Interconnection Delivery Manager

Interconnection Manager

DESRI (formerly D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments) is a market-leading owner and operator of renewable energy projects throughout the United States. We have acquired or developed approximately 13 gigawatts of contracted capacity across a portfolio of over 85 renewable energy projects in 24 states.

At DESRI, our culture is grounded in rigorous analytics and thoughtful risk-taking, with a strong emphasis on creativity, intellectual curiosity, and continuous improvement. We operate with lean teams that prioritize efficiency and minimize unnecessary bureaucracy, enabling individuals to take ownership and move quickly. We value open, constructive dialogue and believe it leads to better outcomes. Above all, we are driven to go the extra mile and support one another, fostering a collaborative environment built on accountability, integrity, and care.

About the Role

We are seeking a US-based Interconnection Manager to join DESRI's Grid Integration function. Grid Integration is the portfolio-level technical authority for interconnection execution, integration, and COD readiness across DESRI's solar, BESS, and hybrid portfolio. This role owns the interconnection-agreement (IA) obligation tracker as a portfolio instrument and drives the execution-side tracking, deliverable management, material modification coordination, and cross-functional alignment required to carry projects from financial close through COD and into compliant operations. This role takes over once agreements are executed and projects are approaching financial close, ensuring negotiated IA obligations are translated into design, EPC scope, commissioning strategy, and operational readiness and that study results and evolving interconnection conditions are tracked for schedule and cost impact. Strong project management, structured tracking, and cross-functional coordination skills are essential, as is the ability to work closely with Project Delivery, Asset Management, and external study teams, utilities, and ISOs/RTOs.

What You'll Do

Interconnection Tracking & Agreement Compliance

• Track executed interconnection agreements (LGIA/GIA) and amendments for projects approaching financial close and through construction, ensuring all milestones, obligations, and compliance requirements are understood and monitored
• Own and maintain a portfolio IA-obligation tracker, meshing with development-stage interconnection trackers so obligations transfer cleanly from the dev-stage into construction and operations
• Maintain a current, accurate view of each late stage development and construction project's interconnection status, open items, and upcoming deadlines across the portfolio
• As projects approach FNTP, conduct a comprehensive review of all Network Upgrades (NUs), Affected Systems studies, and related interconnection scope to confirm cost, schedule, and design assumptions prior to construction commitment
• Monitor and communicate NRIS (Network Resource Interconnection Service) timing expectations and flag risks

• Track IA-required physical construction work (utility and transmission owner scope) from commencement through completion, maintaining up-to-date status on milestones, dependencies, and critical path impacts
• Serve as the primary interconnection coordination and execution-tracking resource for Project Delivery Leads, ensuring alignment with EPC schedules, energization plans, and commissioning activities
• Provide design information for pre-construction and project delivery to ensure design compliance with IA requirements and grid codes, including hybrid and co-located configuration constraints combined-POI capacity limits, NRIS vs. ERIS positioning

Deliverable Capacity

• Track required financial assurance postings and proactively manage the ICAP deferral process or equivalent ISO/RTO mechanisms to protect each project's deliverable capacity position when network upgrades are delayed
• Develop and maintain a clear process for evaluating deferral eligibility, filing timelines, and required documentation across relevant markets
• Coordinate with internal teams (development, commercial, PDLs) to ensure deferral strategies are executed on schedule and aligned with project milestones

Material Modification Management

• Serve as project manager for all material modification request workstreams post-FNTP, ensuring requests are scoped, contracted and submitted on time
• Track study assumptions against evolving interconnection conditions and flag material changes for commercial or design review
• Coordinate material modification filings with EPCs, OEMs, and third-party study consultants, and translate study results into schedule and cost impacts for project delivery and commercial teams

Operations Phase Support & Asset Management Interface

• Support the Asset Management team as projects transition from COD into operations, ensuring interconnection compliance obligations are handed off clearly and tracked through the operating life of the asset
• Monitor ongoing ISO/RTO and utility obligations for operating assets, including periodic reporting requirements, NERC/FERC compliance items, and any post-COD IA amendment activity
• Support Asset Management in evaluating interconnection-related operational issues and any required restudy or amendment processes
• Coordinate ISO/RTO registration, resource-type configuration, and dispatch/telemetry onboarding requirements with internal market operations and asset management teams to ensure interconnection-side market readiness ahead of COD

Self-Build Evaluation & Commercial Collaboration

• Evaluate compliance considerations for self-build opportunities for applicable upgrades, coordinating with engineering and procurement teams to assess feasibility, cost, and schedule trade-offs relative to utility-constructed alternatives

Risk Management & Tracking

• Maintain project-specific interconnection risk registers and dashboards, with particular focus on:
• Network upgrade construction delays and cost uncertainty
• NRIS timing risk and deliverable capacity exposure
• Material modification status
• Provide regular status reporting to PDLs, Asset Management, and leadership on interconnection execution and risk posture across the post-FNTP portfolio

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or related field
• 510+ years of experience in interconnection, transmission planning, grid integration, or asset operations
• Direct experience tracking IA/LGIA obligations, network upgrade execution, and construction-phase interconnection coordination
• Familiarity with operating asset interconnection compliance, including post-COD IA obligations and NERC/FERC requirements
• Familiarity with ISO/RTO processes, market rules, and deliverable capacity mechanisms
• Familiarity with BESS, standalone storage, and hybrid interconnection requirements including protection, reactive capability, frequency response, telemetry/dispatch obligations, and combined-POI / NRIS-vs-ERIS configurations strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and external study teams in a structured, process-oriented manner
• Familiarity with power system tools (PSSE, PSLF, PSCAD, etc.)is required
• Ability to translate technical outputs into cost and schedule impacts
• At DESRI, we consider a wide range of factors to determine your compensation. We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, location, skills, and experience. The expected annual base salary for this position is $150,000 to $175,000 (depending on title and experience).
• Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, paid time off, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.