Utility Interconnection Coordinator

Company: SunPower Corporation
Location: San Luis Obispo
Posted on: September 3, 2020

Job Description:

Do you want to change the world? We do, too. The energy market is roughly $4 trillion globally, and solar penetration is less than 1%. But just one hour of sunlight, if harnessed, could power the entire world for a year. We have the opportunity to completely change the way energy is produced, distributed and consumed on a global scale, and we're looking for talented, committed people to help us drive our growth and achieve our goals. SunPower is a global solar energy solutions company with a rich heritage of pioneering the best energy technologies in the world. Our solutions are unrivaled in terms of long-term reliability, efficiency and guaranteed performance, and our company is unmatched in terms of global reach and scale. Through design, manufacturing, installation and ongoing maintenance and monitoring, SunPower provides its proprietary, world-record efficient solar technology to residential, commercial and utility customers worldwide. SunPower is changing the way our world is powered every day with a brilliant, passionate and driven team of more than 7,000 in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. In an industry that is reshaping the world's energy future, there's no better place to be than SunPower. Summary Of Role We believe that our employees create our brand - with each project, each communication, each task completed and each interaction. Experience is critical to SunPower in regards to not only our customers but also our employees and dealer partners. As such, we strive to hire candidates that are service focused. The experience we would expect the ideal person to deliver is: The SunPower Interconnection & Incentives team performs a critical role of interface between SunPower's commercial customers, the utility, and project management teams to provide support throughout the solar installation project lifecycle. The Interconnections & Incentives team are the subject matter experts at interpreting state and utility-specific rules and regulations in addition to securing the best available solar incentive and ensuring a seamless utility interconnection. The Incentives and Interconnection Coordinator will drive the commercial Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) focused on Battery and Energy Storage Systems incentives, and may be asked to support interconnections for solar-only projects. This position is based in our office and will report to Development Engineering, West Coast Interconnection Manager. The role is responsible for proactively navigating the California solar and storage interconnections and incentives; understanding and communicating policies associated; and coordinating interconnection applications by coordinating closely with Sales, Engineering, and Project Management internally as well as external stakeholders. The successful candidate will manage the interconnection process on projects across multiple states, with a primary focus on California and escalate current issues through utilities and oversight organizations, effectively communicating and disseminating solutions internally. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (other Duties May Be Assigned) - Proactively collaborate with utilities program coordinators to ensure that applications are compliant and that customers receive their rebates. - Coordinate with engineers, customers, and utilities to gather and file all required program paperwork and incentive/interconnection documentation - Submit interconnection applications and manage their progression through the utility process in various utilities for multiple projects at differing stages of development; report on the current status - Communicate regularly and effectively with internal teams including Sales, Development, Engineering and Project Teams to accurately set expectations regarding interconnection - Creatively solve incentive challenges by building coalitions externally including other solar developers, industry associations, and regulatory agencies - Continuously document and communicate updates to utility incentive processes Minimum Requirements - RELATED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS - Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to adjust communication style for interactions with utilities, customers and other stakeholders - Passionate drive and work ethic with a growth mindset able to rapidly adapt in a fluid business landscape - Familiarity with electric utilities and self-generation interconnections - Ability to interpret electrical single lines and equipment layout schematics - Bachelor's degree from accredited college plus 3 years of applicable experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience) Preferred Requirements - Direct professional relationships with PG & E, SCE, LADWP, SDG & E and/or other key California utilities - Intimate knowledge of distributed generation technology/industry - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Information Technology, or Data Science - Experience modeling complex rate cases with interchangeable variables - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to see the big picture, anticipate problems and how they will affect the project team, and proactively address these issues Equal Employment Opportunity The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual's qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled SunPower Supports EEO Accommodation for Applicants to SunPower Corporation SunPower Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at SunPower Corporation: . Please indicate in the subject that line of your email that you are requesting accommodation. Only candidates being considered for a position who require an accommodation will receive a follow-up response. NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES Availability of Affirmative Action Plan for Review SunPower is a federal government contractor. As a part of the Company's obligations under law, it must develop a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP) for the Disabled, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, Disabled Veterans and Active Duty Wartime Or Campaign Badge Veterans and for Women and Minorities as specified by law. Non-confidential and non-proprietary aspects of the AAP are available for inspection by applicants and employees, consistent with applicable law, which will be made available during office hours by contacting the EEO Officer.

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