Key Responsibilities:
Grid Connection :
• Manage the AEMO and NSP grid connection process for Sungrow's projects.
• Preliminary analysis of transmission network data to assess connection
locations and capacity for early-stage developments.
• Ensure Connection Applications comply with AEMO and NSP requirement.
Technical Liaison:
• Collaborate with internal teams, including project managers and developers,
to meet grid connection requirements. Offer grid connection support to other
Sungrow teams, helping them understand the requirements, costs, and
timeframes associated with grid connection.
• Establish and maintain communications with external stakeholders such as
Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), network service providers,
OEM, regulatory bodies, and technical consultants throughout the grid
connection process.
• Lead the GPS and CA meetings with Sungrow's consultants.
• Take the lead in generator registration, conduct loss factor analysis, and
assess the impacts of market rule changes.
• Provide technical guidance for design inputs concerning grid connection,
substation, and collector network aspects of projects.
• Assist the operations team in managing plant changeovers and resolving
technical non-conformances and other issues.
Regulatory Compliance:
• Stay updated with the latest R0&R1 regulations and industry standards.
• Ensure all grid connection activities adhere to R0&R1 and other relevant
regulations.
Project Support:
• Provide technical support throughout the project lifecycle, from feasibility
studies to commissioning.
• Address grid connection issues that may arise during project execution.
• Support the procurement processes involved in negotiating generator facility
contracts.
• Contribute to the development of effective business processes, systems,
standards, and templates for efficient project delivery.
• Play a role in fostering a highly motivated work culture that encourages
innovation and maintains a reputation for delivering high-quality projects to the
market.
Documentation:
• Develop scope-of-work documents and participate in the review and
selection of Generator Performance Standard (GPS) and Connection
Application (CA) consultants.
• Contribute to the generator technology assessment and OEM selection
process.
• Prepare and maintain detailed documentation related to grid connection
applications, analyses, and compliance.
• Ensure all documentation is up-to-date and complies with company and
regulatory standards.
Qualifications & Skills:
To be successful in this role, you will need:
Experience:
• Minimum of five (5) years' work experience, preferably in a similar role within
an energy company.
• Experience in connecting projects to the NEM through the AEMO
connections process.
• Experience in connection application, generator registration, and negotiation
of generator performance standards.
• Experience in commissioning generating assets, including Hold Point testing.
• Prior grid connection engineering experience on the NEM (solar farm and
battery energy storage systems (BESS) or hybrid plant registration will be
highly valued).
• Generator and power systems modeling experience – solar farm and BESS
modeling highly valued with PSSE and/or PSCAD and/or Power Factory.
• Experience using PSS/E and/or PSCAD and/or Power Factory simulation
tools.
• Proven track record as a Grid Connection Engineer, specifically with R0&R1
regulations.
Technical Expertise:
• Strong understanding of AEMO's grid connection processes, renewable
generator plant SLDs, generator operating and performance requirements
• A good understanding of the process's that individual transmission and
distribution NSPs use for grid connection.
• A good understanding of Project Management methodologies (PMBOK or
Prince2).
• Strong understanding of the National Electricity Market and the National
Electricity Rules.
• A solid understanding of the generator connection process in the National
Electricity Market.
• A strong understanding of the regulatory framework imposed by the NER.
• Highly effective technical report writing skills with the ability to present
findings clearly.
• Registration with Engineers Australia (or eligibility for registration).
Communication:
• Highly effective communication skills to liaise with internal and external
customers and sound negotiation and influencing skills.
Problem-Solving:
• Ability to identify and efficiently resolve grid connection challenges.
• The ability to assess changes and identify opportunities within the NEM.
• The ability to prioritise effectively to arrive at the optimal solution.
Teamwork:
• Demonstrable ability to work as a team member and actively promote office
harmony.
• Self-motivation with a strong desire and ability to acquire both technical and
business knowledge/skills.