Principal Engineer - T/S

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NextEra Energy Resources seeks a Principal Engineer - T/S in Austin, onsite. The role requires 7+ years of engineering experience, an engineering degree, and preferably a PE license; you will manage interconnection related items from application through COD, become the SME for your ISO, and coordinate with TO, ISO, and PPA teams. You’ll review PPAs and IAs, track deliverables and milestones, and ensure design, performance, telemetry, and metering meet the agreements. Preferred skills include ISO tariffs, NERC/FERC standards, contract interpretation, SCADA awareness, and strong stakeholder management. To apply, tailor your resume to highlight ISO interconnection experience, PPA/IA work, and deliverables management, show impact and relevant certifications, and emphasize communication and onsite Austin availability.

Requisition ID:  89230 

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Position Specific Description

Work with internal NextEra teams to manage the interconnection related engineering items. This position will be expected to understand interconnection process from application through Commercial Operation and become a Subject Matter Expert for their assigned ISO(s).

Work with NextEra 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.  This position will be responsible for reviewing the Purchase Power Agreements and Interconnection Agreements and provide critical engineering feedback to teams negotiating these agreements. The responsibilities will include tracking deliverables and milestones per the requirements of the project agreements and interfacing with the TO, ISO and PPA clients to ensure all items associated with design, performance, telemetry, back-feed, initial synchronization, and Commercial Operation Date are accomplished.

Job 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
• Communicate with internal stakeholders 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 a point of contact to the (TO, ISO and PPA Clients)
• Weekly status reporting of Interconnection submittal status and critical path to meet PPA and IA dates.
• Monthly monitoring and reporting of interconnection queue position milestones.

Preferred Skillsets:

• 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.
• 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.
• Organizational skills to manage critical deliverables to external Transmission entities.
• Exceptional personal skills to establish professional working relationships with offtaker entities.
• Understanding of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems will be preferred.
• Understanding of electrical metering devices and concepts will be preferred.

Job Overview

This job is responsible for applying diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related fields. Employees in this role evaluate, select, and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform a task or sequence of tasks for conventional projects. This position conducts analysis on system performance and reliability strategy and provides recommendations.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

•   Provides engineering, design and environmental support
•   Tracks and reports on project negotiations and performance
•   Delivers company standards, policies, training, and support of organization
•   Prepares communications, presentations and provides support at meetings
•   Formulates researches, and develops improvement measures
•   Works with other departments within the organization to establish customer requirements and project costs
•   Ability to meet attendance and storm duty requirements
•   Ability to work extended hours
•   Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

•  Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)
•  Bachelor's - Engineering
•  Experience:7+ years

Preferred Qualifications

•  Certified Professional Engineer (PE)
•  Six Sigma Black Belt Certified
•  Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
•  Master's Degree
•  Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified
•  Six Sigma Master Black Belt

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group:  Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Engineering
Organization:  NextEra Energy Resources, LLC 
Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

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