Interconnection Project Manager DG
New Leaf EnergyLowell, Massachusetts
Full Time
Posted December 10, 2025
$114k - $132k
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Job Description
The Interconnection Project Manager DG at New Leaf Energy is responsible for managing utility interconnection processes for renewable energy projects, coordinating stakeholder communications, and ensuring smooth project development from application to completion, with a focus on regional strategy and risk management.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate interconnection efforts between Engineering, Project Finance, Accounting, and Operations.
- Lead utility communications, meetings, and conflict resolution.
- Manage the full interconnection lifecycle, including application submittals, reviews, and approvals.
- Interpret utility requirements, feedback, and tariffs to assess risks and inform development strategies.
- Monitor utility performance, identify risks, escalate issues, and negotiate solutions.
- Serve as the subject matter expert on interconnection processes and utility policies.
- Handle project disputes and negotiate positive outcomes with utilities.
- Create and maintain project management tools, trackers, and reports for interconnection activities.
- Coordinate signatures, approvals, and payments related to interconnection processes.
- Forecast cash flow, manage payment schedules, and understand utility payment policies.
- Evaluate and manage third-party consultants involved in interconnection efforts.
Requirements
- Four years of relevant experience with preference given to those with energy and direct electric utility experience.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Strong project management, reporting, and technical skills, preferably in Salesforce and Smartsheet.
- Experience with Microsoft Project.
- Ability to interpret utility feedback and understand implications on development, engineering, and construction efforts.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the markets.
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate interconnection-related efforts between Engineering, Project Finance, Accounting, and Operations.
- Ability to represent New Leaf Energy as the primary point of contact for all utility communications and lead utility interactions and meetings, including conflict resolutions.
- Experience leading interconnection due diligence and research for new market entry process implementation, dynamic entrepreneurial problem solving, and relationship building.
- Experience creating and maintaining utility region-specific project management infrastructure, trackers, reports, and other project management tools.
- Ownership of the full interconnection lifecycle, including interpreting and organizing utility requirements and feedback, and communicating risks to cross-functional teams.
- Proactive monitoring of utility performance to identify risks to the critical path, autonomously escalating issues, and negotiating positive outcomes.
- Serving as the interconnection process subject matter expert on utility behavior and tariff guidelines, and acting as an internal consultant for strategic decision-making.
- Handling project-level disputes and successfully negotiating positive outcomes with utilities.
- Ownership of interconnection application submittal packages, coordinating with internal teams and external consultants.
- Managing cash flow forecasting, payment amounts, target due dates, and required payment forms, requiring a strong understanding of financial accounting, cost-benefit analysis, and utility payment policies.
- Evaluating, onboarding, and managing third-party consultants.
- Developing and maintaining a consistent record as each project navigates the interconnection process lifecycle.
- Coordinating signatures, approvals, payments for applications, impact studies, and interconnection agreements.
- Comfort with ambiguity, and a willingness to build, experiment, and iterate when the path forward is undefined.
- Excitement about growing along with a fast-paced, dynamic company.
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment, working in the office at least two out of every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Benefits & Perks
Market-competitive base salary ranging from 113,620 to 132,040
Additional 20% annual cash bonus based on target performance
Equity-like program providing ownership benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
401k plan with immediate vesting and company match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% for the next 2%
Open and self-managed paid time-off policy
Hybrid work location policy supporting working from home part of the week
Parental leave policy for both birthing and non-birthing parents, available immediately upon hire
Professional development and education assistance
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