agreements, studies with ISO's and third parties in accordance with regional tariffs and FERC orders.
• Management of existing interconnection agreements ensuring efficient and effective compliance with operational, financial and administrative terms and conditions.
• Support the Senior Director in executive-level activities, including financing readiness, common facilities agreement strategy and execution, and FERC filing support.
• Manage relationships with transmission owners and ISO/RTOS by participating in key conferences, boards, and taskforces to develop opportunities for collaboration.
• Regular collaboration meetings with key internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely information exchange.
• Lead and develop a team of interconnection analysts, providing coaching, performance feedback, and professional development to build technical capability and succession readiness.
• Set priorities, direct day-to-day work, and manage team workload and resources across regions to ensure timely, accurate execution of transmission and interconnection deliverables.
• Provide strategic direction to the team, ensuring coverage, technical support, and prioritization across all U.S. ISO/RTO regions as workload and business priorities require.
• Promote a collaborative, accountable team environment that supports knowledge sharing, cross-training, and consistent process execution.

Skills

Negotiation

ISO tariff procedures

Communication

Project management

Relationship building

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

10+ years experience

Job description

AVANGRID POWER, LLC seeks a Director of Transmission/Interconnection to lead national interconnection and transmission strategies across U.S. ISOs/RTOs.

The role negotiates interconnection agreements, manages contracts, and guides a team of analysts while coordinating with generators, utilities, and regulators. The position requires deep knowledge of FERC, ISO tariffs, and transmission development, with a background in renewable energy project delivery.