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

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

What do we rely on at ENCAVIS? The sun. The wind. And on you.

Welcome to Encavis! Our world is all about the power of the sun, the wind and the more than 400 people across our group who are working together to shape the energy system of the future in order to ensure a sustainable energy supply for future generations.

ENCAVIS Management GmbH & Co. KG is the holding company of ENCAVIS GmbH, one of Europe's leading electricity producers from renewable energies. We operate a broadly diversified portfolio of over 330 onshore wind farms, ground-mounted solar plants and battery storage facilities in 13 European countries with an installed capacity of more than 3.8 GW. And best of all, we are continuing to grow! Our subsidiaries, Stern Energy SpA, which operates throughout Europe as a specialist in technical services for photovoltaic systems, and Encavis Portfolio Management GmbH, which specialises in supporting institutional investors, complement our portfolio.

What does this mean for you? The opportunity to make a difference, to shape and change things. As part of a multinational team that enjoys helping to make the energy transition a success.

Power the connection between renewable energy and the grid.

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 shape robust 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.

1. Grid Connection Management: You manage and coordinate grid connection applications and agreements with DSOs and TSOs and lead the entire grid connection process from first offers through to successful commissioning.
2. Technical Negotiation & Stakeholder Interface: You conduct and lead technical negotiations with grid operators and act as the central technical interface between grid operators, EPCs, and internal stakeholders.
3. Electrical Design & Review: You develop, coordinate, or technically review the electrical design of PV, wind, and BESS projects up to the point of grid connection, ensuring technical robustness and feasibility.
4. Grid Connection Concepts (MV/HV): You define, assess, and optimize medium- and high-voltage grid connection concepts and translate technical requirements into implementable solutions.
5. Grid Code & Standards Compliance: You ensure full compliance with applicable grid codes, technical standards, and connection requirements across all project phases.
6. Engineering & Procurement Support: You provide hands-on technical support to Engineering and Procurement teams to enable informed technical decisions and efficient supplier coordination.

1. Academic Background: You hold a university degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
2. 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.
3. Utility-Scale & Complex Projects: You have extensive experience delivering utility-scale renewable energy projects and confidently manage complex technical and regulatory environments.
4. 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.
5. Leadership & Coordination: You have proven experience in leading teams and coordinating internal and external project managers, ensuring alignment, efficiency, and technical excellence.
6. Industry Network & Languages: You maintain an established network within the European energy sector—preferably in Germany, Spain, or Italy—and are fluent in English, with additional language skills in German, Italian, or Spanish as a strong asset.
7. Personal Leadership Skills: You combine a high degree of initiative, decisiveness, and ownership with a collaborative leadership style and strong stakeholder management capabilities.

1. Employee Assistance Program

Individual counselling and coaching by the Fürstenberg Institute

1. Professional & personal development

Comprehensive onboarding, individual training opportunities, language courses, development programmes

1. Health & well-being

Health platform machtfit (including health budget), health weeks, free drinks and fruits

1. Culture & Cooperation

Small and large corporate and team events, Giving Back Week, Sustainability Working Group

1. Lunch offer (only in Hamburg)

Subsidised meals in the office in Hamburg

1. Employee Bonuses

Finder's Fee for new colleagues

1. Employee Discount

Use of Corporate Benefits

1. Mobility

Takeover of the Deutschlandticket and subsidised JobRad

1. Office room for animals (only in Hamburg)

Possibility to bring a pet to a specially reserved office if the care of a pet cannot be guaranteed

1. Great Location

Office space next to the river Elbe, easily accessible by bus and train

1. Provision & insurance

Employer subsidy for company pension scheme and occupational disability insurance, group accident insurance free of charge, subsidy for computer glasses

1. Work-Life-Balance

Flexible working & mobile office (up to 50%), 30 days holiday (+1 day each for Christmas and New Year's Eve)