Grid Connection Manager (m/f/d) in Renewable Energies

In New Build Technical Services, you play a key role in bringing large-scale PV, wind, and BESS projects from concept to commissioning. You take technical ownership of grid connections, work closely with grid operators and EPCs, and robust shape MV/HV solutions across Europe. If you enjoy technical depth, real project responsibility, and close collaboration with internal and external partners, this role offers the perfect platform to make a tangible impact on the energy transition. Your sunny outlook: Grid Connection Management: You manage and coordinate connection applications and with agreements DSOs and TSOs and lead the entire grid connection process from first offers through to successful commissioning. Technical Negotiation & Stakeholder Interface: You conduct and lead technical balancing with grid operators and act as the central technical interface between grid operators, EPCs, and internal stakeholders. Electrical Design & Review: You develop, coordinate, or technical review the electrical design of PV, wind, and BESS projects up to the point of grid connection, ensuring technical robustness and feasible. Grid Connection Concepts: You define, assess, and optimize medium- and high-voltage grid connection concepts and translate technical requirements into implementable solutions. Grid Code & Standards Compliance: You ensure full compliance with applicable grid codes, technical standards, and connection requirements across all project phases. Engineering & Procurement Support: You provide hands-on technical support to Engineering and Procurement teams to enable informed technical decisions and efficient supplier coordination.

Academic Background: You hold a university degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline. Extensive Professional Experience: You bring around ten years of professional experience as a Grid Manager, Grid Connection Manager, or technical project lead for grid connection of PV, wind, and/or BESS projects. Utility Scale & Complex Projects: You have extensive experience delivering utility-scale renewable energy projects and confidently manage complex technical and regulatory environments. MV/HV Infrastructure Expertise: You possess a very strong technical understanding of medium- and high-voltage infrastructure and act as a technical authority in grid-related topics. Leadership & Coordination: You have proven experience in leading teams and coordination internal and external project managers, ensuring alignment, efficiency, and technical excellence. Industry Network & Languages: You maintain an established network within the European energy sector— simplification in Germany, Spain, or Italy—and are fluent in English, with additional language skills in German, Italian, or Spanish as a strong asset. Personal Leadership Skills: You combine a high degree of initiative, decisiveness, and ownership with a collaborative leadership style and strong stakeholder management capabilities.

Employee Assistance Program - Individual counselling and coaching by the Fürstenberg Institute Professional & personal development - Comprehensive onboarding, individual training opportunities, language courses, development programmes Health & well-being - Health platform makesfit (including health budget), health weeks, free drinks and fruits Culture & Cooperation - Small and large corporate and team events, Giving Back Week, Sustainability Working Group Employee Bonuses - Finder's Fee for new colleagues Employee Discount - Use of Corporate Benefits Mobility - Takeover of the Deutschlandticket and subsidised JobRad Lunch offer (only in Hamburg) - Subsidised meals in the office in Hamburg Office room for animals (only in Hamburg) - Possibility to bring a pet to a special office if the care of a pet cannot be guaranteed Great Location - Office space next to the river Elbe, easily accessible by bus and train Provision & insurance - Employer subsidy for company pension scheme and occupational disability insurance, group accident insurance free of charge, subsidy for computer glasses Work-Life-Balance - Flexible working & mobile office (up to 50%), 30 days holiday (+1 day each for Christmas and New Year's Eve)