Cypress Creek Renewables

Cypress Creek Renewables

Director, Interconnection Execution

Durham, NC · Director

Sponsorship not specified$200k-$240kDetected 34 days ago
Project ManagementHREmbedded SystemsCypressCommunication

About the role

  • This role sits within the GI team and is focused on keeping executed IAs in effect through all key project milestones, including financial close and substantial completion.

Responsibilities

  • monitor IA milestone status, manage toward milestone obligations, and proactively resolve conditions that could place the IA in breach.
  • Negotiate GIA amendments and Facility Construction Agreements - lead internal reviews with legal, engineering, and development teams, and drive negotiations directly with utilities to timely resolution.
  • Manage project-specific external consultants (EPE, INS, and others) to support compliance checklists: scope work, oversee deliverables, and ensure consultants operate effectively within GI team workflows.
  • Own milestone payments: track payment schedules, coordinate with finance for disbursements, and maintain accurate records of all security and payment obligations under the GIA.
  • Lead deficiency, cure, and dispute response coordination: triage utility notices, develop response strategies, and interface with utilities and transmission providers to resolve open items.
  • Support internal teams with market registration processes for assigned projects across multiple ISOs/RTOs, coordinating with utilities, ISOs, and internal commercial teams to achieve timely registration.
  • Support and or lead Commissioning items: review utility and ISO/TO commissioning requirements, track deliverable schedules, and coordinate testing and energization milestones with internal teams and external parties (OEM, ISO, EPC).
  • Maintain a centralized, real-time tracking system for post-IA obligations across the portfolio
  • Collaborate with Development, Engineering, Legal, and Finance teams to align on project schedules, budget impacts, and decision points related to GIA compliance.

Requirements

  • identify triggers, prepare required submittals, and coordinate cross-functionally to minimize study risk and cost exposure.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Energy Systems, or a related field
  • 6+ years of experience in grid interconnection, utility project management, or transmission compliance at a solar/storage developer, IPP, electric utility, or transmission provider
  • Strong working knowledge of FERC LGIP/LGIA frameworks, OATT provisions, and ISO/RTO interconnection processes across multiple markets
  • Track record of direct, productive working relationships with utility interconnection and transmission planning staff
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements for non-technical internal stakeholders
  • Manage restudy and material modification administrative processes: identify triggers, prepare required submittals, and coordinate cross-functionally to minimize study risk and cost exposure.

Nice to have

  • Experience managing post-IA execution in MISO, ERCOT, WECC, and/or SERC
  • Familiarity with FCA structures and multi-party amendment coordination
  • Experience managing external engineering consultants in a GI execution context
  • Experience with market registration workflows across multiple ISOs
  • PMP certification or equivalent project management credential
  • Exposure to commissioning processes and ISO/TO testing requirements for utility-scale solar and/or BESS

Compensation

  • The salary range for the position is $200,000-$240,000 plus bonus and benefits.
  • Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location.

Benefits

  • 15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days, 11 observed holidays.
  • Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision and health insurance
  • Wellness stipend, family planning stipend, and generous parental leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Phone Bill Reimbursement
  • Education & Experience Required

Company info

  • Any unsolicited resumes will be considered property of CCE and we are not responsible for any related fees.
  • We are committed to providing a workplace that is inclusive and values diversity, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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