Renewables

Job Title: Transmission Manager Japan

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Job Description: Requirements:

Good understanding of Japan transmission systems. Minimum of 3 years of transmission experience in Japan, e.g. transmission planning, system operation, interconnection of generation projects.
Experiences in performing power flow simulations with power flow software: e.g. PSS/E, PowerWorld.
Experiences in project management preferred.
Fluency in both English and Japanese written and oral communication.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills which enable effective local outreach with local organizations and external stakeholders.
Acting comfortably in cross-cultural teams, collaborating across country boundaries; ability to building and maintain a contact network and business relationships.

Responsibilities:

Maintain strong working knowledge of Japan transmission systems. Act as main Point of Contact for Company in the transmission regulatory processes in Japan; provide updates of regulatory requirements and changes to impacted departments.
Monitor the Integrated Resource Planning, identify future transmission development and opportunities that influence the direction of Company's offshore development pipeline in Japan.
Work closely with the Development team on origination activities, evaluate potential interconnection alternatives, and the corresponding costs, benefits, and challenges for each alternative; perform technical due diligence of potential acquisitions.
Perform grid congestion analysis, develop grid related cost and revenue assumptions for financial modeling in coordination with Commercial Analysis team, e.g. curtailment, grid charge, etc., with support from external consultants.
Manage interconnection process, including interconnection application, posting security, and negotiation & execution of interconnection agreements.
Scope, request, review and verify interconnection studies. Ensure interconnection facilities under interconnection agreement meet applicable grid codes and utility standards.
Act as Interface to OCCTO, EPCOs, and other relevant stakeholders, in coordination with Engineering, Development, Construction, and other teams with respect to all interconnection topics.

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