Day to Day: The Project Engineer will serve as the liaison between developers and our client's interconnection team, ensuring projects run smoothly, on time, and that payments are made. Responsibilities include extensive documentation and communication, keeping our client, Evergreen, developers, and outsourced engineering companies aligned. Additionally, the Project Engineer will update our client's systems like Rio, Smartsheet, and SharePoint.
- The Project Engineer will oversee generator interconnection studies, managing developer requests that can span multiple years, handling re-studies when developers change their data, and more. Key responsibilities include replicating work processes, ensuring all information presented to ERCOT is accurate, managing agreements with developers, and coordinating FIS studies, aiming to complete them within 6-7 months. The Project Engineer will act as a liaison with teams, ensuring developers meet deadlines and compliance requirements, and manage projects, deadlines, and KPIs.
Responsibilities:
- Dedicate time slots with Interconnection Entities (IE)
- Keep projects on track
- Coordinate with contractors conducting the studies
- Establish timelines for each project activity
- Maintain progress in ERCOT's RIO tool
- Maintain our client's SharePoint tracker
- Resolve gaps in the progress of studies
- Escalate issues as needed
Must Haves:
- Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering
- Project management experience
- Great communication skills as you will be interfacing with customers
- Go getter personality
- Technologically savvy
Plusses:
- Experience with renewable energy resources
- Generation and Transmission experience
- Utility industry experience
- Co-location experience
- RTO experience
Expected Compensation:
- Based on experienced but ranges from $30/hourly- $45/hourly