Entry-Level Project Manager Associate-Interconnection Engineer
Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking an Entry-Level Project Manager Associate-Interconnection Engineer. This role involves managing interconnection-related engineering items, coordinating with internal teams and external clients, and ensuring compliance with project agreements to achieve commercial operation dates.
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 with company partners
- Communicate with Transmission Owners and Operators (TO) and Power Purchasing Agreement Clients to align all deliverables to physically achieve COD
- Monitor changes in interconnection processes for their assigned ISO(s)
- Track deliverables for PPAs and IAs
- Communicate with company partners on any changes in ISO requirements for interconnecting plants
- Work with engineering parties to ensure technical items of PPA and IA are met in plant design
- Support the joint testing with parties as main point of contact to the (TO, ISO and PPA Clients)
- Weekly status reporting of Interconnection submittal status and project planning to meet PPA and IA dates
- Monthly monitoring and reporting of interconnection queue position milestones
Skills
- Associate's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field
- 0 or more years of experience managing engineering and construction projects with responsibility for budget oversight and execution
- Knowledge of ISO tariffs and pro forma and non pro forma contracts
- 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
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Understanding of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems
- Electrical Engineering background with emphasis on Power Systems Engineering
- Professional experience with interconnection engineering
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions
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