Grid Connection Manager – France

Position: Grid Connection Manager – France

Location: Paris

Who are we recruiting for:

Our client are a renewable energy producer with over a decade-long trajectory of sustainable growth. They develop, build, and operate renewable energy projects for the long-term, focusing on providing green, affordable electricity to their customers and acting as a true social citizen in the communities where they operate. Their global capacity of over 10GW, including a development pipeline of more than 6GW, spans the globe from North and South America to Europe and Asia. They continue to expand their footprint through the acquisition, development, and conversion of solar, wind, and storage projects worldwide.

What will you be doing:

• Active engagement with REE and DNOs on pre-app meetings and budget offers to glean market-leading intelligence on the availability of connections
• Working with OEMs to gather the information required for applications
• Supervise application forms and associated documents for distribution network connection applications
• Including power system studies (load flow, fault level studies, etc)
• Regularly meeting REE/DNOs to track progress with developments
• Submitting Mod Apps and variations to DNO connection offers as required
• Overseeing electrical/power system studies to assess, for example, fault rides through, voltage step change, and/or earthing design to de-risk developments as required in advance of construction.
• Preparing handover documentation for our construction team
• Reviewing accepted transmission and distribution grid connection offers
• Liaising with developers and REE/DNOs to understand the current status and delivery programs for grid connections
• Critically assessing SLDs prepared by developers and corresponding general arrangement drawings to ensure their suitability
• Ongoing evaluation of our in-house processes to maintain our scaling speed
• Ensure projects’ transition into construction is seamless

Are you the ideal candidate?

• Experience with grid connections/ power systems of DNO, TSO
• Technical expertise in electricity transmission/distribution, either system planning or commercial
• 3+ years in a technical role working on electricity projects, ideally including submission or review of grid connection applications at the distribution or transmission level
• Electrical engineering background preferred (you may have a postgraduate degree in a relevant topic instead of industry experience).

What’s in it

-Competitive Salary basic

-Additional bonus

-Pension Scheme

-Unique career progression

-Industry growth

Who we are

Executive Integrity is a global executive search and recruitment consultancy for a more sustainable world with a focus on talent within the Green Technology and Renewable Energy sectors. We give a proportion of all our profits to Friends of the Earth International, a charity that helps to create environmentally sustainable and socially just sociates.