Apex Clean Energy

Vice President, Transmission & Grid Strategy

Charlottesville, VA, United States · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 34 days ago

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About the role

Through origination, construction, and operation of utility-scale wind, solar, and storage facilities, distributed energy resources, and green fuel technologies, Apex is expanding the renewable frontier across North America.
Apex strives to excel in every phase of project realization, from origination and financing to construction and asset management.
How You'll Grow At Apex Clean Energy, our professional development plans focus on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute Apex's long-term transmission and grid strategy to support renewable energy, energy storage, and data center development objectives.
Identify opportunities to create competitive advantages through transmission positioning, utility relationships, and grid intelligence.
Establish portfolio-level interconnection strategies that optimize queue positioning, deliverability, upgrade costs, and project economics.
Lead strategic decisions regarding queue management, project prioritization, withdrawals, modifications, and portfolio optimization.
Lead the development and implementation of Apex's transmission analytics strategy to support investment decisions across renewable energy, battery storage, and emerging data center opportunities.
Develop and maintain portfolio-level transmission intelligence tools that identify high-value development opportunities and optimize project siting decisions.
Partner with Development, Origination, Finance, and Strategy teams to quantify transmission-related risks and opportunities that impact project valuation and investment returns.
Lead the integration of transmission analytics into corporate planning, capital allocation, M&A evaluations, and long-term market strategy.
Develop forecasting capabilities related to load growth, electrification trends, data center demand, generation retirements, and transmission expansion plans to identify future development opportunities.
Create executive-level reporting and dashboards that provide actionable insights on transmission constraints, portfolio exposure, interconnection status, and grid-related risks.

Requirements

Extended hours may be required to complete scheduled repairs.

Nice to have

Establish transmission planning priorities that maximize project value, reduce development risk, and improve capital efficiency across the portfolio.
Advise executive leadership on transmission market trends, grid constraints, emerging opportunities, transmission investments, and strategic market expansion.
Evaluate transmission infrastructure investments and strategic transmission opportunities that enhance long-term portfolio value.
Direct all transmission interconnection activities across Apex's multi-gigawatt development portfolio spanning PJM, MISO, SPP, ERCOT, NYISO, ISO-NE, CAISO, and WECC markets.
Oversee interconnection applications, studies, agreements, and negotiations with utilities, transmission owners, and system operators.
Ensure timely execution of Generator Interconnection Agreements (GIAs), transmission service agreements, and related contractual obligations.
Provide executive oversight of utility performance, schedule management, and critical path activities affecting project development timelines.
Oversee evaluation of congestion patterns, locational marginal pricing (LMP), curtailment risk, basis risk, deliverability constraints, and transmission upgrade costs across all target markets.

Company info

driven team of nearly 400 professionals uses a data-focused approach and an unrivaled portfolio of projects to create solutions for the world's most innovative and forward-thinking customers.
For more information about how Apex is building the energy company of the future, visit apexcleanenergy.com.
driven team seeks determined, resolute individuals who strive to innovate and go above the call of duty, and who will relentlessly do their part to help accelerate the shift to America's clean energy future.
Apex Clean Energy is seeking an experienced and strategic Vice President, Transmission & Grid Strategy to lead the company's transmission planning, interconnection, grid integration, and transmission analytics functions across its growing portfolio of utility-scale renewable energy, energy storage, and emerging data center development opportunities.
The Vice President will be responsible for developing and executing the company's long-term transmission and grid strategy, managing a multi-gigawatt interconnection portfolio, optimizing project value through transmission planning and analytics, and building executive-level relationships with utilities, ISOs/RTOs, regulators, and key industry stakeholders.
This executive leader will oversee all transmission planning, interconnection management, grid integration, and transmission analytics activities across the development lifecycle, ensuring transmission considerations are fully integrated into portfolio strategy, investment decisions, and project execution.
The role will partner closely with Development, Origination, Finance, Engineering, Construction, Asset Management, and Executive Leadership to maximize portfolio value and create sustainable competitive advantages through superior transmission and grid positioning.
The Vice President will build and lead a high-performing team of transmission professionals, transmission analysts, and engineering consultants supporting Apex's development platform.
At Apex Clean Energy, we know that great people make a great company.

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