Interconnection Managerdata center role guide.
An interconnection manager owns a data center project's path to the grid, from the first load request through studies, agreements and energization.
- Est. base salary
- $150K–$210K
- Level
- Senior
- Reports to
- Director of Power, VP of Energy or Head of Development
- 01Prepare and submit load interconnection requests
- 02Coordinate system impact and facilities studies with utilities
- 03Negotiate interconnection and large-load agreements
- 04Track network upgrades, costs and milestone schedules
- 05Advise site selection on capacity and timing risk
- 06Report interconnection status and risk to leadership
Sits inside the development or energy team and works alongside utility relations, power systems engineering and site selection. On smaller teams the role also covers utility relations.
- 01Utility transmission planning or large-load teams
- 02Renewables developers with queue experience
- 03ISO/RTO interconnection staff
- 04Power systems consulting firms
- Interconnection processes and tariffs
- Reading study results and upgrade cost estimates
- Utility negotiation
- Project scheduling
- Clear executive communication
- Working knowledge of load flow concepts
- Q1Walk us through a project you moved through interconnection. What slowed it down?
- Q2How would you compare two sites with different utility timelines?
- Q3How do you read a system impact study for risk?
- Q4Tell us about a difficult negotiation with a utility.
- Q5How do you keep many parallel requests organized?
Interconnection Manager
We're hiring an Interconnection Manager to lead utility interconnection for our data center pipeline, managing requests, studies and agreements from first contact to energization.
Responsibilities
- - Prepare and submit load interconnection requests
- - Coordinate system impact and facilities studies with utilities
- - Negotiate interconnection and large-load agreements
- - Track network upgrades, costs and milestone schedules
- - Advise site selection on capacity and timing risk
- - Report interconnection status and risk to leadership
Requirements
- - 5+ years in utility interconnection, transmission planning or energy development
- - Direct experience managing interconnection requests and studies
- - Strong negotiation and stakeholder skills
- - Bachelor's in engineering, energy or related field
Salary shown is a GridTal estimate for U.S. data center roles, not an offer. Salary Guide →
Interconnection Manager, answered.
What does a interconnection manager earn?+
Our estimate for U.S. data center roles is $150K–$210K base, before bonus. Pay varies with market, seniority and company type: see the Salary Guide for methodology.
Who does a interconnection manager report to?+
Typically the Director of Power, VP of Energy or Head of Development.
Where do interconnection manager candidates come from?+
Most come from utility transmission planning or large-load teams, renewables developers with queue experience, iso/rto interconnection staff.
Can GridTal help hire a interconnection manager?+
Yes. We run confidential searches for this role nationwide and can help scope the position and benchmark compensation.