Grid Code Manager

Acciona Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA Energía seeks a Control Center Back Office Manager to join the System Operations Center in Chicago. Lead control-center procedures, coordinate outages, and ensure compliance with grid codes across ERCOT, PJM and MISO.

You will analyze congestion, support SCADA, and drive safety training while partnering with Regulatory Compliance. Your background includes 5+ years in utility operations, with strong ISO/SCADA knowledge and travel flexibility; Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in electrical engineering or related field; PE is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years in utility, control center, or renewable generation operations.
• Familiarity with grid operations, ISO protocols, and SCADA systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine procedures, tools, and systems for the control center.
• Coordinate grid outages, switching procedures, and ISO interactions with internal and external partners.
• Monitor changes in grid code requirements from ERCOT, PJM, MISO and participate in technical committees.
• Develop strategy to comply with grid code requirements; lead studies and power system modeling using PSCAD and related tools.
• Analyze power flow to mitigate curtailment and congestion.
• Monitor facility performance.
• Develop and support SCADA systems and communications infrastructure.
• Champion safety and training.
• Represent ACCIONA Energía at industry events and act as internal advisor on best practices.

Skills

Grid operations

SCADA systems

Power system modeling

Power flow studies

Communication skills

Travel flexibility

Spanish fluency

Strong IT skills

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

PE license (preferred)

Tools

PSCAD

Panorama

Mosaic

Maximo

Job description

ACCIONA Energía is the biggest 100% renewable energy company with no fossil legacy in the world. With more than 30 years of experience and operations in 20 countries on five continents, ACCIONA Energía offers a wide portfolio of tailored energy solutions so that its corporate and institutional clients can meet their decarbonisation goals. This includes the development, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable power plants -mainly wind and photovoltaic technologies-, energy sales and management and marketing, energy services, self-consumption, electric mobility and new technologies such as storage and green hydrogen. ACCIONA Energía is governed by the most demanding environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria.

At ACCIONA Energía, we are seeking a Control Center Back Office Manager to join our System Operations Center (CECOER) team. This is a key role within our Operations & Maintenance department, responsible for managing the procedures, tools, systems, and resources that support reliable, compliant, and safe operations. You’ll work closely with our Regulatory Compliance team to understand the new grid code requirements and implement them. You will also track and analyze curtailment and congestion causes to mitigate their impact in our assets.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive operational excellence by designing and refining procedures, tools, and systems for our control center
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to coordinate grid outages, switching procedures, and ISO interactions.
• Monitor and analyze grid code requirements changes from regulatory bodies in key markets (ERCOT, PJM, MISO…) participating in the different technical committees and workshops.
• In coordination with the Regulatory Compliance team, design the strategy and tasks to comply with those grid code requirements. Lead and supervise studies, power system analysis and modeling using PSEE, PSCAD, etc
• Analyze power flow analysis to understand and mitigate curtailment and congestion impact in operating assets.
• Monitor facility performance
• Develop and support SCADA systems and communications infrastructure.
• Champion safety and training.
• Represent ACCIONA in industry events and act as an internal advisor on best practices.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Bachelor’s in electrical engineering or related field (advanced degree/P.E. a plus)
• 5+ years in utility, control center, or renewable generation operations
• Familiarity with grid operations, ISO protocols, and SCADA systems
• Familiarity with PSEE, PSCAD and power system simulation tools
• Familiarity with power flow studies and tools like Panorama, Mosaic or similar.
• NERC certification or ability to obtain one
• Strong IT and systems knowledge; Maximo experience is a plus
• Experience in outage coordination and switching/tagging procedures
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Travel flexibility up to 25% (domestic/international)
• Spanish fluency is a plus.

Job Location:

Chicago, IL 60603

As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.