Grid Connection Manager
Posted 2 weeks ago by Taylor Hopkinson Limited
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Hamburg
Summary: The Grid Connection Manager will oversee the coordination and negotiation of grid connection agreements for two offshore wind projects in Germany. This role requires collaboration with transmission system operators, technical advisors, and contractors to ensure compliance with regulatory and technological requirements. The manager will also contribute to project management and lead various workstreams related to offshore wind development. A strong technical background in renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, is essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and lead the dialogue and interface with transmission system operators of offshore wind projects.
- Manage the grid connection agreement negotiation process.
- Ensure projects meet regulatory and technological grid requirements.
- Support the economic and technical optimization of the grid connection setup.
- Work closely with technical advisors and contractors on turbine technology, array cables, and external grid connection.
- Prepare due date calendar and anti-claims prevention strategy.
- Liaise between the project's legal and technical advisors to identify and solve interfaces.
- Contribute to and lead management presentations.
- Work closely with project management and package managers.
Key Skills:
- Post-graduate university degree with above-average results (ideally in electrical engineering).
- Min 5 years technical project or contract management experience in the renewable energy sector.
- Technical experience in offshore wind development and/or construction and/or operations.
- Experience in offshore wind contract negotiations (particularly in relation to grid, cable or WTG).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Hamburg
Country: Germany
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Grid Connection Manager required for a major Offshore Wind Developer based in Germany.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and lead the dialogue and interface with transmission system operators of our two offshore wind projects.
- Manage the grid connection agreement negotiation process.
- Ensure the projects meet the regulatory and technological grid requirements.
- Support to economically and technically optimise the grid connection setup.
- Work closely with technical advisors and contractors on the interface of turbine technology, array cables and external grid connection.
- Prepare due date calendar and anti-claims prevention strategy.
- Liaise between the project's legal and technical advisors and identify and solve interfaces.
- Contribute to other packages and workstreams as well as lead on other offshore wind development contracts and procurement and implementation (eg environmental studies).
- Contributing to and leading management presentations.
- Working closely with project management and package managers.
Requirements.
- Post-graduate university degree with above-average results (ideally in electrical engineering)
- Min 5 years technical project or contract management experience in the renewable energy sector
- Technical experience in offshore wind development and/or construction and/or operations
- Experience in offshore wind contract negotiations (particularly in relation to grid, cable or WTG)