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Grid Connection Analyst
London
Full-time
Permanent employee
Elgin Values
Job Description
Could you help shape the future of renewable energy by identifying and securing grid connection opportunities for solar and battery storage projects?
We're looking for a Grid Connections Analyst to join Elgin. Working closely with our Development, Engineering and Investment teams, the Grid Connections Analyst will play a key role in identifying and evaluating grid connection opportunities across the UK for our Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects.
What you will do:
- Use mapping tools and datasets to assess network headroom to identify potential points of connection and priority areas for new site development.
- Monitor industry changes such as Connection Reforms, Network Development Plans and the connections queue.
- Assess connection options, alternative points of connection, reinforcement requirements and curtailment exposure.
- Prepare preliminary connection cost and network risk assessments.
- Prepare and submit grid connection applications and support review of grid connection offers.
- Monitor other Grid related metrics such as Use of System Charges and Securities and Liabilities.
- Undertake curtailment modelling, project optimisation and power system analysis.
- Provide clear grid intelligence and recommendations to development, engineering and investment teams.
- Ability to interpret various data sources to produce guidance or recommendations.
- Ability to use and monitor performance of bespoke software tools.
- Strong understanding of project management principles relating to renewable energy projects.
- Good stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate technical requests and assess contractor performance.
- Ability to understand the complex techno-economic impacts of grid connections on renewable project financial models and delivery programmes.
Your profile
What you will need:
- Appropriate degree in Electrical/Energy Engineering or related discipline.
- Experience working in a connections-focused environment within a DNO, TNO, power system engineering consultancy or other IPP.
- Experience interpreting and negotiating connection offers and de-risking connection-related commercial and technical matters as they relate to project investment and delivery.
- Knowledge of the technical fundamentals relating to grid connections.
- Knowledge of the DNO/ICP process for embedded generator connections in the UK.
- Evidence of working successfully on multiple projects to demanding deadlines.
About us
About Elgin
Elgin is a fully integrated, utility-scale solar and storage Independent Power Producer, developing, building, owning and operating renewable energy assets across the UK, Ireland, Germany, and Italy. With a 10GW+ pipeline spanning solar, co-located and standalone storage projects, Elgin brings projects from origination through development to energisation and long-term operation.
The company has delivered over 1GW of ready-to-build projects, with more than 200MW currently under construction across the UK and Ireland. Elgin is backed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), which acquired a majority stake in 2024, supporting the company’s long-term growth and ambition to scale.
Founded in 2009, Elgin operates from offices in Dublin, London, Ulm, and Rome, with a team of over 100 professionals driving the delivery of large-scale renewable energy projects. For more information, visit www.elgin.com.
About CIP
Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) today is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield energy investments. The funds managed by CIP focus on investments in offshore and onshore wind, storage, solar PV, biomass and energy-from-waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity, advanced bioenergy, and Power-to-X.
CIP manages 13 funds and has to date raised approximately EUR 35 billion for investments in energy and associated infrastructure from more than 200 international institutional investors. CIP has projects in more than 30 countries and more than 2,300 employees across platforms. For more information, visit www.cip.com.
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