Interconnection Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company; Florida; On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health and Income Protec

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations for Qualifying Position

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC staffing partner seeks an Interconnection Engineer for a 1-year W-2 contract. You will collaborate across corporate, engineering, construction and commissioning teams to manage interconnection deliverables with TO/ISO and clients, reviewing PPAs and IA and feeding technical input into negotiations.

Review regional agreements, assess design impact, and ensure deliverables align to connect and COD.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ISO tariffs and pro forma and non pro forma contracts.
• Familiarity with NERC and FERC technical standards related to transmission and generation interconnection.
• Familiarity with tariff and interconnection processes in CAISO and ERCOT.
• Contract interpretation and management of deliverables.
• Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) and Interconnect Agreements (IA).
• Experience with technical review of contracts related to electric power grid industry.
• Desired: Electrical Engineering preferred with an emphasis in Power Systems Engineering or Professional experience with interconnection engineering.

Responsibilities

• Review all draft Purchase Power Agreement and Interconnect Agreements for their assigned region.
• Assess the impact of requirements on the project design and schedule and communicate to internal stakeholders.
• Interface with Transmission Owners and Operators (TO) and Power Purchasing Agreement Clients to align all deliverables to physically connect, sync and achieve COD.
• Monitor changes in interconnection processes for their assigned ISO(s)
• Track deliverables and milestones for PPAs and IAs
• Work with engineering parties to ensure technical items of PPA and IA are met in plant design.

Skills

ISO tariffs knowledge

NERC standards

FERC standards

CAISO interconnection

ERCOT interconnection

Contract interpretation

PPA & IA understanding

Electrical Engineering background

Education

Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

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A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our professionals each day.

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

We're looking for an Interconnection Engineer on behalf of our client. This is a 1-year contract assignment.(W-2) Work with our teams to manage the interconnection related engineering items. Work with corporate office, engineering, construction and commissioning teams to coordinate submittals and interconnection deliverables with the Transmission Owners (TO) and Operators (ISO) and Power Purchasing Agreement Clients. You will review the Purchase Power Agreements and Interconnection Agreements and provide critical engineering feedback to teams negotiating these agreements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review all draft Purchase Power Agreement and Interconnect Agreements for their assigned region.
• Assess the impact of requirements on the project design and schedule and communicate to internal stakeholders.
• Interface with Transmission Owners and Operators (TO) and Power Purchasing Agreement Clients to align all deliverables to physically connect, sync and achieve COD.
• Monitor changes in interconnection processes for their assigned ISO(s)
• Track deliverables and milestones for PPAs and IAs
• Work with engineering parties to ensure technical items of PPA and IA are met in plant design.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of ISO tariffs and pro forma and non pro forma contracts
• Familiarity with NERC and FERC technical standards related to transmission and generation interconnection.
• Familiarity with tariff and interconnection processes in CAISO and ERCOT.
• Contract interpretation and management of deliverables
• Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) and Interconnect Agreements (IA)
• Experience with technical review of contracts related to electric power grid industry.
• Desired: Electrical Engineering preferred with an emphasis in Power Systems Engineering or Professional experience with interconnection engineering.

Our Safety Pledge to You:

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $40.00/hr. to $45.00/hr.

WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com

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Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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WECTEC LLC and WECTEC Staffing Services LLC are subsidiaries of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC