Interconnection Planning Analyst

1 week ago


Irvine, United States Hanwha Q Cells Full time

**Description**

Title: Interconnection Planning Analyst
Department: Development
Location: Hybrid
Supervisor: Transmission Planning Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Status: Permanent, Full-Time

Interconnection Planning Analyst

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA’s complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Module, Development, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

SUMMARY

Qcells is looking for an Interconnection Planning Analyst focusing on energy analysis. This position reports to the Transmission Planning Manager, or another management personnel that the President of the Company may designate.. This position reports to the Irvine, CA office but will maintain a hybrid schedule of working out of their home office and the Irvine, CA office. Working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. This position is expected to travel up to 10%.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position.
- Track industry market reports, policy updates, market changes, and energy trends to provie market insight for company project strategy.
- Utlize external tools like EIA, S&P global, Hitachi Energy tool, or other public forecast data to help economic analysis modeling for assets long term revenue forecast.
- Work on the modeling assumption to improve the simulation work including benchmarking, forecast performance across various load and renewable profile, fuel prices, and policy scenarios.
- Work with other Interconnection Planning Engineers to support transmission planning interconnection studies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, economics, or information management.
- Ability to analyze and extract insights from mid to large size datasets
- Proficiency in data analysis tools and software such as Excel, SQL, and Python or R.
- Familiarity with data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, or matplotlib/seaborn in Python.
- Basic knowledge of statistical analysis methods and techniques.
- Experience with data cleaning, preprocessing, and transformation techniques.
- Knowledge of machine learning concepts is a plus but not required.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Problem-solving ability and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to present findings and insights effectively.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
- Time management and organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Adaptability and willingness to learn new tools and techniques as the field evolves.
- Willingness to travel, up to 10% of the time
- Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by Management

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Industry experience with electric utility operations, planning, or consulting.
- Experience with production cost modeling or other power supply planning software, preferably PROMOD, Plexos, GridView, UPLAN, Dayzer, PROBE LT, or others.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and



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