Manager Interconnection Delivery

About DESRI

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 11.9 gigawatts of contracted capacity across a portfolio of over 80 renewable energy projects in 24 states. DESRI is run by a dynamic team with offices located at New York, Denver, and Hyderabad (India).

About The Role

We are seeking an Interconnection Manager to support DESRI's portfolio across pre-construction, construction, and operating asset phases — working closely with Project Delivery Leads (PDLs) and the Asset Management team. This role requires strong project management and coordination skills, and is focused on interconnection execution and compliance from financial close through COD and into operations. The role will focus on interconnection risks and scope for projects as they approach financial close — with executed interconnection agreements already in place — and owns the tracking, deliverable management, and cross-functional coordination required to bring projects through construction and sustain PPA, IA, and financing compliant operations.

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
• 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 interface 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or related field
• 5–10+ 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
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and external study teams in a structured, process-oriented manner
• Proficiency in power system tools (PSSE, PSLF, PSCAD, etc.) is a plus
• Ability to translate technical outputs into cost and schedule impacts